The health effects of 14 weeks of physical activity in a real-life setting for adults with intellectual disabilities
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The health effects of 14 weeks of physical activity in a real-life setting for adults with intellectual disabilities. / Højberg, Laurits Munk; Helge, Eva Wulff; Pingel, Jessica; Wienecke, Jacob.
In: Translational Sports Medicine, Vol. 2022, 6817318, 2022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The health effects of 14 weeks of physical activity in a real-life setting for adults with intellectual disabilities
AU - Højberg, Laurits Munk
AU - Helge, Eva Wulff
AU - Pingel, Jessica
AU - Wienecke, Jacob
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Laurits Munk Højberg et al.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Background: The life expectancy of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) is reduced compared to the general population, and one of the main contributors to earlier death is inactivity. Aim: To investigate how 14 weeks of physical activity (PA) in a real-life setting affects cardiovascular fitness, body composition and bone health of adults with ID. Methods: Adults with ID were recruited into a PA-group (N = 52) or a control group (CON, N = 14). The PA-group participated in 14 weeks of PA, and body composition, cardiovascular fitness and bone health were assessed before and after the intervention. Outcomes and Results: Cardiovascular fitness and body composition improved from pre to post within the PA-group: Heart rates (HR) during the last 30 seconds of two increments of a treadmill test, were reduced (3.2 km/h: -4.4 bpm, p<0.05; 4.8 km/h: -7.5 bpm, p<0.001) and fat mass was reduced (-1.02 kg, p<0.05). A between-group difference in favour of the PA-group, were observed in whole body bone mineral density (BMD) (0.024 g/cm2, p<0.05). Conclusions and Implications: Fourteen weeks of PA performed in a real-life setting increased cardiovascular fitness, reduced fat mass and improved BMD in the weight-bearing skeleton in the PA-group. Increased and regular PA seems to be a promising tool to promote physical health in adults with ID.
AB - Background: The life expectancy of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) is reduced compared to the general population, and one of the main contributors to earlier death is inactivity. Aim: To investigate how 14 weeks of physical activity (PA) in a real-life setting affects cardiovascular fitness, body composition and bone health of adults with ID. Methods: Adults with ID were recruited into a PA-group (N = 52) or a control group (CON, N = 14). The PA-group participated in 14 weeks of PA, and body composition, cardiovascular fitness and bone health were assessed before and after the intervention. Outcomes and Results: Cardiovascular fitness and body composition improved from pre to post within the PA-group: Heart rates (HR) during the last 30 seconds of two increments of a treadmill test, were reduced (3.2 km/h: -4.4 bpm, p<0.05; 4.8 km/h: -7.5 bpm, p<0.001) and fat mass was reduced (-1.02 kg, p<0.05). A between-group difference in favour of the PA-group, were observed in whole body bone mineral density (BMD) (0.024 g/cm2, p<0.05). Conclusions and Implications: Fourteen weeks of PA performed in a real-life setting increased cardiovascular fitness, reduced fat mass and improved BMD in the weight-bearing skeleton in the PA-group. Increased and regular PA seems to be a promising tool to promote physical health in adults with ID.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Adults
KW - Intellectual disability
KW - Physical activity
KW - Body composition
KW - Cardiovascular fitness
KW - Bone health
KW - Helth effects
U2 - 10.1155/2022/6817318
DO - 10.1155/2022/6817318
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85147477085
VL - 2022
JO - Translational Sports Medicine
JF - Translational Sports Medicine
SN - 2573-8488
M1 - 6817318
ER -
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