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Measuring physical fitness in Persons with Severe/Profound ...

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AcknowledgementsThis research was f<strong>in</strong>anced by Hanze University Gron<strong>in</strong>gen, De Br<strong>in</strong>k, and <strong>with</strong> fund<strong>in</strong>g from theRegional Action-and-Attention Knowledge Circulation (RAAK).The authors k<strong>in</strong>dly acknowledge and thank the participants for their participation <strong>in</strong> this study,their representatives for giv<strong>in</strong>g permission to this and the gymnastic <strong>in</strong>structors of The Br<strong>in</strong>k, foraccompany<strong>in</strong>g the participants dur<strong>in</strong>g the walk<strong>in</strong>g tests.Heart rate was registered by a heart rate monitor of Polar Accurex plus, Kempele, F<strong>in</strong>land. Theprotocol of the Shuttle Run Test was provided by Netchild, the Netherlands. For the 6 MWD theprotocol of Butland et al (1982) was used.Chapter 4 | 65

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