Youth with visual impairments are more likely to be overweight than peers without visual
impairments and often struggle with their locomotor skills. Locomotor development can …

This study compares the motor skills and physical fitness of school-age children (6-12 years)
with visual impairments (VI; n= 60) and sighted children (n= 60). The relationships between …

Children with visual impairments typically demonstrate lower levels of motor competence,
physical activity, and perceived motor competence compared to their peers without visual …

Children with visual impairments are less likely to meet recommended physical activ ity
guidelines than are their sighted peers (Augestad & Jiang, 2015; Haegele & Porretta, 2015) …

Background Children with visual impairments (VI) often reveal higher levels of sedentary
time and lower levels of fundamental motor skills (FMS), health-related fitness (HRF) and …

Background Limited population-based data is available in the United States (US) examining
physical activity engagement, weight status, and health status among youth with visual …

Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are an underlying mechanism driving physical activity
behavior and promoting positive developmental trajectories for health. However, little is …

Background Overweight can be a precursor of poor motor execution, negatively impacting
the overall development of school-aged children on various levels. This study determined …

Objective. Differences in fundamental movement skills and self-perceptions of physical
ability and physical appearance of overweight and non-overweight children were …

We compared the motor competence between overweight/obese and eutrophic
preschoolers with similar physical activity levels, age, socioeconomic status, maternal …