Introduction There is a need to develop relevant, acceptable initiatives that facilitate physical
activity participation in young people with disability. FitSkills was developed to support …

Purpose To evaluate feasibility of scaling up a 12-week community-based exercise program
(FitSkills) in which young people with disability exercise with a student mentor. Method …

Background Programs to change health behaviours have been identified as one way to
reduce health inequalities experienced by disadvantaged groups. The objective of this study …

Young people with physical disability experience challenges to being physically active. To
attain the health benefits of physical activity (PA) and sustain engagement, it is essential that …

Background Older people with intellectual disabilities have very low physical activity levels.
Well designed, theory-driven and evidence-based health promotion programmes for the …

Background Adolescents with disability are less active and have lower levels of physical
fitness than their typically developing peers. Schools are ideal settings to address this; …

Aim The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the perceived barriers and
facilitators to physical activity among children with disability. Methods 10 electronic …

Purpose To investigate if a 12-week community-based exercise program (FitSkills) fostered
positive attitudes towards disability among university student mentors. Methods A stepped …

Previous explorations of quality participation in physical activity opportunities for persons
with disabilities (PWD) have yet to address whether one's perception of quality participation …

Comments on an article by O. Verschuren et al.(see record 2016-06628-001). Verschuren et
al. have written a compelling article highlighting the importance of physical activity across …