Benefits of a worksite or home-based bench stepping intervention for sedentary middle-aged adults - a pilot study

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 10-17

  Mair, Jacqueline L ^a   Boreham, Colin A ^a   Ditroilo, Massimiliano ^b,c   Mckeown, David ^b   M Lowery, Madeleine ^a   Caulfield, Brian ^a,b   De Vito, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Technology Research for Independent Living (TRIL) Centre   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Exercise; Health; Physical activity; Stair climbing; Worksite intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENCH STEPPING PROGRAMME; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DATA ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

AGEING; EXERCISE; HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STAIR CLIMBING; WORKSITE INTERVENTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84889586682     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: 1475097X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12056     Document Type: Article

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