An evidence-based Physical Activity and Fitness Programme for Ageing Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

In this study, extremely low physical activity and fitness levels among older adults with intellectual disabilities were demonstrated. Although the importance of physical activity for health has been recognised in the field of people with ID, only few welldesigned studies with a substantial amount of participants evaluated the health-related effectiveness of physical activity programmes among people with ID, mostly children or adults with mild ID. The development of a physical activity and fitness programme for ageing people with ID, results of implementation and execution, and programme’s effects are described in this thesis.