The effects of a daily, 6-week exergaming curriculum onbalanceinfourthgrade children

Journal of Sport and Health Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 131-137

  Sheehan, Dwayne P ^a   Katz, Larry ^b  

^a MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance; Children; Elementary school; Exergaming; Fundamental movement skills

Indexed keywords

AGILITY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXERGAMING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84897923140     PISSN: 20952546     EISSN: 22132961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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