Purpose The growth of certain human brain structures peaks at early ages, and complex
motor interventions could positively facilitate this process. This study aims to offer an …

Lack of physical activity is a severe global public health problem. Gross motor competence
is essential in growth, development, and opportunities that lead to a physically active …

Objectives To assess the effect of a physical activity intervention delivered in the childcare
centres (CC), with or without a parent-driven home physical activity component, on children's …

Background Recent population-based surveys have reported that large majorities of
children in France, Europe and in the US are not complying with international physical …

Purpose: Unlike other European countries, Italian kindergartens do not include the physical
education teacher in the school organic personnel. This is frequently associated with the …

Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are the building blocks to specialist movements that are
used throughout one's life in all forms of physical activity (PA) and sports involvement. FMS …

The purpose of this special issue is to showcase a variety of recent studies on the effects of
various physical activity programs on individuals' motor skills, brain health and disease …

Methods: Children were assessed at ages 4 (T1/Pre), 5 (T2/Post) and 8 yrs (T3/Follow-up)
for locomotor (LM) and object control (OC) proficiency using the Test Gross Motor …

Background Motor competence and physical fitness are important factors for promoting
positive trajectories of health over time. In 2008, Stodden and colleagues developed a …

Background: Physical activity is positively related to motor abilities. Especially in childhood,
an active lifestyle is important to support healthy motor development. The low-threshold …