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Tai Chi as an Alternative Exercise to Improve Physical Fitness for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Tai Chi (TC) on anthropometric parameters and physical fitness among children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID). Methods: Sixty-six Chinese individuals engaged in sport-related extracurricular activities (TC and...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479776/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30935071 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071152 |
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author | Kong, Zhaowei Sze, Tat-Ming Yu, Jane Jie Loprinzi, Paul D. Xiao, Tao Yeung, Albert S. Li, Chunxiao Zhang, Hua Zou, Liye |
author_facet | Kong, Zhaowei Sze, Tat-Ming Yu, Jane Jie Loprinzi, Paul D. Xiao, Tao Yeung, Albert S. Li, Chunxiao Zhang, Hua Zou, Liye |
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description | Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Tai Chi (TC) on anthropometric parameters and physical fitness among children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID). Methods: Sixty-six Chinese individuals engaged in sport-related extracurricular activities (TC and aerobic exercise (AE)) as exercise interventions or arts/crafts activities as a control condition (CON). The experimental protocol consisted of a baseline assessment, a 12-week intervention period, and a post-intervention assessment. Results: Significant interaction effect was only observed in the performance of a 6-min walk test. After 12 weeks of intervention, the AE group had significant changes in body mass index (p = 0.006, d = 0.11), sit-ups (p = 0.030 and d = 0.57), and 6-min walk test (p = 0.005, d = 0.89). Significant increases in vertical jump (p = 0.048, d = 0.41), lower-limb coordination (p = 0.008, d = 0.53), and upper-limb coordination (p = 0.048, d = 0.36) were observed in the TC group. Furthermore, the TC group demonstrated significantly greater improvements on balance compared to the control group (p = 0.011). Conclusions: TC may improve leg power and coordination of both lower and upper limbs, while AE may be beneficial for body mass index, sit-ups and cardiorespiratory fitness. |
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spelling | pubmed-64797762019-04-29 Tai Chi as an Alternative Exercise to Improve Physical Fitness for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability Kong, Zhaowei Sze, Tat-Ming Yu, Jane Jie Loprinzi, Paul D. Xiao, Tao Yeung, Albert S. Li, Chunxiao Zhang, Hua Zou, Liye Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Tai Chi (TC) on anthropometric parameters and physical fitness among children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID). Methods: Sixty-six Chinese individuals engaged in sport-related extracurricular activities (TC and aerobic exercise (AE)) as exercise interventions or arts/crafts activities as a control condition (CON). The experimental protocol consisted of a baseline assessment, a 12-week intervention period, and a post-intervention assessment. Results: Significant interaction effect was only observed in the performance of a 6-min walk test. After 12 weeks of intervention, the AE group had significant changes in body mass index (p = 0.006, d = 0.11), sit-ups (p = 0.030 and d = 0.57), and 6-min walk test (p = 0.005, d = 0.89). Significant increases in vertical jump (p = 0.048, d = 0.41), lower-limb coordination (p = 0.008, d = 0.53), and upper-limb coordination (p = 0.048, d = 0.36) were observed in the TC group. Furthermore, the TC group demonstrated significantly greater improvements on balance compared to the control group (p = 0.011). Conclusions: TC may improve leg power and coordination of both lower and upper limbs, while AE may be beneficial for body mass index, sit-ups and cardiorespiratory fitness. MDPI 2019-03-30 2019-04 /pmc/articles/PMC6479776/ /pubmed/30935071 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071152 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kong, Zhaowei Sze, Tat-Ming Yu, Jane Jie Loprinzi, Paul D. Xiao, Tao Yeung, Albert S. Li, Chunxiao Zhang, Hua Zou, Liye Tai Chi as an Alternative Exercise to Improve Physical Fitness for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability |
title | Tai Chi as an Alternative Exercise to Improve Physical Fitness for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability |
title_full | Tai Chi as an Alternative Exercise to Improve Physical Fitness for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability |
title_fullStr | Tai Chi as an Alternative Exercise to Improve Physical Fitness for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability |
title_full_unstemmed | Tai Chi as an Alternative Exercise to Improve Physical Fitness for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability |
title_short | Tai Chi as an Alternative Exercise to Improve Physical Fitness for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability |
title_sort | tai chi as an alternative exercise to improve physical fitness for children and adolescents with intellectual disability |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479776/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30935071 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071152 |
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