title: Effects of exercise on physical fitness in children with intellectual disability.
abstract: 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 study sample consisted of 42 children with ID and 45 typically developing children. All the participants were assessed using Eurofit Test Battery. The results were analyzed in terms of participation in the exercise program and level of intellectual functioning. While ID children scored significantly lower on fitness tests when compared with typically developing children, the study revealed an association between degree of ID and physical fitness.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Department of Special Rehabilitation and Education, University of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia. spela@uns.ac.rs
authors.forename: Špela
authors.initials: Š
authors.lastname: Golubović
authors.forename: Jasna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maksimović
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Golubović
authors.forename: Nenad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Glumbić
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000379:methods*; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index