Aerobic fitness testing in 6- to 9-year-old children: Reliability and validity of a modified Yo-Yo IR1 test and the Andersen test

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 871-876

  Ahler, T ^a   Bendiksen, M ^b   Krustrup, P ^b   Wedderkopp, N ^c   George, Keith Phillip ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LILLEBAELT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Boys; Field tests; Girls; Intermittent running; Treadmill test; VO 2max

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RUNNING; STANDARD;

AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING;

EID: 84861497719     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2039-4     Document Type: Article

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