Laura Karavirta

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Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi Effects of combined endurance and strength training on muscle strength, power and hypertrophy in 40-67-year-old men
    L Karavirta
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
    Scand J Med Sci Sports 21:402-11. 2011
  2. ncbi Individual responses to combined endurance and strength training in older adults
    Laura Karavirta
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 43:484-90. 2011
  3. ncbi Heart rate dynamics after combined endurance and strength training in older men
    Laura Karavirta
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 41:1436-43. 2009
  4. ncbi Effects of combined strength and endurance training on treadmill load carrying walking performance in aging men
    Jarkko Holviala
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, and Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland
    J Strength Cond Res 24:1584-95. 2010
  5. ncbi Body composition, fitness, and metabolic health during strength and endurance training and their combination in middle-aged and older women
    Elina Sillanpää
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, P O Box 35 VIV, 40014, Jyvaskyla, Finland
    Eur J Appl Physiol 106:285-96. 2009
  6. ncbi Body composition and fitness during strength and/or endurance training in older men
    Elina Sillanpää
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 40:950-8. 2008
  7. ncbi Estimation of maximal heart rate using the relationship between heart rate variability and exercise intensity in 40-67 years old men
    Laura Karavirta
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, PO Box 35, 40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland
    Eur J Appl Physiol 103:25-32. 2008

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Publications7

  1. ncbi Effects of combined endurance and strength training on muscle strength, power and hypertrophy in 40-67-year-old men
    L Karavirta
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
    Scand J Med Sci Sports 21:402-11. 2011
    ..73]. Combined training may interfere with muscle hypertrophy in aging men, despite similar gains in maximal strength between the strength and the combined training groups...
  2. ncbi Individual responses to combined endurance and strength training in older adults
    Laura Karavirta
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 43:484-90. 2011
    ..The purpose, therefore, was to examine the individual trainability of aerobic capacity and maximal strength, when endurance and strength training are performed separately or concurrently...
  3. ncbi Heart rate dynamics after combined endurance and strength training in older men
    Laura Karavirta
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 41:1436-43. 2009
    ..The present study examined the effects of combining endurance and strength training compared with endurance or strength training alone on HR dynamics and physical fitness in older previously untrained men aged 40-67 yr...
  4. ncbi Effects of combined strength and endurance training on treadmill load carrying walking performance in aging men
    Jarkko Holviala
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, and Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland
    J Strength Cond Res 24:1584-95. 2010
    ..However, only SET increased walking exercise time indicating improved load carrying walking performance because of large individual differences in the magnitude of the development of either strength or endurance capacities...
  5. ncbi Body composition, fitness, and metabolic health during strength and endurance training and their combination in middle-aged and older women
    Elina Sillanpää
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, P O Box 35 VIV, 40014, Jyvaskyla, Finland
    Eur J Appl Physiol 106:285-96. 2009
    ..All training methods led to increases in lean body mass, but decreases in body fat and modest improvements in metabolic risk factors were more evident with aerobic training than strength training...
  6. ncbi Body composition and fitness during strength and/or endurance training in older men
    Elina Sillanpää
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 40:950-8. 2008
    ..We also compared the usefulness of different methods for the analysis of body composition to detect training-induced adaptations...
  7. ncbi Estimation of maximal heart rate using the relationship between heart rate variability and exercise intensity in 40-67 years old men
    Laura Karavirta
    Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyvaskyla, PO Box 35, 40014 Jyvaskyla, Finland
    Eur J Appl Physiol 103:25-32. 2008
    ..633-0.603(age) + 0.441(HRHF50%) (SEE = 9.8 bpm vs. 11.6 bpm in the equation based on age alone). The decline of HRV during incremental exercise seems to be useful for accurate estimation of maximal heart rate...