Role of self-reported individual differences in preference for and tolerance of exercise intensity in fitness testing performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2443-2451

  Hall, Eric E ^a   Petruzzello, Steven J ^b   Ekkekakis, Panteleimon ^c   Miller, Paul C ^a   Bixby, Walter R ^a  

^a ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise performance; Personality; Physical activity; Somatosensory modulation; Traits

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920592152     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000420     Document Type: Article

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