Effects Of Adapted Aerobic Dance On Selected Psychomotor Variables Among Intellectually Challenged Children
Keywords:
Intellectually challenged, psychomotor variables, movement time, reaction timeAbstract
The aim of this study was to suggest suitable adaptation for aerobic dance for the benefit of intellectually challenged children and to find out the effect of the same on selected psychomotor variables, such as movement time and reaction time. For this purpose, the investigator selected 30 intellectually challenged children and divided into two groups, experimental (n=15) and control (n=15). The experimental group was asked to perform with no disabled peers along with music and video display of the aerobic dance. Pre and post-test scores on movement time and reaction time was collected and subjected to statistical analysis using ANCOVA. The results proved that there was a significant improvement in movement time (P<0.05) and reaction time (P<0.05) due to adapted aerobic dance. It was concluded that the adaptation of aerobic dance with nondisabled exercise partners along with music and video display make the intellectually challenged children involve in the experimental treatment which can be followed future researchers apart from the fact that it contributes to the beneficial improvement of selected psychomotor variables of the intellectually challenged compared to controls.
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