scholarly journals Children and adolescents with Down syndrome, physical fitness and physical activity

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Pitetti ◽  
Tracy Baynard ◽  
Stamatis Agiovlasitis
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents

scholarly journals Design of a cross-sectional study on physical fitness and physical activity in children and adolescents after burn injury

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurien M Disseldorp ◽  
Leonora J Mouton ◽  
Tim Takken ◽  
Marco Van Brussel ◽  
Gerard IJM Beerthuizen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Burn Injury ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Physical activity, physical fitness, and cardiovascular health

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jos Twisk ◽  
Isabel Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Hdl Cholesterol ◽  
Cvd Risk Factors ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
Apo B

The incidence of morbidity and mortality related to CVD is rather low in a paediatric population. Studies investigating the relationship between physical activity, physical fitness, and cardiovascular health in children and adolescents are therefore mostly limited to CVD risk factors as outcome measures. For this reason, this chapter will focus on the association of physical activity and physical fitness with CVD risk factors in children and adolescents. These risk factors can be divided into the so-called traditional CVD risk factors; that is, lipoproteins [total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides (TG)], blood pressure, body fatness, and diabetes, and ‘new’ CVD risk factors; that is, other lipoproteins [lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)), apolipoprotein (apo)B, and apoA-1], coagulation and inflammation markers [fibrinogen, C-reactive protein (CRP)], homocysteine, and heart rate variability.

Health-related physical fitness in children and adolescents with Down syndrome and response to training

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 716-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. González-Agüero ◽  
G. Vicente-Rodríguez ◽  
L. A. Moreno ◽  
M. Guerra-Balic ◽  
I. Ara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Development of a model for physical fitness and its correlates in children and adolescents from the canton de Vaud: the PACE model

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Young People ◽  
General Population ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Legal Context

The Lausanne Youth Olympic Games in January 2020 rep­resent a unique opportunity for the canton of Vaud to ­strengthen its policy of health promotion through physical activity and sport among young people. Several factors influence physical activity and physical fitness of a population. Ecological models describe correlates of physical activity in general population and youth. However, no model describes correlates of physical fitness. To close this gap, the model of physical fitness and its correlates among children and adolescents of the canton of Vaud (PACE model) was developed. The model is organized in the following levels: global (guidelines, policy and legal context), environmental (social, built and natural environment), interpersonal (family and relatives social support) and individual (biological, socio­demographic, psychological and behavioral aspects). Perspectives on the application of the PACE model are also ­presented. La forme masculine est utilisée dans cet article par souci de concision. Elle doit être comprise comme englobant l’ensemble des réalités liées au genre.

Promoting participation in physical activity among children and adolescents with Down syndrome

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin E Wentz ◽  
Julia Looper ◽  
Kristi S Menear ◽  
Dipika Rohadia ◽  
Nora Shields
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
The United States ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome

Abstract Children with Down syndrome often have lower physical activity levels compared to their peers with typical development and face challenges such as medical co-morbidities, access issues and societal stigma, to being physically active. Physical therapists are experts in exercise prescription and physical activity and are thus uniquely qualified to successfully promote participation among children with Down syndrome in spite of inherent challenges. Our perspective is that a shift in physical therapy service delivery is needed. We suggest that physical therapists change the focus of their interventions for children with Down syndrome from underlying impairments such as low tone or joint laxity, or from developing motor skills in isolation and ‘correct’ movement patterns. Instead, physical therapists should allow the physical activity preferences and the environmental contexts of the children and adolescents they are working with to direct the treatment plan. In this way, physical therapy intervention becomes more child centered by concentrating on developing the specific skills and strategies required for success in the child’s preferred physical activity. In this paper, we consider the role of pediatric physical therapists in the United States, as well as in low- and middle- income countries, in promoting and monitoring physical activity in children with Down syndrome from infancy through adolescence. Examples of physical therapist interventions such as tummy time, movement exploration, treadmill training, bicycle riding and strength training are discussed, across infancy, childhood and adolescence, with a focus on how to successfully promote lifelong participation in physical activity.

scholarly journals The 2018 National Report on Children’s and Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Physical Fitness for Montenegro

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojan MASANOVIC ◽  
Stevo POPOVIC ◽  
Dusko BJELICA ◽  
Jovan GARDASEVIC
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Set Up

Background: We aimed to focus on a review of the literature on physical activity and physical fitness for chil- dren and adolescents in Montenegro, to identify and evaluate the current situation and provide a better basis for the creation of a future monitoring system. Methods: The Montenegrin Research Team (MRT) has set up a specific methodology that is reflected in the assessment of physical activity and physical fitness of Montenegrin children and adolescents through ten sepa- rate indicators. Grades were awarded based on data found in available scientific articles that were published up to 2018, as well as in the grey literature, such as government and nongovernment reports and online content from the same period. Results: All indicators averaged 3.7 on a six-point scale. It is interesting to note that two indicators were rated as excellent, three more indicators were rated with above-average, four indicators were rated as below-average and, lastly, one indicator was rated as “unfinished”. Conclusion: Children’s and adolescents’ physical activity and physical fitness for Montenegro might be good, especially if compared to other countries from the region.

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