di-Natale, Lee, Ward and Shephard (1985) Loss of physical condition in sightless adolescents during a summer vacation

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	di-Natale, J.
	Author:	Lee, M.
	Author:	Ward, G.
	Author:	Shephard, R. J. (University of Texas at Arlington)

JOURNAL:

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly [APAQ], 2(2), 144 - 150.

YEAR:

1985

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

blindness; physical-fitness; adolescent; vacation; child; aerobic-training; comparative-study; body-composition

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No discipline assigned

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https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=166372&title=166372

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-337-905 (Last edited on 2002/03/03 18:08:16 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
The aerobic power and body composition of 18 sightless adolescents (10 males and 8 females) had been tested. While attending a residential school and participating in specific sessions of vigorous endurance activity at least three times per week, their fitness was comparable to that of normally sighted adolescents (estimated body fat 14.9, 25.3 percent, directly measured cycle ergometer maximum oxygen intake 51.7, 39.7 ml.kg-1 min-1). However, after a 10-week summer vacation spent with their parents, the physical condition of these children had deteriorated to levels previously reported for blind children (estimated body fat 14.7, 27.1 percent, directly measured maximum oxygen intake 44.9, 33.7 ml.kg-1 min-1).

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