gholamreza jafari; sajad ahmadizad; Masoumeh helalizadeh; asghar dadkhah; ali kashi
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a period of native-local adapted games on physical fitness in individuals with Down syndrome. In this study, 18 individuals over 18 years of age with intellectual disabilities and Down syndrome in Gonbad and Gorgan were selected. and randomly divided ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a period of native-local adapted games on physical fitness in individuals with Down syndrome. In this study, 18 individuals over 18 years of age with intellectual disabilities and Down syndrome in Gonbad and Gorgan were selected. and randomly divided into two equal groups of exercise and control (9 subjects each). The exercise group performed 10 types of native-local games," "Dal Plan," "Spinning Top Game," "Hat Wearing," "Four Square Game," "Mouse and Cat") in a training protocol twice a day, morning and afternoon, for 12 weeks. The control group had no physical activity during this period. Before starting the exercise program and two days after completing the 12-week training period, in addition to measuring body composition, physical readiness factors related to skill were measured for all participants. To compare data in the exercise and control groups, repeated measures analysis of variance with between-group factor was used. The results showed that due to other intervening factors such as thyroid underactivity and short stature, which are intervention factors in obesity and body composition in Down syndrome individuals, a 12-week period of native-local game exercise did not have a significant effect on the body composition of the participants. However, since strength helps maintain balance through muscle contraction and resistance to elongation, 12 weeks of native-local game exercise had a significant effect on the balance, agility, and coordination of the participants (P<0.05).