Exercise intensities of gardening tasks within older adult allotment gardeners in wales

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 161-168

  Hawkins, Jemma L ^a   Smith, Alexander ^b   Backx, Karianne ^b   Clayton, Deborah A ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Green exercise; Human issues in horticulture; Metabolic cost; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GARDENING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GARDENING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALES;

EID: 84925177805     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.2013-0171     Document Type: Article

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