title: Development of physical response after athletics training in adolescents with Down's syndrome.
abstract: Starting in January 1994, a group of 20 adolescents with Down's syndrome began a competition-oriented athletics training program at a public sports stadium twice a week as part of their education towards integration. They were given complete medical examinations beforehand and followed medically and professionally throughout the program. The results showed a significant improvement in the test scores measuring strength, speed and endurance and a tendency towards an athletic morphotype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Malaga University, Spain.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perán
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Pastor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D004314:Down Syndrome; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male