Open AccessTai Chi versus brisk walking in elderly women
Author(s) -
Joseph Audette,
Young Soo Jin,
R Newcomer,
Lauren J. Stein,
Gillian Duncan,
Walter R. Frontera
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afl006
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , heart rate variability , isometric exercise , heart rate , balance (ability) , population , mood , quality of life (healthcare) , anxiety , physical medicine and rehabilitation , blood pressure , nursing , environmental health , psychiatry
o compare the effects of a short style of Tai Chi versus brisk walking training programme on aerobic capacity, heart rate variability (HRV), strength, flexibility, balance, psychological status and quality of life in elderly women.
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