Health benefits of nordic walking: A systematic review

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 76-84

  Tschentscher, Marcus ^a   Niederseer, David ^a   Niebauer, Josef ^a  

^a University Institute of Sports Medicine Prevention and Rehabilitation   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREAST CANCER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; ENDURANCE TRAINING; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FIBROMYALGIA; HEART RATE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; INJURY; JOGGING; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORDIC WALKING; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PAIN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; JOGGING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84871294304     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.09.043     Document Type: Review

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