Speed And Agility Drills For Children With Down Syndrome
I use a great deal of speed and agility training with children who have Down Syndrome. This training has a number of benefits for this population. First, it strengthens the child’s entire...
Down with Fitness
Fitness, sports, and research for individuals with Down Syndrome
Floor Hockey And Children With Down Syndrome
When I teach fitness classes for children with Down Syndrome, I like to end them with some type of ball activity. Like other children, these children enjoy playing with them, it builds...
Mobility and Bodyweight Exercises for Children with Down Syndrome
When I’m running fitness classes for children with Down Syndrome, I find that (like all kids) they don’t do very well with the concept of sets and repetitions. The fastest way to...
Exercise Limitations and Down Syndrome
Individuals with Down Syndrome, especially as they age, tend to be characterized with obesity, health-related problems from that obesity, poor fitness, a reduced physical work capacity, as well as hyperflexibility and low...
Down with Fitness
I'll be conducting a fitness program for children with Down Syndrome beginning in June. It's going to run on Saturdays from 2 until 3 at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in McKinney, TX....