Learning to cycle: from training wheels to balance bike

C Mercê, M Branco, D Catela, F Lopes… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Learning to cycle is an important milestone in a child's life, so it is important to
allow them to explore cycling as soon as possible. The use of a bicycle with training wheels …

Training programmes to learn how to ride a bicycle independently for children and youths: a systematic review

C Mercê, JV Pereira, M Branco, D Catela… - … Education and Sport …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The bicycle is a popular means of transportation, exercise, recreation and also
socializing for children worldwide, allowing them several physical and psychological …

Learning to cycle: are physical activity and birth order related to the age of learning how to ride a bicycle?

C Mercê, M Branco, D Catela, F Lopes, LP Rodrigues… - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present article aimed to verify whether the age at which children learn to ride a bicycle is
related to their physical activity or birth order. Data were collected from an online structured …

Learning to cycle: a constraint-led intervention programme using different cycling task constraints

C Mercê, K Davids, D Catela, M Branco… - … Education and Sport …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Cycling is a foundational movement skill which represents an important motor
milestone to achieve in children's lives. The use of a bicycle with training wheels is the most …

Effects of a cycling intervention on adolescents cycling skills

T van Hoef, S Kerr, R Roth, C Brenni… - Journal of Transport & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Over the last two decades, bicycling as a mode for transportation has declined
by 64% among 16-to 20-year-old adolescents in Switzerland, the largest decrease of any …

Strategies and effects of school-based interventions to promote active school transportation by bicycle among children and adolescents: a systematic review

DMI Schönbach, TM Altenburg, A Marques… - International journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Promoting cycling to school may benefit establishing a lifelong physical activity
routine. This systematic review aimed to summarize the evidence on strategies and effects of …

Does a cycle training course improve cycling skills in children?

F Ducheyne, I De Bourdeaudhuij, M Lenoir… - Accident Analysis & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Introduction The aim of this study was to determine the short-term effects of cycle training on
basic cycling skills in children from the 4th grade of elementary school. Furthermore, the …

From cars to bikes–the feasibility and effect of using e-bikes, longtail bikes and traditional bikes for transportation among parents of children attending kindergarten …

HB Bjørnarå, S Berntsen, SJ Te Velde, L Fegran… - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Background The present study aims to increase bicycling and level of physical activity (PA),
and thereby promote health in parents of toddlers, by giving access to different bicycle types …

Is it possible to improve motor competence through a structured balance bike program in preschool children aged 3 to 6 years?

R Navarro-Patón, F Canosa-Pasantes, M Mecías-Calvo… - Sports, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study aimed (1) to investigate the effect of a brief 9-week bike program on preschool
motor competence levels and (2) to know the effects of the intervention program on gender …

Positive skill transfer in balance and speed control from balance bike to pedal bike in adults: A multiphase intervention study

GCC Chow, SCW Ha - PLoS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Learning to cycle can be challenging for adults who did not acquire the
necessary skills during childhood. Balance bikes have been used to teach children how to …