The effect of increasing exercise in the intellectually disabled community

Author:

Ghattas Yasmine S1ORCID,Cassinat Joshua1,Foley Davelaar Cassidy M2

Affiliation:

1. University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA

2. University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA; Nemours Children’s Hospital Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Abstract

Background Intellectually disabled individuals have been observed to lead sedentary lifestyles resulting in poor health. Physical fitness has been positively correlated to better health outcomes with small changes in fitness translating to major health changes among unfit older adults with intellectual disability. However, there is currently no literature on safe exercise regimens for the intellectually disabled population. Methods In this article, a retrospective review was conducted using the Special Olympics Athlete database and analyzed the mean differences of various performance metrics based on self-reported exercise frequency. Results These results demonstrated that those who exercised daily performed significantly better in flexibility, static balance and functional strength as compared to those who did not exercise. No statistically significant differences were found among athletes and self-reported exercise frequency for aerobic fitness. Conclusion Overall, these findings suggest that 3-6 days-a-week of moderate exercise would be a recommended exercise dose to see significant improvement in performance and physiological adaptations.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Health Professions (miscellaneous)

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