“Ejercicios de resistencia aeróbicos controlados en deportistas con síndrome de down: evaluación cardiorrespiratoria”

Abstract

The present research was done with the purpose of determining the effects of the controlled aerobic exercises application in Down’s syndrome athletes who are part of Ecuador Special Olympics team in Quito city. This population was chosen in order to know about the athletes` physical condition and determining the effectiveness of a intervention to achieve a better sport performance. This is a quantitative, bibliographic and field camp study with 6 male athlete participants who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Once the population was established in the football and athletic disciplines, the evaluation was carried out by applying the Cooper test. Tools such as: digital wrist tensiometer and pulse oximeter, useful to record data of the following parameters were used: heart rate, respiratory rate, saturation and blood pressure, key points in the investigation. The intervention consisted of 3 times per week sesion of aerobic exercises. Data were collected and recorded at the beginning and the end of the training sesions during 8 weeks. It was concluded that aerobic exercises are a useful tool to improve all parameters such as: heart rate, respiratory rate and systolic and diastolic blood pressure. It also helps athletes to have a better performance in sport and improve their lifestyle because they decrease their body mass index.