Effects of Nordic walking compared to conventional walking and band-based resistance exercise on fitness in older adults

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 422-430

  Takeshima, Nobuo ^a   Islam, Mohammod M ^b   Rogers, Michael E ^c   Rogers, Nicole L ^c   Sengoku, Naoko ^d   Koizumi, Daisuke ^a   Kitabayashi, Yukiko ^d   Imai, Aiko ^e   Naruse, Aiko ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

^b Yonaha General Hospital   (Japan)

^c WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Active Aging Association   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Concurrent exercise; Functional fitness; Resistance exercise; Walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883162161     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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