Accumulating brisk walking for fitness, cardiovascular risk, and psychological health
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Accumulating brisk walking for fitness, cardiovascular risk, and psychological health.
PURPOSE To compare the effects of different patterns of regular brisk walking on fitness, risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and psychological well-being in previously sedentary adults. METHODS Twenty-one subjects (14 women), aged 44.5 +/- 6.1 yr (mean +/- SD) were randomly assigned to two different, 6-wk programs of brisk walking in a cross-over design, with an interval of 2 wk. One pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0195-9131
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200209000-00011