Positive activity behaviours (ie higher physical activity [PA]/lower sedentary behaviour [SB])
are beneficial from infancy, yet evidence suggests that young children (0‐to 6‐year‐olds) …

The primary aim of this paper is to provide a rationale for the necessity of intervening with a
physical activity intervention in the preschool years and why the daycare environment is …

Soil microbes make up a significant portion of the genetic diversity and play a critical role in
belowground carbon (C) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Soil microbial diversity and …

Objectives: To provide sex-and age-specific percentile values for levels of physical activity
(PA) and sedentary time of European children aged 2.0–10.9 years from eight European …

Context Identifying current physical activity levels and sedentary time of preschool children
is important for informing government policy and community initiatives. This paper reviewed …

Objectives Preschoolers 3–5 years of age are in a crucial stage of motor skill competence.
While preschoolers develop their motor skill competence through engagement in physical …

The promotion of physical activity (PA) in young children requires effective interventions.
This article reviews the evidence on PA interventions in childcare by applying a socio …

This study explored the proportion of European youth who are sufficiently active according to
physical activity (PA) recommendations, based exclusively on objective assessment through …

Adequate motor skills are essential for children participating in age‐related physical
activities, and gross motor skills may play an important role for maintaining sufficient level of …

Background Many preschoolers spend a substantial portion of their day enrolled in centre-
based childcare; the amounts of physical activity and sedentary time accumulated in this …