Objectives To examine if the associations between motor competence and physical activity
and musculoskeletal fitness change over time, whether motor competence is associated with …

Background: Normal motor development and adequate levels of physical activity
engagement during the early years of life form the foundation of long-term psychological and …

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

The goal of this cross-sectional study was to further explore the relationships between motor
competence, physical activity, perceived motor competence, physical fitness and weight …

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 …

Objective Previous work is conflicted regarding the relationship between motor skill
development and physical activity. One potential explanation for this equivocality is the …

The goal of this study was to investigate differences in physical fitness and sports
participation over 2 years in children with relatively high, average, and low motor …

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether perceived motor competence and
components of health-related physical fitness mediated the relationship between actual …

Although significant attention has been paid to promoting the importance of physical activity
in children, adolescents, and adults, we do not currently understand how to promote …

OBJECTIVES. Youth with better motor abilities may find it easier to be physically active and
may be more likely to engage in physical activity compared with peers with poorer motor …