Walking In The Records Of Physical Activities Of People With Visual Impairments
Vol.7,No.3(2013)
It is more difficult in many ways to carry out physical activities for people with visual impairments. The trends of contemporary lifestyle related to the imbalance of energy intake and expenditure may negatively affect them. They do not have many opportunities for the energy expenditure. The most commonly reported physical activities of people with visual impairments include walking. But its realisation may be associated with a number of problems. The aim of the study was to find out the degree of everyday physical activities in comparison with passive relaxation and to find out to which extent they are a part of everyday life for people with visual impairments. We investigated the indicators characterising the applied physical activity and inactivity during the week among the citizens with the visual impairment in the Usti Region (n = 15) using the short version of the IPAQ questionnaire. The acquired data was converted to values MET and MET-min · week–1. In the total volume of reported activities during the week (2 967 MET-min · week–1) there is a larger quantity of walking (2 222 MET-min · week–1). We tried to objectify the acquired data by using pedometers and it showed low volumes of steps for selected individuals. It turns out that only a small proportion of people with visual impairments fulfil more of the medical recommended criteria. Their lifestyle may suffer from an excess of sedentary activities that may adversely affect health. We recommend supporting their activity by the presence of tracers, improvements in navigation and preparation of specific programmes. We also see the arrangements at the level of local politics.
physical activity; inactivity; locomotion; people with visual impairments; IPAQ questionnaire; pedometer
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