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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"physical activity in children"”.
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Motor skill performance and physical activity in children with features of autism spectrum disorder
<p>Fifty to 100% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit motor skills deficits. In addition to motor skill deficits, children with ASD have been reported to engage in less physical activity than their neurotypical peers. Motor skill deficits and limited physical activity may impact …
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Effects of Maturity Level, Sex and Work Intensity on the Response of Selected Measures of Ventilatory, Metabolic and Circulatory Function to Prolonged Physical Activity in Children
… metabolic and circulatory function to prolonged physical activity of mild and moderate intensity in prepubertal and adolescent children were investigated. Three questions were considered: (1) Do prepubertal and adolescent children respond, physiologically, in a similar manner to prolonged work?; …
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4 - 5 metų amžiaus vaikų fizinio aktyvumo skatinimas ikimokyklinio ugdymo įstaigoje: situacija ir lūkesčiai /
In today's continuously evolving field of information technology, society, a lack of physical activity is an increasingly common phenomenon. Pre-school education institutions are implementing projects, programmes that encourage children to live healthier lives and be more physically active. On 9 …
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The effect of outdoor activity context on physical activity in preschool children
… was to develop and test a methodology for assessing the effect of outdoor activity context on level of physical activity in preschool children. The Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in Children (OSRAC) was used to define the test conditions and various levels of physical …
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Descriptive and experimental analyses of variables maintaining moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in preschool children
… the results yielded from descriptive analyses of physical activity to those of functional analyses with the same preschool children. Descriptive analyses were conducted during repeated, 30-min naturally occurring outdoor times on an outdoor playground in a local daycare. Five minute functional …
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The influence of exergaming on the physical fitness; attitude towards physical activity; and self-concept in overweight and obese children
The rapidly growing rate of childhood obesity makes it imperative to develop an effective intervention program for obese children. This stud y was an attempt to answer the question as to whether exergaming can drive overweight and obese children towards adopting a healthier lifestyle, becoming more …
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Middle School Students' Perceptions of and Responses to the Inclusion of Culturally Relevant Units in the Physical Education Curriculum
… a three-year, multicomponent school-based health intervention implemented in two middle schools in an Appalachian county. The purpose of this study was to examine school students' perceptions of and responses to the inclusion of culturally relevant units in the physical education (PE) curriculum. …
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Socio-ecological influences on physical activity in primary school children: a view from South Africa
… of childhood overweight and obesity has increased substantially globally with a concurrent decline in both children's physical activity and fitness levels. The socio-ecological model proposes that health behaviour, such as physical activity, is influenced by multiple factors, at an …
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Growing Minds: The Relationship Between Parental Attitude about Nature and the Development of Fine and Gross Motor Skills in Children
Adults associate their childhood with playing outdoors, often in natural settings. This type of free play is valuable to child development. Children tend to use outdoor play areas in physically active ways, and time spent outdoors relates positively to increased physical activity in children. …
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Body composition especially external skeletal robustness in association with physical activity and recreation in pre-pubertal children : a national and international investigation
In children the way of life, nutrition and recreation changed in recent years and as a consequence body composition shifted as well. It is established that overweight belongs to a global problem. In addition, German children exhibit a less robust skeleton than ten years ago. These developments may …
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Inequalities in children's physical activity and interventions
There is clear evidence of socioeconomic inequalities in overweight and obesity in childhood. These differences progressively worsen with age ultimately amplifying disparities in morbidity and premature mortality from associated noncommunicable diseases across the life-course. The well-established …
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A longitudinal study on possible correlates that might explain the onset and progression of musculoskeletal symptoms in school-aged children with Generalized Joint Hypermobility
Background: Generalized Joint Hypermobility (GJH) is an increased joint range of motion in multiple joints. Its prevalence in the general population is usually a function of age, gender, ethnicity and Beighton score cut-off score. GJH has been documented to be beneficial to sports and activities …
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Aspects of fitness and physical activity patterns in Edinburgh school children
There is growing concern that many children in Britain do not take sufficient exercise to benefit cardiovascular health. This is supported by extensive evidence advocating the importance of regular physical activity for lifelong health and well-being, and is of particular relevance in Scotland …
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Physical activity and gross motor skills in rural South African preschool children
… Global levels of overweight and obesity in preschool-aged children have increased dramatically in the last two decades, with most overweight and obese children younger than five years living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Statistics from the 2013 South African National …