Factors influencing overweight children's commencement of and continuation in a resistance training program

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Factors influencing overweight children's commencement of and continuation in a resistance training program

Background: In light of the child overweight and obesity problem in Australia, resistance training programs have been trialled as an innovative way of assisting children increase lean body mass and reduce body fat. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing overweight child...

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Main Authors:	Pescud, M., Pettigrew, Simone, McGuigan, M., Newton, R.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	BioMed Central Ltd 2010
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15036

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