The effect of practicing sports on the body composition and physical fitness of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
The results suggest that long-term programs based on the practice of sports can bring benefits to the body composition and functional physical fitness of adults with IDD.
Authors
- Susana Diz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7313-532X)
- Rui Manuel Neto Matos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2034-0585)
- Diogo Monteiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7179-6814)
- Miguel Jacinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1727-3537)
- Raúl Antunes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5485-9430)
- Aldo M. Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-9707)
- José E. Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4612-3623)
Institutions
- Sprint (United States) (US)
- University of Beira Interior (PT)
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (PT)
- Universidade Politécnica de Bragança (PT)
- Universidade Politécnica da Guarda (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1654598
- Primary Topic
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia