Indoor travel and simple tasks as physical exercise for people with profound multiple disabilities

2 to 4 30-min. periods of indoor travel and simple tasks were arranged dail y as physical exercise for two women with profound mental retardation, deaf ness, and profound Visual impairment. The questions were whether (a) the wo men could manage this fairly extensive exercise regimen (over about 9 and 4 .5 mo.) with support technology and only minimal staff supervision and (b) the exercise could affect aspects of die women's physical condition. Data i ndicated that both women could successfully manage the exercise regimen wit h support technology, and the exercise seemed to have some beneficial effec ts on physical aspects such as bone metabolism and step width.