Background The direction of the longitudinal relationship between physical activity (PA) and
fundamental motor skills (FMS) remains unclear. We evaluated the bi-directional …

Background: The current study evaluated the reciprocal longitudinal relationship between
physical activity (PA) and motor competence (MC) and the potential mediation of …

Background Research indicates that childhood motor competence (MC) can predict physical
activity (PA) levels later in life and it has been argued that frequently engaging in a wide …

Physical activity (PA) is essential for development of fundamental motor skills (FMS) in
children, but it is uncertain which PA intensities are most influential. A limitation to current …

Physical activity (PA) is important for children's development of fundamental motor skills
(FMS) and physical fitness (FIT) but evidence regarding which intensities are associated …

Objectives Physical activity can be promoted by high levels of gross motor skills. A
systematic review found a positive relationship in children (3–18 years) but only few studies …

Aims This study aimed to predict the variation in future fundamental movement skills (FMS),
physical activity (PA) and body mass index (BMI) from prior FMS, PA, and BMI in British pre …

Background Almost half of young children do not achieve minimum recommendations of 60
daily minutes in physical activity. Physical activity is potentially an important determinant of …

Preschool-aged children are in a critical period of developing fundamental movement skills
(FMS). FMS have a close link with physical activity (PA). This study aimed to systematically …

Albeit limited, some emerging work, using convenience-based samples, has demonstrated
that greater motor skill development is associated with higher physical activity among …