Fundamental movement skill interventions in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PJ Morgan, LM Barnett, DP Cliff, AD Okely… - …, 2013 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: Fundamental movement skill (FMS) proficiency is positively associated with
physical activity and fitness levels. The objective of this study was to systematically review …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions designed to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in school physical education lessons

C Lonsdale, RR Rosenkranz, LR Peralta, A Bennie… - Preventive …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Physical education (PE) that allows students to engage in moderate-to-
vigorous physical activity (MVPA) can play an important role in health promotion …

International normative 20 m shuttle run values from 1 142 026 children and youth representing 50 countries

GR Tomkinson, JJ Lang, MS Tremblay… - British journal of sports …, 2017 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To develop sex-specific and age-specific international norms for the 20 m shuttle
run test (20mSRT) in children and youth (aged 9–17 years), and to estimate the prevalence …

Prevalence and correlates of low fundamental movement skill competency in children

LL Hardy, T Reinten-Reynolds, P Espinel, A Zask… - …, 2012 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic and health-related characteristics of school-aged
children with low competency in fundamental movement skills (FMS). METHODS: Cross …

Evaluation of school-based interventions of active breaks in primary schools: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Masini, S Marini, D Gori, E Leoni, A Rochira… - Journal of science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives To provide a systematic review of studies that investigated the effects of Active
Break (AB) school-based interventions on Physical Activity (PA) levels, classroom behavior …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiorespiratory fitness and motor skills in relation to cognition and academic performance in children–a review

EA Haapala - Journal of human kinetics, 2013 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Different elements of physical fitness in children have shown a declining trend during the
past few decades. Cardiorespiratory fitness and motor skills have been associated with …

Fundamental movement skill proficiency amongst adolescent youth

W O'Brien, S Belton, J Issartel - Physical Education and Sport …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Literature suggests that physical education programmes ought to provide
intense instruction towards basic movement skills needed to enjoy a variety of physical …

Smart-phone obesity prevention trial for adolescent boys in low-income communities: the ATLAS RCT

JJ Smith, PJ Morgan, RC Plotnikoff, KA Dally… - …, 2014 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of the Active Teen Leaders
Avoiding Screen-time (ATLAS) intervention for adolescent boys, an obesity prevention …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamental movement skills and physical activity among children living in low-income communities: a cross-sectional study

KE Cohen, PJ Morgan, RC Plotnikoff, R Callister… - International journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background Although previous studies have demonstrated that children with high levels of
fundamental movement skill competency are more active throughout the day, little is known …

Effects of different types of classroom physical activity breaks on children's on‐task behaviour, academic achievement and cognition

MF Mavilidi, R Drew, PJ Morgan, DR Lubans… - Acta …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study examined the effects of different types of classroom physical activity breaks
on children's on‐task behaviour, academic achievement and cognition. Methods …