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A Combined Training Intervention Programme Increases Lean Mass in Youths with Down Syndrome
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Gonzalez-Aguero, Alejandro; Vicente-Rodriguez, German; Gomez-Cabello, Alba; Ara, Ignacio; Moreno, Luis A.; Casajus, Jose A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Aim: The present study aimed to determine whether youths with Down syndrome (DS) are able to increase lean mass and decrease fat mass, after 21 weeks of conditioning combined with a plyometric jumps training program. Methods: Twenty-six participants with DS (15 males) aged 10-19 years joined the study. Participants were divided into two comparable…
Descriptors: Intervention, Down Syndrome, Youth, Adolescents
Fat and Lean Masses in Youths with Down Syndrome: Gender Differences
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Gonzalez-Aguero, Alejandro; Ara, Ignacio; Moreno, Luis A.; Vicente-Rodriguez, German; Casajus, Jose A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The present study aimed at comparing fat and lean masses between children and adolescents with and without Down syndrome (DS) and evaluating the presence of sexual dimorphism. Total and regional fat and lean masses were assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and the percentage of body fat (%BF) by air-displacement plethysmography (ADP)…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Down Syndrome, Children, Adolescents