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30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

Physical Activity for Refugees in Sweden: Effects on Biophysiological Measures

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Cross-Cutting Theme Poster - My Truth or Yours: The Science of Reality Monitoring

  • Ali Nima
    Network for Empowerment and Well-Being
  • Matheus Guerra
    Network for Empowerment and Well-Being
  • Schütz Erica
    Linnaeus University
  • Erik Lindskär
    Network for Well-Being
  • Danilo Garcia
    Region Blekinge

Abstract

Our aim was to evaluate the effect of a 10-week training program on biophysiological measures among a sample of refugees in Sweden, mostly from Syria. The analyses suggested that physical activity increased the overall maximum aerobic fitness together with body composition (e.g., skeletal muscle mass), whereas body fat decreased.

Health/Exercise/Sport

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