Physical Activity and Fundamental Motor Skill Performance of 5⁻10 Year Old Children in Three Different Playgrounds.

ABSTRACT: Playgrounds provide opportunities for children to engage in physical activity and develop their fundamental motor skills. The aim of this descriptive pilot study was to examine whether playground design facilitated different levels of physical activity and fundamental motor skills. Children aged 5 to 10 (n = 57) were recruited from three independent playgrounds located in Melbourne (Australia). Whilst playing, children wore accelerometers which measured time spent in physical activity and direct observations recorded fundamental motor skills and play equipment use. A general linear model with playground type as the predictor and adjusting for monitor wear-time identified whether mean time in physical activity was different for the three playgrounds. Frequencies and a one-way ANOVA a

SUBMITTER: Adams J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6165260 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature