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Exercise intensity and reliability during recreational team handball training for 50–77-year-old unexperienced women

Rita Pereira
1, 2
,
Peter Krustrup
3, 4, 5, 6
,
Carlo Castagna
3, 7
,
Carlos Resende
8
,
Ivone Carneiro
9
,
José Magalhães
1
,
Susana Póvoas
3, 9

  1. Laboratory of Metabolism and Exercise (LaMetEx), Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portuga
  2. University of Maia, Maia, Portugal
  3. Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, SDU Sport and Health Sciences Cluster (SHSC), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  4. Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  5. Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
  6. Shanghai University of Sport (SUS), Shanghai, China
  7. Department of Biomolecular Sciences, School of Exercise and Health Sciences, Carlo Bo Urbino University, Urbino, Italy
  8. Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFID), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
  9. Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), University of Maia, Maia, Portugal
Biol Sport. 2024;41(4):253–261
Online publish date: 2024/05/17
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