Background Qualitative research is a method in which new ideas and strategies can be
discovered. This qualitative study aimed to investigate parents' and teachers' opinions on …

Purpose: It is a commonly held perception that most young children are naturally active and
meet physical activity recommendations. However, there is no scientific evidence available …

Background The importance of movement behaviors for health is well known, although few
studies have examined the adherence to movement guidelines in low‐income preschoolers …

New playground concepts–favouring natural play characteristics–emerge. The aim of our
free play study is to explore the relation between newly established natural playgrounds and …

Background Childcare settings are important environments for influencing child eating and
physical activity (PA). Family childcare homes (FCCH) care for many children of low-income …

Studies that have analysed the association between the different movement behaviours and
fundamental movement skills (FMS) have considered it in an independent manner …

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Jenni Kulmala Always on the Move? Measured Physical Activity of 3-Year-Old Preschool …

Background The prevalence of obesity increased while certain measures of physical fitness
deteriorated in preschool children in China over the past decade. This study tested the …

There has recently been great interest in the use of accelerometers onboard electronic
transmitters to characterise various aspects of the ecology of wild animals. We review use …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the association between preschool
playground size, formalized physical activity (PA) policies, time spent outdoors and …