BACKGROUND: Recent advances in medical care have increased life expectancy and
improved the quality of life for people with Down syndrome (DS). These advances are the …

This systematic review examined whether physical activity interventions improve health
outcomes in adults with Down syndrome (DS). We searched PubMed, APA PsycInfo …

Summary Background The Down syndrome phenotype is well established, but our
understanding of its morbidity patterns is limited. We comprehensively estimated the risk of …

Abstract Background Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are less physically active than
the general population, but limited data on objective physical activity patterns in adults with …

Over the past century, the life expectancy of people born with Down syndrome has
increased from 9 to 60 years, 1 with data indicating that it could match the general …

The current manuscript reviews the literature on the health effects of resistance training (RT)
for individuals with Down syndrome (DS), focusing on this training modality's methodology …

Background Cardiorespiratory fitness, expressed as peak oxygen uptake during exercise
(VO2peak), is an important predictor of cardiovascular health and is related to …

Introduction: The genetic disorder causing Down syndrome (DS) affects the
cardiorespiratory and hemodynamic parameters. When exercising, sufficient blood flow is …

Introduction: Down syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal disorder affecting simultaneously
cardiovascular and respiratory systems. There is no research studying the coupling between …

Abstract Background Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have low levels of
cardiorespiratory fitness and previous studies have shown that these low levels of fitness …