Systematic review of the relationships between objectively measured physical activity and health indicators in school-aged children and youth

VJ Poitras, CE Gray, MM Borghese… - Applied physiology …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is essential for disease prevention and health
promotion. Emerging evidence suggests other intensities of physical activity (PA), including …

Motor competence and its effect on positive developmental trajectories of health

LE Robinson, DF Stodden, LM Barnett, VP Lopes… - Sports medicine, 2015 - Springer
In 2008, Stodden and colleagues took a unique developmental approach toward addressing
the potential role of motor competence in promoting positive or negative trajectories of …

[HTML][HTML] Correlates of gross motor competence in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

LM Barnett, SK Lai, SLC Veldman, LL Hardy, DP Cliff… - Sports medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background Gross motor competence confers health benefits, but levels in children and
adolescents are low. While interventions can improve gross motor competence, it remains …

Motor competence and health related physical fitness in youth: A systematic review

MT Cattuzzo, R dos Santos Henrique, AHN Ré… - Journal of science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to review the scientific evidence on associations between motor
competence (MC) and components of health related physical fitness (HRPF), in children and …

Neurocognitive correlates of obesity and obesity-related behaviors in children and adolescents

J Liang, BE Matheson, WH Kaye… - International journal of …, 2014 - nature.com
Childhood obesity rates have risen dramatically over the past few decades. Although obesity
has been linked to poorer neurocognitive functioning in adults, much less is known about …

Physical activity and motor competence present a positive reciprocal longitudinal relationship across childhood and early adolescence

RA Lima, K Pfeiffer, LR Larsen… - … of Physical activity …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: The current study evaluated the reciprocal longitudinal relationship between
physical activity (PA) and motor competence (MC) and the potential mediation of …

[HTML][HTML] A meta-study of qualitative research examining determinants of children's independent active free play

H Lee, KA Tamminen, AM Clark, L Slater… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose To produce a meta-study by completing a systematic review of qualitative research
examining determinants of independent active free play in children. Method Following …

How young is too young to start training?

GD Myer, RS Lloyd, JL Brent… - ACSM's health & fitness …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Participation in organized youth sports is increasing, and the opportunities to participate in
more competitive environments are happening at younger ages (1). The interest from …

[HTML][HTML] The role of motivation in the conceptual model of motor development in childhood

C Menescardi, A De Meester, S Morbée… - Psychology of Sport and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was twofold: first, to investigate whether perceived motor competence
(PMC) mediates the relation between actual motor competence (AMC) and physical activity …

The role of motor competence and body mass index in children's activity levels in physical education classes

BC Spessato, C Gabbard… - Journal of Teaching …, 2013 - journals.humankinetics.com
Our goal was to investigate the role of body mass index (BMI) and motor competence (MC)
in children's physical activity (PA) levels during physical education (PE) classes. We …