Improving Physical Fitness of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through an Adapted Rhythmic Gymnastics Program in China
Joint Authors
Xu, Chenchen
Yao, Mingyan
Kang, Mengxue
Duan, Guanting
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-08-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Health-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.
Methods.
Participants 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.
Results.
The between-group analysis revealed great improvements for the experimental group in abdominal strength (curl-up test: p=0.025<0.05) and upper limb strength (dumbbell press test: p=0.038<0.05).
Compared to the pretest, most of the physical fitness parameters improved significantly in the experimental group except BMI, and flexibility of the experimental group children showed a substantial increase.
Conclusions.
Most 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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Xu, Chenchen& Yao, Mingyan& Kang, Mengxue& Duan, Guanting. 2020. Improving Physical Fitness of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through an Adapted Rhythmic Gymnastics Program in China. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1132446
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Xu, Chenchen…[et al.]. Improving Physical Fitness of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through an Adapted Rhythmic Gymnastics Program in China. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1132446
American Medical Association (AMA)
Xu, Chenchen& Yao, Mingyan& Kang, Mengxue& Duan, Guanting. Improving Physical Fitness of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through an Adapted Rhythmic Gymnastics Program in China. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1132446
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1132446