특수학교의 지적장애 및 시각장애학생들의 건강관련체력비교

초록

The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of health-related physical fitness of special school students with visual impairment and intellectual disability. A total 834 students with intellectual disability (n=611) and visual impairment (n=223) were participated in this study. The age of the participants were from 13 to 18years old. The health-related physical fitness markers that we analyzed were 16m progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run (PACER), strength (grip strength), endurance strength (modified abdominal curl up), flexibility (sit-reach) and body composition (body mass index, BMI). The results of this study were as follows; students with intellectual disability presented lower scores on strength, endurance strength, PACER, but they presented significantly higher scores on flexibility than those with visual impairment.

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