Effects of a School-Based Sports Program on Physical Fitness, Physical Activity, and Cardiometabolic Health in Youth With Physical Disabilities: Data From the Sport-2-Stay-Fit Study

Effects of a School-Based Sports Program on Physical Fitness, Physical Activity, and Cardiometabolic Health in Youth With Physical Disabilities: Data From the Sport-2-Stay-Fit Study

ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of a school-based once-a-week sports program on physical fitness, physical activity, and cardiometabolic health in children and adolescents with a physical disability.MethodsThis controlled clinical trial included 71 children and adolescents from four schools for...

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Main Authors: Maremka Zwinkels, Olaf Verschuren, Astrid Balemans, Kristel Lankhorst, Saskia te Velde, Leendert van Gaalen, Janke de Groot, Anne Visser-Meily, Tim Takken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
sports
physical fitness
physical activity
health promotion
children and adolescents
physical disability
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00075/full

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