APS
APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Effects of a 10-Week Physical Activity Program on Asylum Seekers’ Physiological Health
- Matheus Guerra
Department of Global Health - Matheus Guerra
Blekinge Centre of Competence - Lindskär Erik
Blekinge Centre of Competence - Erica Schütz
Network for Empowerment and Well-Being - Gerthi Persson
Section for Quality and Development - Daniel Berglind
Department of Global Health - Danilo Garcia
Linköping University
Abstract
We evaluated the effect of a 10-week training program on physiological health among a sample of 465 asylum seekers in Sweden, most of them from Syria. We found increases on the overall maximum aerobic fitness along with body composition (e.g., skeletal muscle mass) and a decrease in body fat.
Health/Exercise/Sport
