Eight weeks of a combination of high intensity interval training and conventional training reduce visceral adiposity and improve physical fitness: A group-based intervention

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 483-490

  Giannaki, Christoforos D ^a   Aphamis, George ^a   Sakkis, Panikos ^a   Hadjicharalambous, Marios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Exercise; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HAND STRENGTH; HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TIME FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84971006599     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: 18271928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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