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Effects of school-based cardiovascular-fitness training in children with mental retardation
Tarik Ozmen1, Necmiye Un Ryildirim, Bekir Yuktasir
1School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Abant Izzet Baysal University, 14280 Bolu, Turkey. tarik_ozmen@ibu.edu.tr
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a school-based cardiovascular-fitness-training program in children with mental retardation (MR). Thirty boys (8-15 years old) with mild to moderate mental retardation were randomly divided into 2 groups--experimental (EX) and control (CN). The EX group underwent 10 weeks of training 3 times/week for a duration of 1 hr/session at 60-80% peak heart rate. At Week 10, significant increases in 20-m shuttle-run-test (20-MST) laps were observed for the EX group. No improvements were found in percent body fat. No changes were observed for the CN. The school-based training program might prove useful in improving the cardiovascular fitness of children with MR.
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