The Efficacy of a 9-Month Treadmill Walking Program on the Exercise Capacity and Weight Reduction for Adolescents with Severe Autism

This study evaluated the efficacy of a 9-month treadmill walking (TW) program on exercise capacity and body mass index (BMI) for adolescents with severe autism. Ten youth residing in a residential/school treatment facility were assigned to either a supplemental treadmill walking (TW) or control grou...

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Published inJournal of autism and developmental disorders Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. 997 - 1006
Main Authors Pitetti, Kenneth H, Rendoff, Andrew D, Grover, Travis, Beets, Michael W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer 01.07.2007
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescents
Autism
Autistic adolescents
Autistic Disorder - rehabilitation
Biological and medical sciences
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
Comparative Analysis
Control Groups
Exercise
Exercise Test
Female
Humans
Intellectual Disability - rehabilitation
Male
Medical sciences
Physical Activities
Physical Activity Level
Physical Education
Physical Fitness
Program Effectiveness
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Residential Programs
Residential Treatment
Special education. Orthophony
Standardized Tests
Treatment Outcome
Treatments
Walking
Weight Loss
Human
Treadmill exercise
Physical exercise
Treatment efficiency
Developmental disorder
Autism,Adolescents
Educational program
Locomotion
Autism
Body mass index
Walking
Treatment
Follow up study
Adolescent
Young adult
Exercise Capacity
Physical education
Motricity
Special education
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Summary:This study evaluated the efficacy of a 9-month treadmill walking (TW) program on exercise capacity and body mass index (BMI) for adolescents with severe autism. Ten youth residing in a residential/school treatment facility were assigned to either a supplemental treadmill walking (TW) or control group. Both groups continued to participate in their regular physical education curriculum. Monthly records were maintained for the following: (a) TW progression in frequency, duration, speed and elevation; (b) caloric expenditure; and (c) BMI. The TW program resulted in significant increases in mean monthly TW frequency, speed, elevation, and calories expended coupled with a reduction in BMI.
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ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-006-0238-3