The health benefits of a physical active lifestyle and physical fitness from a young age are
widely recognized as beneficial. This study examined the relationship between physical …

Purpose Fundamental motor skills (FMS) contribute to positive health trajectories. A high
level of competence in ball skills (a subset of FMS) is a predictor for time spent in moderate …

Objectives Preschoolers 3–5 years of age are in a crucial stage of motor skill competence.
While preschoolers develop their motor skill competence through engagement in physical …

Physical activity is a vital component of overall health and development. It has been widely
proven that physical activity has beneficial effects on many aspects of physiological …

2016. Purpose: Knowing that motor skills will not develop to their full potential without
opportunities to practice in environments that are stimulating and supportive, we evaluated …

› Background: Physical activity is important for health at all ages, but many, including
children, are not sufficiently active. Childhood physical inactivity is linked to deficits in motor …

Objective To determine whether, and to what extent, physical activity interventions affect the
overall activity levels of children. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources …

Motor competence and physical fitness are important for the development of positive
trajectories of health over time (Robinson et al., 2015). In their conceptual model, Stodden et …

Objective: To evaluate how different physical activity (PA) interventions (traditional,
exergaming, and teacher/parent education) impacted children's motor skills (object control …

The physical education environment is a key opportunity to intervene because of access to
children and adolescents for the purpose of increasing physical activity participation and …