Journal article
Motor Competence, Physical Activity, and Fitness across Early Childhood.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine if the associations between motor competence and physical activity and musculoskeletal fitness change over time, whether motor competence is associated with longitudinal trajectories of physical activity and fitness, and mediating pathways among these constructs across early childhood.
METHODS: Four hundred and eighteen children 3 to 5 yr of age (210 boys; age, 4.5 ± 1.0 yr) were recruited and completed three annual …
Authors
King-Dowling S; Proudfoot NA; Cairney J; Timmons BW
Journal
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Vol. 52, No. 11, pp. 2342–2348
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 2020
DOI
10.1249/mss.0000000000002388
ISSN
0195-9131