Improving health-related fitness in adolescents: the CrossFit Teens™ randomised controlled trial

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 209-223

  Eather, Narelle ^a   Morgan, Philip James ^a   Lubans, David Revalds ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescents; body composition; physical education; physical fitness; resistance training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 85027934329     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2015.1045925     Document Type: Article

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