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Exploring the Relationship Between Fundamental Motor Skill Interventions and Physical Activity Levels in Children: A

Alexander C Engel1, Carolyn R Broderick2, Nancy van Doorn2

  • 1Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW, Level 2 Wallace Wurth West, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia. alexander.engel@unsw.edu.au.

Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)
|April 25, 2018
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Improving fundamental movement skills (FMS) in preschoolers through teacher-led interventions, with at least three sessions weekly, enhances physical activity (PA) and reduces sedentary behavior (SB). This approach may combat childhood obesity.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Exercise Science
  • Child Development

Background:

  • Physical activity (PA) offers significant health benefits, yet many children do not meet recommended levels.
  • Low proficiency in fundamental movement skills (FMS) is linked to low PA in school-aged children, but this relationship is unclear in preschoolers (3-5 years).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate interventions aimed at improving FMS and PA in children aged 3-5 and 5-12 years.
  • To determine if changes in FMS correlate with changes in PA across these age groups.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic literature search identified controlled trials measuring FMS and PA in children aged 3-12 years.
  • Interventions focused on FMS/PA, with sub-analyses based on intervention type (teacher-led vs. educated), frequency (≥3 sessions/week), and age group.

Main Results:

  • Teacher-led interventions with ≥3 weekly sessions significantly improved FMS (SMD=0.23, p=0.0002).
  • Teacher-led interventions showed a strong negative correlation between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behavior (SB) (r=-0.969, p=0.031).

Conclusions:

  • Limited studies assess both FMS and PA post-intervention, particularly in school-aged children.
  • Training preschoolers in FMS at least three times weekly can enhance proficiency, increase PA intensity, and decrease SB, potentially mitigating childhood obesity risks.
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