The reliability of running economy among trained distance runners and field-based players

Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 90-96

  Doma, Kenji ^a   Deakin, Glen B ^a   Leicht, Anthony S ^a   Sealey, Rebecca M ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Physiology; Rating of perceived exertion; Running performance; Time to exhaustion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872045718     PISSN: 1728869X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesf.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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