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To describe fundamental movement skills (FMS), physical fitness and level of physical activity among Australian children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and compare this with healthy peers.

Children aged 6–16 years with JIA were recruited from hospital rheumatology clinics and private rheumatology rooms in Sydney, Australia. All children attended an assessment day, where FMS were assessed by a senior paediatric physiotherapist, physical fitness was assessed using the multistage 20‐metre shuttle run test, and physical activity and physical and psychosocial well‐being were assessed with questionnaires. These results were compared with age‐ and gender‐matched peers from the NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey and the Health of Young Victorians Study using logistic regression analysis.

Twenty‐eight children with JIA participated in this study. There were no …