Health benefits of cycle ergometer training for older adults over 70: A review

European Review of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bouaziz, Walid ^a,b   Schmitt, Elise ^a,b   Kaltenbach, Georges ^a   Geny, Bernard ^a,b   Vogel, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Cycle ergometer training; Health benefits; Older adults; Over 70

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950148921     PISSN: 18137253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s11556-015-0152-9     Document Type: Review

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