- Introduction
- Background
- Literature on Down Syndrome
- Body Composition of Persons with Down Syndrome
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness Levels of Persons with Down Syndrome
- Resistance Training in Persons with Down Syndrome
- Exercise Testing: Body Composition
- General Exercise Guidelines for Individuals with Down Syndrome
- Cardiovascular Exercise
- Strength Training
- Flexibility
- Note
- Exercise Intervention Research on Persons with Disabilities
- Raising Healthy Kids - Part 1: Everyday Activity
- A Paradigm Shift in Youth Sports and Recreation Is Needed to Include More Youths with Disabilities and Health Conditions Including Obesity into the Mainstream of Sports and Recreation in America
- A randomized clinical trial of strength training in young people with cerebral palsy
- Lifelong Fitness and Motor Skills Training for People with Mental Retardation
- Video Review: Fitness 1-2-3™ Video on Balance/Core Training
- Physical Activity Adherence and Quality of Life among Individuals with Arthritis
- Handcycling - Crossing the Finish Line
- Inclusive Physical Education
- Blood pressure and heart rate response to isometric exercise: The effect of spinal cord injury in humans.
- Fitness Training for Clients with Muscular Dystrophy
- Rehab and Community Physical Activity - When and Where Shall the Two Meet?
- Inclusive Fitness Coalition Call for Members and Advocates for Change!
- Prescribing Physical Activity for People with Disabilities Requires More than General Guidelines
- Current injury or disability as a barrier to being more physically active.
- Exercising your Brain
- Age-related changes in aerobic capacity in individuals with mental retardation: a 20 year review
- Healthy Gifts for All
- Estimating MET values using the ratio of heart rate for persons with paraplegia.
- Disability Type Influences Heart Rate Response During Power Wheelchair Sport
- Koreans Use 1988 Olympic Park to Get Their Daily Dose of Exercise - But Where are the People with Disabilities?
- Exercise Tips for Power Mobility Device Users
- Exercise Guidelines for People with Disabilities
- Connecting People with Disabilities to Physical Activity Programs in Their Communities
- Sheltered Workshops and Residential Facilities Must Encourage Physical Activity
- The Tipping Point
- Rising Gas Prices Make It A Good Time to Build Friendlier Physical Activity Communities
- Ask the Exercise Professional Live Chat
- What I Have Learned This Month: Being Active as a Family Takes Creativity
- Shoulder muscle strength in paraplegics before and after kayak ergometer training
- Finding a Purpose-Driven Life
- Variety (in Physical Activity) is the Spice of Life!
- Benefits of Exercise for People with HIV/AIDS
- Fitness 1-2-3™ DVD Series: Pull Movement Muscular Training
- Children with Disabilities and Obesity
- Physical Activity for the Chronically Ill and Disabled
- Sedentary Lifestyle is Dangerous to Your Health
- Fitness 1-2-3™ DVD Series: Push Movement/Muscular Training
Exercise is for every body. Children born with Down syndrome, the most recognizable form of intellectual disability, are analyzed by the variable of age (Down Syndrome Stats). The inclusion of physical activity daily life will improve overall health. For individuals with Down syndrome, physical activity has important implications impacting on health, longevity, and productivity (Fernhall et al., 1989, Pitetti et al., 1991). With approximately 54 million Americans with disabilities (McNeil, 1997), it is important to assemble information regarding exercise guidelines for special populations into comprehensive reviews and to educate professionals on their special needs. In this review, the (a) background of Down syndrome, (b) current research published to date, (c) and guidelines for exercise will be discussed.


