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On your feet: protocol for a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of pole walking and regular walking on physical and psychosocial health in older adults

BACKGROUND: Physical activity is associated with better physical and mental health in older adults. Pole walking is a form of walking which may have additional health benefits in older adults, because of the addition of hand held poles, and consequent upper limb involvement. However, few studies hav...

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Autores principales: Fritschi, Juliette O, Brown, Wendy J, van Uffelen, Jannique GZ
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24742126
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-375