The impact of badminton lessons on health and wellness of young adults with intellectual disabilities: a pilot study

Neural Effects of Physical Activity and Movement Interventions in Individuals With Developmental Disabilities–A Systematic Review

“…Three studies investigated the changes in EEG resting-state frontal asymmetry after chronic and acute movement interventions in children with ID and ADHD ( 92 , 109 , 114 ). Typically, greater left than right frontal activity is associated with motivation to continue physical activity/tasks, whereas greater right than left frontal activity is associated with lower levels of motivation to pursue physical activity/tasks.…”

“…Although Chen et al found reduced left frontal asymmetry after 20 min of treadmill running exercise, indicating low motivation to adhere to exercises [Hedges' g = −0.26 (within)] ( 114 ); Chueh et al found increased left frontal asymmetry after 50 min of treadmill running compared to 30 min of treadmill running and sedentary video watching [E1 (50 min): Hedges' g = 0.78 (within), 1.17 (between); E2 30 min: Hedge' g = −0.41 (within), −0.02 (between)] ( 92 ). Moreover, Chen et al found increased left frontal asymmetry after 10 weeks of badminton training, indicating better motivation to engage in a chronic ball skill intervention [Hedges' g = 0.59 (within), −0.66 (between); Supplementary Tables 4 – 6 ] ( 109 ). Due to the inconsistent results, more studies are needed to understand how duration and types of physical activity/ movement intervention might lead to different levels of motivation to pursue exercise and the subsequent effects on exercise adherence (indicated by left frontal asymmetry).…”

“…In terms of physical activity/movement intervention types, circuit-based exercise led to greater cognitive/executive functioning improvements compared to continuous treadmill training perhaps, due to the greater cognitive demands of switching between exercises ( 84 ). Certain other exercise forms such as badminton training have led to greater exercise adherence suggesting that motivation and enjoyment will be crucial in continuing exercise in the long-term ( 109 , 114 ). Aerobic exercise (e.g., cycling at 65–70% Heart Rate max) may have more cognitive benefits compared to gentler coordination exercises requiring static and dynamic balance ( 99 , 143 ).…”

Play Badminton Forever: A Systematic Review of Health Benefits

“…In consideration of physical health (improvement in physical and physiological parameters, physical and motor fitness and the absence of disease), three studies demonstrated benefits of badminton on cardiac function [ 25 , 45 , 49 ]. A study by Patterson et al [ 43 ], examined adult women following eight weeks of badminton and showed a decrease in heart rate (HR) both at rest and during submaximal running.…”

“…Despite the scarcity of studies, badminton, like other sports, has a number of health benefits. Recent studies provide significant effects of this sport on physical health, such as physiological improvements (increased power and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and decreased blood pressure and resting heart rate) [ 25 ], the improvement of basic physical qualities [ 26 ] and improving the mental and social health of individuals [ 27 , 28 ].…”