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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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Autores principales: 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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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/).
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Li, Chunxiao
Zhang, Hua
Zou, Liye
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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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