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. 2023 Feb 9:14:1103609.
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1103609. eCollection 2023.

Hot water immersion as a potential substitute for strength training during the COVID-19 pandemic

Metodija Kjertakov  1 , Shavin Chandrasiri  1 , Aaron Petersen  1
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Hot water immersion as a potential substitute for strength training during the COVID-19 pandemic

Metodija Kjertakov et al. Front Physiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; hot bath treatment; muscle mass; muscle strength; passive heat exposure.

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