THE EFFECT OF A PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM ON THE RESPIRATORY CARDIO FITNESS OF BLIND MALE STUDENTS BETWEEN 15 AND 18 YEARS OLD
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46827/ejpe.v0i0.1682Keywords:
respiratory cardio fitness, blind, motor activityAbstract
Background: The present research aims to know how much impact the physical fitness program may have on the VO2 max of blind male students (15-18 years old). The experimental method was used on a sample of 9 blind male students at the Visually Impaired Center, in the town of Tlemcen. These students were chosen randomly. Methods: We applied the one-mile running test to measure the level of respiratory cardio fitness. Results: The results obtained indicated that there are statistically significant differences between the pretests and posttests, in favor of the posttests. Conclusionː It was found that it is highly recommended to pay great attention to level of respiratory cardio fitness of the blind and also to provide specialized professors in the field of motor activity in special centers for the visually impaired.
Article visualizations:
References
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. (1999). Physical best activity guide elementary level. Chainupaign, IL. Human kinetics.
Aslan, Calik, Kitis. (2012). The effect of gender and level of vision on the physical activity level of children and adolescents with visual impairment. Res Dev disabil. 33: 1794-1804.
Blessing D. L, McCrimmon D, Stovall J, Willi Ford H. V. (1993). The effect of regular exercise programs for visually impaired and sighted school children. Journal of visual impairment & blindness. 87: 50-52.
Buckworth J, Dishman R.K, O’Connor P.J, Tomporowski P.D. (2013). Exercise psychology. 2and Ed. Human kinetics.
Capella, McDonnal M. (2007). The need for health promotion for adults who are visually impaired. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness. 30:861-867
Carmeli E, Bar-Yossef T, Ariav C, Levy R, Lieberman D. G. (2008). Perceptual motor coordination in persons with mild intellectual disability. Disability and rehabilitation. 30: 232-329.
Caroline M, Elizabeth A.H. (2016). The impact of a school running program on health-related physical fitness and self-efficacy in youth with sensory impairments. PALAESTRA. 30(1), 13-17.
Chao-Chien C, Shih-Yen. (2011). The impact of rope jumping exercise on physical fitness of visually impaired students. Research in developmental disabilities. 32 : 25-29.
Chen, C. C., Lin. S. Y. (2011). The impact of rope jumping exercise on physical fitness of visually impaired students, Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32: 25–29.
Cristiana Carvalho et al. (2015). Antidepressant Efficacy of adjunctive aerobic activity and associated biomarkers in major depression: a 4 week, Randomized single blind, controlled clinical trial. Plos one. 10: 1371.
Dogra S, Stathokostas L. (2012). Sedentary behavior and physical activity are independent predictors of successful aging in middle-aged and older adults. J aging res. Article ID 190654.
Frey G. C, Chow B. (2006). Relationship between BMI, physical fitness and motor skills in youth with mild intellectual disabilities. International journal of obesity. 30: 861-867.
Frey G. C, Stanish H. L, Temple V. A. (2008). Physical activity of youth with intellectual disability. Review and research agenda adapted physical activity quarterly. 25: 95-117.
Gleser J. (1992). Physical and Psychological Benefits of Modified Judo Practice for Blind and Mentally Retarted Children. A Pilot Study In Cultural And Motor skill. 3 Part 1, New York.
Hinkson E. A, Curtis A. (2013). A measuring physical activity in children and youth living with intellectual disabilities. A systematic Review Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34:72-86.
Kosub F, Oh H. (2004). An exploratory study of physical activity levels in children and adolescents with visual impairments. Clinical kinesiology. 58: 1-7.
Larsson L, Frandin K. (2006). Body awareness and dance based training for persons with acquired blindness effects on balance and gait speak. Visual impairment research. 8: 25-40.
Lieberman L. J, Byrne H, Mattern C, O, Watt C. A, Fernandez V. M. (2010). Health-related fitness of youth with visual impairments. Journal of visual impairments & blindness. 104(06).
Lieberman L. J, McHugh E. (2001). Health-related fitness of children who are visually impaired. Journal of visual impairment & blindness. 95, 272-287.
Longmuir P, Bar-Or O. (2000). Factors influencing the physical activity levels of youth with physical and sensory disabilities, Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 17:40-53.
Miszko T. A, Ramsey V. K, Blasch B. B. (2004). Tai chi for people with visual impairments: A pilot study. Journal of visual impairment & blindness. 98: 5-13.
Pascolini D, Mariotti SP. (2012). Global estimates of visual impairment: 2010, J Ophthalmol, 96: 614-618.
Ponchillia P, Armbruster J, Wiebold J. (2008).The national sports education camps project: Introducing sports skills to students with visual impairments through short term specialized instruction. Journal of visual imapairment & blindness. 99: 685-695.
Ponchillia P, Strause B, Ponchillia S. (2002). Athletes with visual impairment: Attributes and sport participation. Journal of visual impairment & blindness. 96(4): 267-272.
Ponchillia S. V, Powell L. L, Felski K. A, Nicklawski M. T. (1992). The effectiveness of aerobic exercise instruction for totally blind women. Journal of visual impairment & blindness. 86: 174-177.
Sharon A. P, Marilu D. M. (2013). Fitnessgram/Activitygram. 4th Ed. Dallas TX: The Cooper institute.
Sit C, McManus A, McKenzie T. L, Lian J. (2007). Physical activity levels of children in special schools. Prev med. 45: 424.
Surakka A, Kivela T. (2008). Motivating visually impaired and deaf blind people to perform regular physical exercise. British journal of visual impairment. 26: 255-268.
Tammelin T. (2003). Adolescent participation in sport and adult physical activity. American journal of preventive medicine. 24(1): 22-28.
US Bureau of the Census World Population Profile. (1998).Washington: VS Dept of Commerce.
Vliet P. V, Rintala P, Frojd K, Verellen J, Houtte SV, Daly D. J et al. (2006). Physical fitness profile of elite athletes with intellectual disability. Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports. 16: 417-425.
Williams C. A, Armstrong N, Eves N, Faulkner A. (1996). Peak aerobic fitness of visually impaired and sighted adolescent girls. Journal of visual impairment & blindness. 90: 495-500.
Winnick J. P, Short F. X. (1998). The national fitness test for youth with disabilities. State University of New York. College at Brockport.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
