PEAK AEROBIC FITNESS OF VISUALLY-IMPAIRED AND SIGHTED ADOLESCENT GIRLS

Authors
WILLIAMS CA ARMSTRONG N EVES N FAULKNER A
Citation
Ca. Williams et al., PEAK AEROBIC FITNESS OF VISUALLY-IMPAIRED AND SIGHTED ADOLESCENT GIRLS, Journal of visual impairment & blindness, 90(6), 1996, pp. 495-500
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Rehabilitation
Journal title
Journal of visual impairment & blindness → ACNP
ISSN journal
0145482X
Volume
90
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
495 - 500
Database
ISI
SICI code
0145-482X(1996)90:6<495:PAFOVA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
This study compared the aerobic fitness of 10 visually impaired and 10 sighted girls who performed a discontinuous incremental treadmill tes t to exhaustion. It found that there was no significant difference bet ween the peak oxygen intake of the two groups. The results indicate th at visually impaired children can attain aerobic fitness levels simila r to those of sighted children.