ArticlePediatric obesity2013
Physical activity behaviours of highly active preschoolers.
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- Hyperactive-impulsive behavior does not moderate the association between executive function and physical activity in preschoolers.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- A Summary of One Research Team's Contributions to Understanding Physical Activity Behavior in Children and Youth.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Physical environmental opportunities for active play and physical activity level in preschoolers: a multicriteria analysis.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Study Protocol for a Home-based Obesity Prevention Program in Latino Preschool Children.Translational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine · 2017Article
- Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Fatness in a Biethnic Sample of Young Children.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2017Article
- The home environment and toddler physical activity: an ecological momentary assessment study.Pediatric obesity · 2017Article
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- Mediation of the Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition Behaviors of Preschool Children by Maternal Cognition in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- Ecological Momentary Assessment in Eating Disorder and Obesity Research: a Review of the Recent Literature.Current psychiatry reports · 2016Review
- Physical activity and motor skills in children attending 43 preschools: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2014Article
- Physical activity intensity, sedentary time, and body composition in preschoolers.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundUnderstanding the physical activity behaviour of young children who are highly active may provide important guidance for promoting physical activity in preschools.
objectivesThe objective of this study was to describe the movement characteristics of high-active (HA) children during attendance at preschools.
methodsChildren in 20 preschools (n = 231) wore accelerometers and were classified into tertiles of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Children's movement characteristics were observed using the Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in Children-Preschool Version. Mixed-model analyses compared movement types between HA children and lower-active (LA) children during the total school day.
resultsHA (n = 77) children were observed to be more active than LA children (n = 154) indoors (P < 0.001), but no differences were observed outdoors. HA children were more frequently observed running, crawling, climbing, jumping, skipping, swinging and throwing across the total school day than LA children. Outdoors, HA children participated in more swinging and throwing and less jumping or skipping than LA children. Indoors, HA children spent more time pulling, pushing and running, and less time walking than LA children.
conclusionsHA children have unique activity patterns. Further interventions to increase physical activity of all preschoolers should increase the time spent outside and include varied activity types throughout the entire school day.
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