Combined Aerobic and Resistance Training Effects on Glucose Homeostasis, Fitness, and Other Major Health Indices: A Review of Current Guidelines

Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1809-1818

  Johannsen, Neil M ^a,b   Swift, Damon L ^c   Lavie, Carl J ^b,d   Earnest, Conrad P ^e   Blair, Steven N ^f   Church, Timothy S ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EXERCISE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH STATUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 84965062534     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-016-0548-3     Document Type: Review

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