More active pre-school children have better motor competence at school starting age
an observational cohort study
Almost half of young children do not achieve minimum recommendations of 60 daily minutes in physical activity. Physical activity is potentially an important determinant of the development of motor competence in children. This study is one of very few longitudinal studies in this area and the first to investigate early childhood physical activity as a predictor of subsequent motor skill competence.
Literatuurverwijzing: Barnett, L.M., Salmon, J., & Hesketh, K. (2016). More active pre-school children have better motor competence at school starting age: an observational cohort study. BMC Public Health