The role of physical activity in improving physical fitness in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities
| Autor: | Kyla Collins, Kerri L. Staples |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Gerontology 030506 rehabilitation Activities of daily living Adolescent Developmental Disabilities Physical fitness Overweight Physical strength Body Mass Index Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Intellectual Disability Intellectual disability Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans Muscle Strength Obesity Child Exercise Aerobic capacity Exercise Tolerance business.industry 030229 sport sciences medicine.disease Test (assessment) Clinical Psychology Physical Fitness Female medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Research in Developmental Disabilities. 69:49-60 |
| ISSN: | 0891-4222 |
| Popis: | Background One in three children in North America are considered overweight or obese. Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at an increased risk for obesity than their typically developing peers. Decreased physical activity (PA) and low physical fitness may be contributing factors to this rise in obesity. Aim Because children with IDD are at an increased risk of diseases related to inactivity, it is important to improve health-related physical fitness to complete activities of daily living and improve health. Methods and procedures The focus of this research is on improving the performance of physical fitness components through physical activity programming among a group of children with IDD, ages 7–12 years. The Brockport Physical Fitness Test was used assess levels of physical fitness of 35 children with IDD (25 boys, 10 girls) before and after participation in a 10-week program. Outcomes and results The results of paired sampled t-tests showed participation in 15-h PA program can significantly increase aerobic capacity and muscular strength and endurance in children with IDD. Conclusions and implications This study is aimed at understanding the role of PA in helping children with IDD to develop the fitness capacities essential to participation in a wide variety of activities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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