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A comparison of body composition, body cathexis, and attitude toward obesity in women with different levels of physical activity

Creator:

Lai, Shu-mei

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The purpose of this study was to identify significant differences in body composition, body cathexis, and attitudes toward obesity of women in various age groups involved in different levels of physical exercise. A total of 216 women, ranging in age from 17 to 64, took part in this study. They...

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Dissertation

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they were not very active at all. Exercise results not only in many beneficial physiological changes
Cardiorespiratory responses to circuit weight training as measured by a biokinetic swim-bench test and a treadmill run test

Creator:

Chiang, Jasson

Abstract:

The goal of this study was to determine if the cardiorespiratory adaptations to an eight-week circuit weight training program are better measured with a biokinetic swim-bench test versus a standard treadmill test. The working hypothesis of the study was that since standard circuit weight training programs stress the upper body...

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Dissertation

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body considerably more than the lower body, then the physiological adaptations to the program would be