In-school and out-of-school physical activity in preschool children

JR O'Neill, KA Pfeiffer… - Journal of Physical …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Little is known about the relationship between children's physical activity (PA)
in preschool (in-school) and outside of preschool (out-of-school). This study described this …

Motor proficiency and physical activity in preschool girls: a preliminary study

MC Gallotta, C Baldari, L Guidetti - Early Child Development and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Physical activity during preschool age promotes sports learning and the acquisition of
fundamental and complex movement skills. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact …

Determinants of sufficient daily activity in Australian primary school children

A Spinks, A Macpherson, C Bain… - Journal of paediatrics …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: Australian guidelines recommend that children participate in at least one hour of
physical activity every day. We aimed to measure physical activity participation in a random …

Relationship between fundamental movement skills and physical activity in preschool-aged children: A systematic review

F Xin, ST Chen, C Clark, JT Hong, Y Liu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Preschoolers Build Fundamental Motor Skills Critical to an Active Lifestyle: The All 4 Kids© Intervention Study

AR Lindsay, A Starrett, A Brian, TA Byington… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This pragmatic, real world study examined the effects of the All 4 Kids© intervention on
preschoolers' mastery of movement skills and determined whether the instruction had …

The relationship between motor skills and cognitive skills in 4–16 year old typically developing children: A systematic review

IMJ Van der Fels, SCM Te Wierike, E Hartman… - Journal of science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives This review aims to give an overview of studies providing evidence for a
relationship between motor and cognitive skills in typically developing children. Design A …

Movement competence: Association with physical self-efficacy and physical activity

C Peers, J Issartel, S Behan, N O'Connor… - Human Movement …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of this paper was to investigate whether physical self-efficacy
mediates the relationship between movement competence (fundamental movement skills …

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, indices of cognitive control, and academic achievement in preadolescents

DM Pindus, ES Drollette, MR Scudder, NA Khan… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To assess whether preadolescents' objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous
physical activity (MVPA) is associated with cognitive control and academic achievement …

Do perceptions of competence mediate the relationship between fundamental motor skill proficiency and physical activity levels of children in kindergarten?

JR Crane, PJ Naylor, R Cook… - Journal of Physical …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Perceptions of competence mediate the relationship between motor skill
proficiency and physical activity among older children and adolescents. This study …

Is there an association among actual motor competence, perceived motor competence, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in preschool children?

V Lopes, L Barnett, L Rodrigues - Journal of Motor …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
The purpose is to explore relationships among moderate to vigorous physical activity
(MVPA), sedentary behavior (SB), and actual gross motor competence (MC) and perceived …