Crossfit®: a critical and reasoned cost-benefit analysis

  • Paulo Gentil Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Daniel Costa Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Antonio Arruda Faculdade Universo, Pernambuco

Author Biographies

Paulo Gentil, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Doutor em Ciências da Saúde

Professor da Faculdade de Educação Fí­sica e Dança da Universidade Federal de Goiás

Professor do Programa de Pós Graudação Stricto Sensu da Faculdade de Nutrição da Universidade Federal de Goiás

Professor do Programa de Pós Graduação Stricto Sensu em Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal de Goiás

Daniel Costa, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Aluno do Programa de Pós Graduação Stricto Sensu em Educação Fí­sica da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Antonio Arruda, Faculdade Universo, Pernambuco

Mestre em Bioquí­mica

Professor Universidade Salgado de Oliveira

Grupo de Pesquisa em Desempenho Humano da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

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Published
2017-01-28
How to Cite
Gentil, P., Costa, D., & Arruda, A. (2017). Crossfit®: a critical and reasoned cost-benefit analysis. Brazilian Journal of Exercise Prescription and Physiology, 11(64), 138-139. Retrieved from https://www.rbpfex.com.br/index.php/rbpfex/article/view/1063
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Vol. 11 No. 64 (2017)
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