TY - JOUR
T1 - Fundamental movement skills in relation to weekday and weekend physical activity in preschool children.
AU - Foweather, L
AU - Knowles, Z
AU - Ridgers, ND
AU - O'Dwyer, MV
AU - Foulkes, Jonathan
AU - Stratton, G
PY - 2015/11/1
Y1 - 2015/11/1
N2 - Objectives
To examine associations between fundamental movement skills and weekday and weekend physical activity among preschool children living in deprived communities.
Design
Cross-sectional observation study.
Methods
Six locomotor skills and 6 object-control skills were video-assessed using The Children's Activity and Movement in Preschool Study Motor Skills Protocol. Physical activity was measured via hip-mounted accelerometry. A total of 99 children (53% boys) aged 3–5 years (M 4.6, SD 0.5) completed all assessments. Multilevel mixed regression models were used to examine associations between fundamental movement skills and physical activity. Models were adjusted for clustering, age, sex, standardised body mass index and accelerometer wear time.
Results
Boys were more active than girls and had higher object-control skill competency. Total skill score was positively associated with weekend moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (p = 0.034) but not weekday physical activity categories (p > 0.05). When subdomains of skills were examined, object-control skills was positively associated with light physical activity on weekdays (p = 0.008) and with light (p = 0.033), moderate-to-vigorous (p = 0.028) and light- and moderate-to-vigorous (p = 0.008) physical activity at weekends. Locomotor skill competency was positively associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on weekdays (p = 0.016) and light physical activity during the weekend (p = 0.035).
Conclusions
The findings suggest that developing competence in both locomotor and object-control skills may be an important element in promoting an active lifestyle in young children during weekdays and at weekends.
AB - Objectives
To examine associations between fundamental movement skills and weekday and weekend physical activity among preschool children living in deprived communities.
Design
Cross-sectional observation study.
Methods
Six locomotor skills and 6 object-control skills were video-assessed using The Children's Activity and Movement in Preschool Study Motor Skills Protocol. Physical activity was measured via hip-mounted accelerometry. A total of 99 children (53% boys) aged 3–5 years (M 4.6, SD 0.5) completed all assessments. Multilevel mixed regression models were used to examine associations between fundamental movement skills and physical activity. Models were adjusted for clustering, age, sex, standardised body mass index and accelerometer wear time.
Results
Boys were more active than girls and had higher object-control skill competency. Total skill score was positively associated with weekend moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (p = 0.034) but not weekday physical activity categories (p > 0.05). When subdomains of skills were examined, object-control skills was positively associated with light physical activity on weekdays (p = 0.008) and with light (p = 0.033), moderate-to-vigorous (p = 0.028) and light- and moderate-to-vigorous (p = 0.008) physical activity at weekends. Locomotor skill competency was positively associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on weekdays (p = 0.016) and light physical activity during the weekend (p = 0.035).
Conclusions
The findings suggest that developing competence in both locomotor and object-control skills may be an important element in promoting an active lifestyle in young children during weekdays and at weekends.
KW - Cross-sectional studies
KW - Motor skills
KW - Movement
KW - Physical activity
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/fundamental-movement-skills-relation-weekday-weekend-physical-activity-preschool-children
U2 - 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.09.014
DO - 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.09.014
M3 - Article (journal)
VL - 18
SP - 691
EP - 696
JO - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
JF - Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
SN - 1440-2440
IS - 6
ER -