Comparison of Daily Life Physical Activity Between Trained and Non-Trained Individuals with Down Syndrome

• Ana Querido ^[1] ; Mário J. Costa ^[1] ; André Seabra ^[2] ; João P. Vilas-Boas ^[3] ; Rui Corredeira ^[4] ; Daniel J. Daly ^[5] ; Ricardo J. Fernandes ^[1]
  1. [1] Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, CIFI2D, Faculty of Sport,University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
  2. [2] Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, CIAFEL, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto,4200-450 Porto, Portugal
  3. [3] Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, CIFI2D, Faculty of Sport,University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portuga
  4. [4] Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, CIAFEL, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto,4200-450 Porto, Portuga
  5. [5] Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholiek Universiteit Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium

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• Localización: European Journal of Human Movement, ISSN-e 2386-4095, ISSN 0214-0071, Nº. 51, 2023, págs. 87-97
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Physical activity and sports practice plays an important role in maintaining health, well-being, and quality of life. As related concepts, those are not well studied in persons with disabilities, particularly with intellectual disability or Down syndrome. This study aimed to assess the daily life physical activity levels of competitive persons with Down syndrome and to compare those with active and untrained individualswith the same condition. Twenty participants were allocated to international competitive(N=8; 25.8±7.4 years), recreational(N=6; 22.0±4.3 years)and untrained(N=6; 24.0±7.4 years) groups. The daily physical activity was assessed with a CE Mark class I electronic medical device (WalkinSense®), designed to monitor dynamics of human lower limbs’.Time spending in sports practice was not accounted for this analysis. Differences were found between the competitiveandthe recreational groupsin the number of training hours per week and walking distance. Similarly, the competitive groupshowed differenceswith the two other groupsin weight, body mass index, training hours per week, steps/day and walking distance. Our findings suggest that individuals with Down syndromeengaged in competitive training are more active persons behind their sport comparing to their non-competitive peers, but remain far from the 10 000 steps/day that is the recommended guideline for healthier adults without any disability