Fundamental movement skills in relation to weekday and weekend physical activity in preschool children

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 691-696

  Foweather, Lawrence ^a   Knowles, Zoe ^b   Ridgers, Nicola D ^c   O'Dwyer, Mareesa V ^d   Foulkes, Jonathan D ^b   Stratton, Gareth ^e  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Early Childhood Ireland ^*  (Ireland)

^e SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Motor skills; Movement; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY MOVEMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTOR;

ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84943455782     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.09.014     Document Type: Article

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