Regular participation in sports is associated with enhanced physical fitness and lower fat mass in prepubertal boys

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1585-1593

  Ara, I ^a   Vicente Rodriguez G ^a   Jimenez Ramirez, J ^a   Dorado, C ^a   Serrano Sanchez, J A ^a   Calbet, J A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body composition; Exercise; Health; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEG; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RUNNING; SCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN; SPORT; TRUNK;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 9444224424     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802754     Document Type: Article

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