“…Confined to their homes, without any organized PA, free playtime outdoors, or opportunities to play with friends, children decreased their PA behaviors [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ], increased screen time [ 23 , 24 , 26 ], and changed their eating habits, in most cases for worst [ 25 , 27 , 28 ]. These changes in children’s routines, as well as the correlates that influenced them, were investigated by survey studies during lockdown [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 29 ] because there was practically no other way of collecting data during that period. However, the objectively measured impact of these restrictions on Portuguese children’s motor behavior is yet to be determined, since, to our knowledge, no previous study has compared motor assessments pre- and post-lockdown.…”