Effects of a 12-Week hatha yoga intervention on cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility in Hong Kong Chinese Adults: A controlled clinical trial

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Lau, Caren ^a   Yu, Ruby ^a   Woo, Jean ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK; CARDIORESPIRATORY ENDURANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CHINESE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULAR FLEXIBILITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; RESTING HEART RATE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 84934984637     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/958727     Document Type: Article

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