SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2022
The Effectiveness of Fundamental Movement Skill Interventions on Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Levels in 5- to 11-Year-Old Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Children's and Adolescents' Actual Motor Competence, Perceived Physical Competence and Physical Activity: A Structural Equation Modelling Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Reviewing the association between motor competence and physical activity from a behavioral genetic perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative Effectiveness of Physical Activity Intervention Programs on Motor Skills in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Integrated functional training versus conventional physical education for health-related physical fitness in preschool children: a 14-week randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- The impact of learn, exercise, and game structured curriculum model on physical activity in children aged 3-6 years.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The effect of school-based functional training for physical fitness and postural health among children: a school-based cluster intervention trial.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Fundamental Movement/Motor Skills as an Important Component of Physical Literacy and Bridge to Physical Activity: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Biopsychosocial and Environmental Correlates of Children's Motor Competence: An Exploratory Study.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
- Assessing basic motor competences, physical fitness, and executive function in 4-5-year-old children: a longitudinal study in a primary care setting.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Impact and Implementation of an Early Years Fundamental Motor Skills Intervention for Children 4-5 Years.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Improving Fundamental Movement Skills during Early Childhood: An Intervention Mapping Approach.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Motor Competence Among Irish Adolescents: An Investigation of Sex Differences and Relatedness Between Fundamental Movement Skills and Functional Movement.Perceptual and motor skills · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundFundamental movement skill (FMS) competence is associated with physical activity during childhood, with higher FMS competence associated with higher physical activity levels; however, the effectiveness of FMS interventions in primary school-aged children is not fully understood.
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of FMS interventions at improving daily levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in 5- to 11-year-old children.
methodsSystematic searches were completed in eight electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, EMBASE, ERIC and Scopus). Studies were included if they were randomised or non-randomised controlled trials that implemented a physical activity intervention with an FMS component in 5- to 11-year-old children and included objectively measured daily levels of MVPA. Methodological quality was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tools for randomised and non-randomised controlled trials. Random effects meta-analysis was performed to determine the pooled intervention effect (mean difference) on minutes spent in MVPA with meta-regression for the use of an operationalised definition of FMS, in line with the criteria reported by Logan et al.
resultsA total of 19 studies were identified for review and 14 studies were eligible for meta-analysis. The pooled intervention effect was 4.3 min (95% confidence interval [CI] - 0.03 to 8.8) of MVPA per day. The percentage of future studies likely to find an effect greater than the minimal clinically important difference was 47% (95% CI 22-70). Studies that attempted to conceptualise and define FMS by combining at least one of Logan and colleagues' operational definitions with a measure of FMS had a positive effect on daily MVPA (13.3 min/day, 95% CI 8.0-18.6; R
conclusionsFMS interventions have the potential to increase daily levels of MVPA in 5- to 11-year-old children. However, future studies should concentrate on establishing an accurate conceptualisation of FMS and how FMS will be integrated within their intervention to further increase physical activity levels.
trial registrationProspero registration number: CRD42017058718.
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