Lo importante sigue siendo participar: Ejercicio y discapacidad

It is widely accepted regular exercise may improve both health status and quality of life in general population. However little attention has been paid to individuals with intellectual disability (ID). Considering the fact there was no literature enough in the past, people with ID underwent training programs designed for general population, not for them. Accordingly they did not achieve their goals at the end of the training program. Furthermore these protocols were associated to increased drop-out rates and sportrelated injuries. Fortunately, the design of modern training programs incorporates many specific variables from the target population, such as chronotropic insufficiency in individuals with Down syndrome. As a consequence, recent intervention programs based on physical activity have improved oxidative damage, obesity, hypotonia, among other prevalent disorders. And many of these papers have been published by Spanish research groups. For the reasons already mentioned, future studies on this topic are highly required. Mainly if we take into account previous results are highly positive. As well as there is an increasing number of national and international sport events for people with ID.