Promoting Physical Activity and Fitness: Supporting Individuals with Childhood-Onset Disabilities (eBook)

Exercise and physical activity in all forms are an important part of life, and can have lasting mental and physical health benefits. Promoting Physical Activity and Fitness provides critical insights in the field through clear and evidence-based information on how to evaluate, train, and foster physical activity and fitness in individuals with childhood-onset disabilities safely across the lifespan. The authors respond to specific needs to enable many people to lead more physically active lives. Themes include physical fitness and activity assessment and training, safe engagement, measurement of activity levels and progress, responses to pain, and information relevant to specific diagnostic groups. Diverse, complex subjects are presented in an accessible and engaging way.

• Easy-to-understand, evidence-based information on fitness training and testing.
• Information on feasible types of physical activity for different diagnostic groups.
• Tables used to summarize test descriptions and training principles.
• Multidisciplinary and international team of co-authors: clinicians and academic experts with specialisms ranging from rehabilitation to oncology.

An essential resource for individuals with childhood-onset physical and developmental disabilities, and their families; rehabilitation clinicians; educators; coaches; specialists in sports medicine, sports science, or physical rehabilitation; health and exercise science students.