Association between fundamental motor skills and physical activity in the early years: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity (PA) in the early years is associated with a range of positive health outcomes. Fundamental motor skill (FMS) competence is associated with PA and is theorized to be driven by PA in the early years and vice versa in mid to late childhood. However, to date, no studies have meta-analyzed the association between PA and FMS in the early years.

Methods

Six electronic databases were searched for articles published up to April 2019. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies were included if they targeted children (ages 3-6 year) as the population of the study and assessed the association between objectively measured PA and FMS. Total FMS, total physical activity (TPA), and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) data were meta-analyzed using a rand

SUBMITTER: Jones D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7749255 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature