In the second year, 20 people in their 20s and 50s were selected as subjects of the same study as in the first year In accordance with the IRB procedure, the intellectually disabled, who are members of the experimental group, obtained consent from the ...
In the second year, 20 people in their 20s and 50s were selected as subjects of the same study as in the first year In accordance with the IRB procedure, the intellectually disabled, who are members of the experimental group, obtained consent from themselves and their guardians to participate in the experiment. To achieve the purpose of this study, 20 Down's syndrome patients participated in an eight-week combined exercise program, and the body mass index (BMI) and waist/hip ratio (Waist Hipio: WHR) were measured using the inBody 270, before and after to verify the effects of the exercise. To measure the level of physical strength, sit to stand, grip strength, 5 m walking, 10 m walking was measured.A total of five items were measured with Total Cholesterol ,HDL-C, Triglyceride, Glucose(s) and 8-OHdG for pre and post analysis using plasma for serum examination. A total of five people participated to guide and assist the exercise program. Three special sports experts and two research assistants who majored in sports prescription were divided into morning and afternoon groups, and two special sports experts and one assistant team led the sports program. A total of 20 subjects participated in the exercise program, five each from 09:00 to 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 14:00 to 15:00 p.m. and 15:30 p.m. to 16:30 p.m. The collected data will calculate the average and standard deviation of the results of the measured items using the Version 17.0 (SPSS) program for window, and the comparison with the exercise program's design is made using the repeated Two-way ANOVA with measured values for the pre- and post-examination and comparison according to the amount or method of exercise. The statistical significance level of all results is α=.05. As a result, the change in body composition is weight (p<).05), body mass index (p<).05) and waist circumference (p<.001) showed the effects of exercise and interaction between groups. Second, changes in cardiovascular disease showed significant differences in high density lipoprotein cholesterol according to exercise (p<.01), and both groups significantly increased after exercise. Third, the change in physical fitness, the number of times to sit and stand was a significant difference in exercise (p<.05), both groups showed significant increases. The 10m walking time also showed significant differences due to exercise training (p<.01), and significantly improved the effects of exercise groups after exercise training. Based on the above results, after eight weeks of exercise, the exercise group showed a significant decrease in BMI and WHR, a significant increase in high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and an increase in physical strength level. Therefore, exercise training applied to Down's syndrome can be suggested as effective in improving physical problems of Down's syndrome. However, it was not clear how the improvement in body composition and physical strength affected the delay in aging as the training period was short and the analysis of aging indicators has yet to be completed. It is necessary to re-analyze the results after all analyses have been completed in the future.