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Does a school-based cardiovascular-fitness-training program improve cardiovascular fitness in boys with mild to moderate mental retardation?
Does a school-based cardiovascular-fitness-training program improve cardiovascular fitness in boys with mild to moderate mental retardation?
A 10-week school-based cardiovascular fitness training program significantly improved exercise capacity in boys with mild to moderate mental retardation.
Supports school-based fitness programs for boys with mild-moderate mental retardation; extends RCT evidence to this population.
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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Özmen et al. (2007) studied this question.