Stair descending exercise using a novel automatic escalator: effects on muscle performance and health-related parameters.

A novel automatic escalator was designed, constructed and used in the present investigation. The aim of the present investigation was to compare the effect of two repeated sessions of stair descending versus stair ascending exercise on muscle performance and health-related parameters in young health...

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Main Authors: Vassilis Paschalis, Anastasios A Theodorou, George Panayiotou, Antonios Kyparos, Dimitrios Patikas, Gerasimos V Grivas, Michalis G Nikolaidis, Ioannis S Vrabas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3578864?pdf=render