Parents of preschoolers (n=216) were surveyed to determine current PA practices; 15 participated in the 1round of cognitive test interviews conducted by trained researchers and 20 participated in the 2round to
Introduction Physical activity is well known to benefit physical and mental well-being and to contribute to healthy growth and development in children.1 It serves as a promising nonpharmacologic approach to enhancing cognitive function.2 Executive function (EF), the high-order cognitive p...
2. Sensitive periods and preadolescent development of executive function 3. Effects of physical activity on brain and cognition in children 4. Physical activity in the context of sensitive periods 5. Future directions 6. Conclusion Authors’ contributions Competing interests ReferencesShow full outline ...
Adequate participation in physical activity during early childhood is considered essential for normal growth and development.1,2 Physical activity is also an important contributing factor in the prevention of overweight and obesity in young children.1,2 In recognition of the importance ...
Thus, it is crucial to change this concept of parents and increase their emphasis on PA. One possible way to achieve this is to generalize the benefits of PA for kindergarten-aged children’s social-emotional development to parents [49], as research reported that contemporary Chinese parents ...
(equivalent to two-thirds of recommended daily physical activity levels); fostering children’s development of physical literacy; serving as a positive role model for children’s physical activity; reducing prolonged periods of sedentary behaviour; discouraging children’s use of screen-based technology;...
This is a potentially important finding for the development of programs designed to maximize physical activity participation in preschool-aged children. A “one size fits all” approach does not appear to be ideal as some children (i.e., the most active group) may actually benefit from having ...
It will extend available data as well as allow comparison with other important European studies of childhood PA.14,15 Therefore, the 1National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia; 2Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; 3Department of Movement and Sport ...
Pediatrics Physical Development Research on Associations Background Asthma is one of the most common chronic pediatric diseases [1]. The prevalence of asthma in children has increased over the last thirty years in most developed countries [2, 3], although the prevalence has started to decrease ...
Development of Prediction Models for Activity Energy Expenditure Using Wrist-Worn ActiGraph GT3X+ in Adults Master’s Thesis Shanghai Sport University (2019) Accessed April 15, 2022 https://kns-cnki-net-443.v.bsu.edu.cn/kcms/detail/detail.aspx?dbcode=CMFD&dbname=CMFD202001...