Benefits of walking for obese women in the prevention of bone and joint disorders.
The incidence of obesity in the United States is at epidemic levels (Flegal, 1999). More than half of adults are overweight or obese, with an 80% increase in women with BMIs > 40 (Grundy et al., 1999; Leermakers, Dunn, & Blair, 2000). Physical activity is a common strategy for weight loss, but activ...
| Publicado en: | Orthopaedic Nursing Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 211 - 216 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
May/Jun2004
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