Ease Into Fitness: Exercise Programs for People with MR

描述（由申请人提供）：相当多的智力迟钝（MR）患者超重，久坐，身体不健康，并有各种严重继发性疾病的风险。大多数美国人都意识到参加定期锻炼的必要性，但迫切需要让患有MR的人参与各种体育活动。这可以通过为父母和专业护理人员（P/CGs）提供有效、高效和安全地实施MR个人锻炼计划的手段来实现。该项目旨在为P/CGs制定一个系统的培训计划，该计划成本低，易于实施，适合MR个人的需求，并基于最新的基于数据的干预措施来促进身体活动。在第一阶段，我们制作了一个35分钟的初学者锻炼视频和一个原型教练视频，这有效地激励了患有MR的个人开始锻炼计划。在第二阶段，我们将完成“轻松健身”课程，这是一个基于视频的教学计划，针对有MR和运动伙伴（P/CGs）的个人，系统地介绍各种锻炼，生活方式的改变，以及旨在启动和保持身体活动的活动。将对100名核磁共振患者及其运动伙伴进行随机对照研究，以评估该产品。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A significant number of people with mental retardation (MR) are overweight, sedentary, physically unfit, and at risk for various serious secondary diseases. Most Americans are aware of the need to participate in regular exercise, but there is a pressing need to involve individuals with MR in a variety of physical activities. This can be accomplished by providing parents and professional caregivers (P/CGs) with the means to effectively, efficiently, and safely implement an exercise program for individuals with MR. This project aims to develop a systematic training program for P/CGs that is low-cost, easy to implement, tailored to individuals with MR's needs, and based on the most recent data-based interventions for promoting physical activity. In Phase I, we produced a 35-minute beginner workout video and a prototype trainer video, which effectively motivated individuals with MR to initiate an exercise program. In Phase II, we will complete the "Ease Into Fitness" curriculum, a video-based instructional program for individuals with MR and exercise partners (P/CGs) that systematically introduces a variety of exercises, lifestyle changes, and activities designed to initiate and maintain physical activity. A randomized controlled study of 100 individuals with MR and their exercise partners will be conducted to evaluate the product.