Ease Yourself into Fitness:Exercise Programs for MR

描述(由申请人提供)：当越来越多的美国人开始意识到 需要经常参加体育活动，显然 大多数有精神障碍的人的生活中都没有体力活动 智力迟缓。智力低下的人通常心血管疾病较低。 耐力和非常差的力量水平。近一半的人患有 智力低下被归类为肥胖。在这个国家，肥胖率很高 该组织使他们患各种疾病的风险增加，包括 高血压、心脏病、中风、糖尿病、关节炎和呼吸系统疾病 疾病。迫切需要让这一群体参与到各种 体力活动。实现这一目标的一种方法是通过培训支持 提供者，即父母、照顾者和团体之家工作人员如何 有效、高效、安全地实施体育健身计划 智力低下的个体。 该项目的目标是开发一个系统的运动训练计划 对于父母、寄宿工作人员和其他低成本的支持提供者来说， 易于实施，根据有心理障碍的个人的独特需求量身定做 迟缓，并基于最新的基于数据的干预 促进体力活动。整个套餐(第二阶段)将包括一个 面向支持提供商的培训视频和针对以下目标开发的四个练习视频 智力低下的个体。在第一阶段，我们将开发和研究 原型培训师视频的有效性和可用性以及 初学者练习视频。培训员视频的三个元素将是 发展：设定目标，观察/自我监控，教授健身 例行公事。将对20名父母进行随机对照研究，以 对产品进行评估。 建议的商业应用：不可用

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): While more Americans are becoming aware of the need to participate in regular physical activities, it is clear that physical activity is absent in the lives of most individuals with mental retardation. People with mental retardation generally have low cardiovascular endurance and very poor strength levels. Close to one half of individuals with mental retardation are classified as obese. The high level of obesity in this group puts them at increased risk for a variety of diseases including hypertension, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis and respiratory diseases. There is a pressing need to get this group involved in a variety of physical activities. One way to accomplish this is by training support providers, that is parents, caregivers and group home staff on ways to effectively, efficiently, and safely implement a physical fitness program for individuals with mental retardation. The goal of this project is to develop a systematic exercise training program for parents, residential staff and other support providers that is low-cost, easy to implement, tailored to the unique needs of individuals with mental retardation, and based on the most recent data-based interventions for promoting physical activity. The total package (Phase II) will consist of one training video for support providers and four exercise videos developed for individuals with mental retardation. In Phase I, we will develop and examine the effectiveness and usability of a prototype trainer's video and part of a beginner's exercise video. Three elements of the trainer's video will be developed: goal setting, observation/self monitoring, and teaching a fitness routine. A randomized controlled study of 20 parents will be conducted to evaluate the product. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE