2001
DOI: 10.3104/perspectives.102
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Life be in it: Lifestyle choices for active leisure

Abstract: -For members of the community, participation in leisure, sports and recreation is an important lifestyle choice. Individuals with Down syndrome live in our community and they, too, are equally entitled to active lifestyle choices. Children, adolescents and adults with Down syndrome have a wide range of interests and, although reported trends indicate that their engagement in recreational activity is often sedentary and solitary in nature, other factors apart from the syndrome may account for this. Using a perc… Show more

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“…This raises an interesting parallel between sedentary and solitary activities. The concept of sedentary-solitary leisure has elsewhere been considered in the context of late adulthood 20 and disability, 21 and could also be considered for otherwise healthy mid-aged adults. Our previous research with mid-aged men highlighted difficulties in identifying peer-based options for physical activity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This raises an interesting parallel between sedentary and solitary activities. The concept of sedentary-solitary leisure has elsewhere been considered in the context of late adulthood 20 and disability, 21 and could also be considered for otherwise healthy mid-aged adults. Our previous research with mid-aged men highlighted difficulties in identifying peer-based options for physical activity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The researchers did not assess adherence or longterm benefits. Jobling [23] described commonalities of individuals with Down syndrome which may be viewed as barriers to participation in active leisure opportunities. The commonalities included perceptions of difference, perceptions of motor skill delays, lack of practice, obesity, and inactivity.…”
Section: Barriers To Participationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sabe-se que uma vida ativa é benéfica para todas as pessoas, incluindo essa população. Os benefícios incluem melhora na saúde, prevenção de doenças crônicas, aumento da autoestima e a promoção da interação social (14)(15)(16)25) . Identificaram-se nesta revisão dois estudos (2,23) em que a participação em atividade física foi satisfatória.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…O efeito protetor da atividade física no processo de adoecimento é bem estabelecido na literatura (12,13) e inclui melhora da saúde geral, prevenção de doenças crônicas, aumento da autoestima e promoção da interação social (14,15) . Nesse contexto, mesmo que alguns problemas de saúde sejam mais evidentes nas pessoas com Síndrome de Down e deficiência intelectual, acredita-se que muitos poderiam ser prevenidos por meio da educação e promoção para um estilo de vida saudável (14,6) .…”
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