Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Perceived Quality of Life in Adults with Visual Impairment

Physical activity as the main factor affecting body composition of the visually impaired

“…Simultaneously, 75.9% of the respondents admitted not to engage in any physical activity. This has also been confirmed in a study carried out by Holbrook et al [12]. According to other observations, too, visually impaired people avoid physical activity, leading sedentary lives [3,23].…”

“…Verifying BMI itself turns out not sufficient anymore to, for instance, assess threats concerning the overweight occurrence in the population. Body fat level analysis is of fundamental importance here [8,12,35,46,47]. The results of own research revealed differences between the body FatP in groups of visually impaired men who were physically active and those who did not engage in any additional physical activity.…”

“…Visual dysfunctions are considered to be the most common cause of lack of physical activity [11][12][13]. Studies have shown that people with visual impairment have a greater need for health.…”

The Connection Between Certain Morphological Parameters and Results in Goalball Players

“…In addition to a better fitness status and health benefits, people with visual impairments also develop self-confidence, they build social skills and they better integrate themselves into their surroundings (Ponchillia et al, 2002). However, studies exploring the level of physical activity, body composition and perception of quality of life in people with impaired sight, state that in this population in all age periods there is a decrease in the level of physical activity that is associated with high value levels of indicators of body composition and overweight (obesity) (acc: Holbrook et al, 2009). On the other hand, when it comes to the goalball player morphological profile there are insufficient studies especially for the population of adults with visual impairment (Scherer et al).…”

Physical Activity and Welfare of Guide Dogs and Walking Activity of Their Partners

“…Low levels of physical activity have been reported for all generations with visual disabilities (Crews and Campbell 2001;Ayvazoglu, Oh and Kozub 2006;Holbrook et al 2009;Houwen, Hartman and Visscher 2009). Longmuir and Bar-Or (2000) reported that youths with visual disabilities, cerebral palsy, or muscular dystrophy had the most sedentary lifestyles among youths with various types of physical and sensory disabilities.…”