The importance of oriented physical activity in the first 48 months: differences in motor skills.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The importance of physical activity in the first months of age is well known, however, with the evolution of the urban environment, the excessive workload of parents and the excessive time in growing up in kindergartens has limited this same free practice and little has been studied about this issue. In Portugal, there are institutions that provide oriented physical activity for their children, however, this is optional, which may create disadvantages in children's motor skills in these ages.

Objective

The objective of the study isto verify if there are differences in the development of motor skills (global and fine) comparing children between 12 and 48 months who practice oriented physical activity (OPA) and children who do not.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Rebelo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10173640 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature