ArticleBMC public health2024
Field-based physical fitness assessment in preschool children in China.
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- Effects of Wushu Programs on Lower-Limb Explosive Power in Preschool Children Aged 5-6 Years: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Identification of preschool children's physical fitness phenotypes and their association with multidimensional body shape indicators: a data-driven approach with risk prediction modeling.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Goldilocks day for preschoolers' health outcomes: A compositional data analysis of 24-H movement behaviors on weekdays and weekends.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Article
- Percentile curve of balance development and network analysis with body shape and physical fitness in preschool children.BMC pediatrics · 2025Observational
- Relationships between types of balance performance in 3-to-6-year-old preschoolers: a cross-sectional study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Physical Fitness Benchmarks for Preschool Children in South Korea: A Population-Based Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- An investigation of the relationship and pathways of influence between body mass index, motor coordination, and health-related physical fitness index in preschool children.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Developmental trajectories of balance performance in preschoolers: age and gender differences for 3-6 years old Chinese children.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical fitness in the preschool years is considered a marker of current and future health. Therefore, understanding physical fitness levels of preschool children is necessary. Furthermore, the use of field-based methods to measure physical fitness is essential for assessing children in authentic venues such as schools. Hence, the main purpose of this study was to describe the physical fitness of Chinese preschool children across field-based methods considering a statement of confidence intervals for reference in physical fitness in each age and genders.
methodsA total of 619 children (296 boys and 323 girls) aged 3-6 years old from China participated in the present study. Physical fitness was measured using the Chinese National Physical Fitness Measurement (CNPFM-Pre) battery, which included the tennis ball throw (upper-limb muscular strength), standing long jump (lower-limb muscular strength), shuttle run test (speed-agility), double-leg timed hop (coordination), sit-and-reach (flexibility), and balance beam test (dynamic balance).
resultsThe results revealed significant differences in gender for standing long jump (SLJ; η
conclusionsThis study provided age- and gender-specific physical fitness performance data in Chinese preschool children. Gender differences in physical fitness tests performance already exists at the preschool age. All physical fitness component results increased with age in this cohort. These findings can help healthcare, physical education, and pediatric professionals understand the physical fitness development of preschool children at different ages and help design sports tasks for preschool boys and girls.
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