ArticleBioMed research international2020
Improving Physical Fitness of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through an Adapted Rhythmic Gymnastics Program in China.
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- Pooled it
- Effects of group-based physical activity programs on children, adolescents, and young adults with disabilities: A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of school-based physical activity interventions on physical fitness and cardiometabolic health in children and adolescents with disabilities: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of an adapted physical activity intervention on health-related physical fitness in adolescents with intellectual disability: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- The effect of badminton training on the attention and motor skills performance of integrated students: a study including children with specific learning disorders (SLD).BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Assessment of rehabilitation effects in children with mild intellectual disability.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Investigation of the effects of physical education activities on motor skills and quality of life in children with intellectual disability.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2023Article
- Effects of a Long-Term Adapted Judo Program on the Health-Related Physical Fitness of Children with ASD.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Interventions for Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities: a Systematic Review.Review journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Review
- Effects of Rhythm Step Training on Physical and Cognitive Functions in Adolescents: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Analysis of the Relationship between Obesity Factors and Health-Related Physical Fitness Factors among People with Intellectual Disabilities in South Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Whole-Exome Sequencing for Identifying Genetic Causes of Intellectual Developmental Disorders.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundHealth-related physical fitness is vital for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to gain healthier lives. The adapted rhythmic gymnastics (ARG) program was designed for children with IDD and is aimed at testing the effects of the exercise program on children's physical fitness.
methodsParticipants were recruited from two special needs schools in Beijing of China. Twenty-two children with IDD were assigned to an ARG experimental group or a traditional control group. The experimental group took part in a 16-week ARG program consisting of three 50 min sessions each week. And children's body composition, aerobic capacity, and musculoskeletal functioning were measured by the Brockport Physical Fitness Test (BPFT) before and after the program.
resultsThe between-group analysis revealed great improvements for the experimental group in abdominal strength (curl-up test:
conclusionsMost of the physical fitness parameters of children with IDD in the experimental group improved significantly, especially on abdominal strength and upper limb muscle strength when comparing to the control group.
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