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Article: Physical Fitness of Adults With an Intellectual Disability: A 13-Year Follow-up Study.
- Article from:
- Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
- Author:
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The purpose of this study was to describe the change in physical fitness of middle-aged adults with an intellectual disability over a period of 13 years. Participants were 32 adults who worked in a supported work environment in Montreal and had been participants in a physical fitness study in 1983. Using the Canadian Standardized Test of Fitness, the participants were evaluated for cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. A home visit prior to the testing session refamiliqrized the participants with the test procedures. Two forms of analysis were used to describe the change in fitness over 13 years. First, a 2 x 2 ...