Author(s): Santos-Rocha, Rita ; Oliveira, Carla ; Veloso, António Prieto
Date: 2006
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/1672
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém
Subject(s): body weight; exercise; humans; osteogenesis; step; osteogenic index
Step exercise has been promoted as a low impact physical activity recommended for the improvement of cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness. This recreational activity might also be recommended to improve bone health since mechanical load plays an important role in the normal development of the skeleton.
