This review characterizes physical activity behavior in youth with intellectual disability (ID)
and identifies limitations in the published research. Keyword searches were used to identify …

Purpose While several studies have examined the reliability of the EUROFIT test battery, the
findings are conflicting. Therefore, this paper aimed to conduct a review of studies that …

Balance and motor impairments are most evident among inactive individuals with ID that
might be particularly susceptible to a loss of basic functioning and further limit the person's …

This paper presents the results of the study which examined the effects of carefully designed
physical exercise programs on the development of physical fitness in children with ID. The …

Method: A systematic, stratified sampling method was used to select 444 youth with mild ID,
aged 6–18 years, from eight special education schools in Hong Kong. Physical fitness was …

This study is a meta-analysis of 109 reports of the performance of children and adolescents
on the 20-m shuttle run test (20-mSRT). The studies were performed in 37 countries and …

The purpose of this study was to examine the rest-retest reliability of the Eurofit motor fitness
tests performed by university students. A total of 98 undergraduate students who were …

Abstract Background People with Down syndrome (DS) usually display reduced physical
fitness (aerobic capacity, muscle strength and abnormal body composition), motor …

Although several studies showed the positive effects of exercise and physical activity on
health and well-being for individuals with ID, there is a lack of information about the …

Background Few studies examined the development of physical fitness in children and
youth with intellectual disabilities (ID), but the developmental patterns of physical fitness are …