Could sport specialization influence fitness and health of adults with mental retardation?

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1070-1075

  Guidetti, Laura ^a   Franciosi, Emanuele ^a   Gallotta, Maria Chiara ^a   Emerenziani, Gian Pietro ^a   Baldari, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fitness; Health; Intellectual disability; Movement skills; Sport; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDURANCE; EXPLOSIVE LEG POWER; FITNESS; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECREATION; SPORT; TRACT AND FIELD; VOLUNTEER; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLIABILITY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRACK AND FIELD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASKETBALL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PLIABILITY; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECREATION; TRACK AND FIELD; YOUNG ADULT; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;

EID: 77953358523     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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