Physical activity and persons with intellectual disability: some considerations for Latin America.
Physical activity is a personal and societal investment in health. In Latin America, rates of non-communicable diseases are growing and there is burgeoning interest in physical activity as a preventative health measure. This paper describes physical activity among adults with intellectual disability from a public health perspective; and provides recommendations related to the need for, and measurement of, physical activity among persons with intellectual disability in Latin America.
Temple
Viviene A
VA
School of Physical Education, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. vtemple@uvic.ca
Stanish
Heidi I
HI
D001519:Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000628:therapy*; D007843:Latin America; D009043:Motor Activity; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities