Tapering for marathon and cardiac autonomic function

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 676-683

  Hug, B ^a   Heyer, L ^a   Naef, N ^a   Buchheit, M ^b   Wehrlin, J P ^a   Millet, G P ^c  

^a Federal Office of Sport   (Switzerland)

^b Myorobie Association   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cardiac autonomic activity; endurance performance; heart rate recovery; heart rate variability; parasympathetic reactivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ENDURANCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RUNNING;

ADULT; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING;

EID: 84903736338     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1361184     Document Type: Article

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