Examining the effectiveness of a pilot physical literacy–based intervention targeting first-year university students: the PLUS program

MYW Kwan, JD Graham, C Bedard, E Bremer… - Sage …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The transition into university is often considered the first major life transition and is
associated with significant declines in physical activity (PA). It remains, however, unclear …

Changes in fundamental motor-skill performance following a nine-month mastery motivational climate intervention

JL Johnson, ME Rudisill, P Hastie… - … Quarterly for Exercise …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Children who do not learn their fundamental motor skills (FMS) are more likely to
be unskilled, sedentary adults. By consequence, it behooves those teaching physical …

Facebook groups on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: social media content analysis

A Apperson, M Stellefson, SR Paige… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Facebook Groups facilitate information exchange and engagement for patients with chronic
conditions, including those living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); …

An active play intervention to improve physical activity and fundamental movement skills in children of low socio-economic status: feasibility cluster randomised …

A Johnstone, AR Hughes, L Bonnar, JN Booth… - Pilot and feasibility …, 2019 - Springer
Introduction Active play is a novel approach to addressing low physical activity levels and
fundamental movement skills (FMS) in childhood and new interventions must be developed …

Moving beyond the gym: A content analysis of YouTube as an information resource for physical literacy

T Bopp, JD Vadeboncoeur, M Stellefson… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Internet, and particularly YouTube, has been found to be and continues to develop as a
resourceful educational space for health-related information. Understanding physical …

Longitudinal associations between motor competence and different physical activity intensities: LabMed physical activity study

L Lopes, JAP Silva Mota, C Moreira… - Journal of sports …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Full article: Longitudinal associations between motor competence and different physical activity
intensities: LabMed physical activity study Skip to Main Content Taylor and Francis Online …

Identifying profiles of children at risk of being less physically active: an exploratory study using a self-organised map approach for motor competence

I Estevan, X García-Massó, J Molina García… - Journal of sports …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to develop profiles in children according to physical fitness, actual and
perceived motor competence, and to examine the level of engagement in physical activity …

Modelling the dynamics of children's gross motor coordination

AC Reyes, R Chaves, ADG Baxter-Jones… - Journal of sports …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study modelled children's gross motor coordination, investigated sex-differences and
identified the effects of fixed and dynamic correlates on motor coordination development. A …

Associations of school day sedentary behavior and physical activity with gross motor skills: use of compositional data analysis

RD Burns, Y Kim, W Byun… - Journal of Physical …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: To examine the relationships among school day sedentary times (SED), light
physical activity (LPA), and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with gross motor …

Association between motor competence and Functional Movement Screen scores

B Silva, LP Rodrigues, FM Clemente, JM Cancela… - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
Background Motor competence (MC) is generally used to describe a person's proficiency in
a variety of motor skills and is the basis for one's performance in sports and recreational …