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bathaeian M, heidarianpour A, Bathaeian N, Naderi A. Effectiveness of water exercise program on urinary cortisol, body composition and cardiac fitness of children with autism. J Arak Uni Med Sci 2026; 28 (6)
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1- MSc of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran
2- Professor of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran ,a.heidarianpour@basu.ac.ir
3- MSc of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport sciences, Bu-Ali Sina university, Hamadan, Iran
4- Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Technical and Vocational (TVU), Tehran, Iran
2- Professor of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran ,
3- MSc of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport sciences, Bu-Ali Sina university, Hamadan, Iran
4- Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Technical and Vocational (TVU), Tehran, Iran
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Background and Aim: Children with autism generally have overweight and obese body composition, high resting heart rate and high levels of stress and cortisol, and considering the effect of exercise on improving body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness, the purpose of this study is to investigate The effect of water exercise on the body composition indicators, heart indicators and cortisol level of children with autism.
Material and Methods: The methods in this semi-experimental study were performed with the pre-test-post-test plan and with the available individuals.The study included 11 children with autism between the ages of 5 and 10, who underwent an 8-week water exercise program (2 sessions per week) after a medical examination and psychiatric evaluation. Before and after exercise intervention, body composition indicators (weight, body mass index (BMI), fat mass (FM)) and cardiac indices (resting heart rate (RHR), systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), maximal oxygen consumption (Vo2max)) and urinary cortisol levels were measured. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used for the normality of the data, and the correlated t-test was used to compare the pre-test and post-test. Data analysis was done with spss21 software.
Ethical considerations:the present research with the code of the Ethics Committee 1394.106.IR UMSHA REC was adopted at the Faculty of sports science of the boweli Sinai University of Hamedan.
finding: 8 weeks of water exercise significantly reduced weight, BMI, FM, RHR, SBP, cortisol level and significantly increased Vo2max of children with autism (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It seems that performing water exercise is useful for improving body composition, cardiorespiratory endurance and stress in children with autism.
Material and Methods: The methods in this semi-experimental study were performed with the pre-test-post-test plan and with the available individuals.The study included 11 children with autism between the ages of 5 and 10, who underwent an 8-week water exercise program (2 sessions per week) after a medical examination and psychiatric evaluation. Before and after exercise intervention, body composition indicators (weight, body mass index (BMI), fat mass (FM)) and cardiac indices (resting heart rate (RHR), systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), maximal oxygen consumption (Vo2max)) and urinary cortisol levels were measured. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used for the normality of the data, and the correlated t-test was used to compare the pre-test and post-test. Data analysis was done with spss21 software.
Ethical considerations:the present research with the code of the Ethics Committee 1394.106.IR UMSHA REC was adopted at the Faculty of sports science of the boweli Sinai University of Hamedan.
finding: 8 weeks of water exercise significantly reduced weight, BMI, FM, RHR, SBP, cortisol level and significantly increased Vo2max of children with autism (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It seems that performing water exercise is useful for improving body composition, cardiorespiratory endurance and stress in children with autism.
Keywords: Autism, Urinary cortisol levels, Body composition, Resting heart rate, Cardiovascular endurance
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