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Adapted Aquatics for Children with Severe Motor Impairments

Available research clearly shows that more children who have disabilities, including those with severe disabilities, are participating in swimming programs as well as wanting to be taught in a regular aquatic class without being segregated. Aquatic instructors need to prepare lessons that include children both with and without disabilities. This means that aquatics instructors need to understand and be willing to implement unique teaching and managerial techniques that foster the safe and successful learning environment for all children. While the task of teaching children who have severe disabilities may seem difficult at first, with a little knowledge and experience, instructors can become better teachers to all children, gain confidence in their instructional skills, and see more positive and successful performances in their aquatic programs.

Small arteries stay stiff for a longer period following vibration exercises in combination with blood flow restriction

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of isometric exercises performed during whole‐body vibration (WBV) with and without blood flow restriction (BFR) on arterial elasticity and hemodynamic variables.

Correlation Between Anthropometric Measures, Blood Glucose, And Cholesterol Levels In College-aged Hispanic Males: 3595 Board #34 June 4, 8: 00 AM - 9: 30 AM.

PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between anthropometric measures, blood pressure (BP), total cholesterol (TC), fasting blood glucose (FBG), and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) among Hispanic college-aged males 18 to 30 in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. METHODS: Thirty-five male subjects (age= 23.2 ± 2.8) read and signed the informed consent prior to participation in this study. Subjects had their height, weight, and three circumference measurements taken [waist at umbilicus (WU), waist at smallest point (WSP), and hip at widest point (HWP)] and their body mass index (BMI) calculated. A fasting blood sample was taken to analyze TC, HDL, and FBG; in addition, TC:HDL ratio and non-HDL were calculated. Percent body fat (BF) was also measured using air displacement plethysmography. RESULTS: Age was found to be significantly correlated with weight (r= 0.491, p< 0.01), BF (r= 0.575, p< 0.01), BMI (r= 0.539, p< 0.01), diastolic (DBP) (r= 0.427, p< 0.01), WSP (r= 0.596, p< 0.01), WU (r= 0.638, p< 0.01), and HWP (r= 0.485, p< 0.01), and non-HDL (r= 0.405, p< 0.02). BF and BMI were significantly correlated with HDL (r= −0.370, p< 0.03; r= −0.384, p< 0.03) and correlated with TC:HDL ratio (r= 0.466, p< 0.01; r= 0.441, p< 0.01). WSP, WU, and HWP were significantly correlated with TC:HDL ratio (r= 0.429, p< 0.01; r= 0.449, p< 0.01; r= 0.372, p< 0.03), while only the WU and HWP circumference measurements were significantly correlated with HDL cholesterol (r= −0.369, p< 0.03; r= −0.428, p< 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated age had notable correlations across most measures, even within this small 12-year range, which may be due to a decrease in physical activity throughout the college career. The data indicated higher BMI and BF were similarly correlated with lower HDL blood concentration and an increased TC:HDL ratio. This suggests that BMI is still a strong predictor of cholesterol level and can be relied upon when body composition analyzation is not available. Our results also indicated that location of the waist measurements is important and WU may be preferred site for determining negative risk factor regarding cholesterol in college-aged Hispanic males.