Resistance exercise is medicine: Strength training in health promotion and rehabilitation

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 385-389

  Shaw, Brandon S ^a   Shaw, Ina ^a,b   Brown, Gregory A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Strength training; Weight training; Wellness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938903110     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2015.22.8.385     Document Type: Article

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