Tracking cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity in children with and without motor coordination problems

Cairney, John; Veldhuizen, Scott; King‐Dowling, Sara; Faught, Brent E.; Hay, John

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2016.08.025

Cited by 39 publications

(39 citation statements)

References 24 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…In general, children with DCD are more likely to have decreased physical fitness compared to peers with typical development (TD), perhaps due to an activity deficit resulting from poor motor proficiency and withdrawal from physical activity (Hay and Missiuna, 1998;Tsiotra et al, 2009;Cairney et al, 2017). Despite the enormous number of interventions developed to address DCD symptomatology, little research has been done to address DCD-related fitness impairments.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Graded Exergames on Fitness Performance in Elementary School Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

Smits-Engelsman

Bonney

Ferguson

2021

Front. Sports Act. Living

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a common childhood disorder affecting movement and coordination skills, fitness, and academic performance. Increased physical fitness may have a positive influence on physical and mental health outcomes in children with DCD. Yet, little has been done to develop interventions to improve fitness performance in this group. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of graded exergames in 7 to 12-year-old children with DCD and typically developing (TD) peers. Participants (32 DCD and 28 TD children) received a 30-min training session twice weekly for 10 weeks. Performance on motor coordination (MABC-2 test), balance, aerobic, and anaerobic fitness tests were assessed at the beginning and end of training. In addition, enjoyment and perception of exertion were measured for each participant during the training period. Both children with DCD and TD children significantly improved on motor coordination, balance, aerobic, and anaerobic fitness at the end of the training. A significant Group by Time interaction was observed on the MABC-2 total [F(1, 55) = 13.19; p < 0.001] and balance scores [F(1, 55) = 26.83; p < 0.0001], with the DCD group demonstrating larger improvements than the TD children. Both groups enjoyed the program throughout the training period even though they rated the training to be of high intensity. These findings indicate that graded exergames may serve as potential treatment for impaired fitness in children with DCD. Regular participation in graded exergames in school settings may be needed to enhance and maintain fitness performance in young children with and without DCD.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Graded Exergames on Fitness Performance in Elementary School Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

Smits-Engelsman

Bonney

Ferguson

2021

Front. Sports Act. Living

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…1 6 10 16–20 Importantly, reduced MC, activity levels and associated comorbidities of low activity are known to persist into adulthood, particularly in adolescents with impaired MC. 21–23 Considering the suggested relationship of MC to low PA in childhood and the current crisis in physical inactivity in young people, there is a need to determine MC in young people. Further considering that MC can effectively be trained in school, 24 MC should be measured to determine young people who could benefit from interventions to benefit their long-term health and well-being.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The relationship of gross upper and lower limb motor competence to measures of health and fitness in adolescents aged 13–14 years

Weedon¹,

Liu²,

Mahmoud³

et al. 2018

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

IntroductionMotor competence (MC) is an important factor in the development of health and fitness in adolescence.AimsThis cross-sectional study aims to explore the distribution of MC across school students aged 13–14 years old and the extent of the relationship of MC to measures of health and fitness across genders.MethodsA total of 718 participants were tested from three different schools in the UK, 311 girls and 407 boys (aged 13–14 years), pairwise deletion for correlation variables reduced this to 555 (245 girls, 310 boys). Assessments consisted of body mass index, aerobic capacity, anaerobic power, and upper limb and lower limb MC. The distribution of MC and the strength of the relationships between MC and health/fitness measures were explored.ResultsGirls performed lower for MC and health/fitness measures compared with boys. Both measures of MC showed a normal distribution and a significant linear relationship of MC to all health and fitness measures for boys, girls and combined genders. A stronger relationship was reported for upper limb MC and aerobic capacity when compared with lower limb MC and aerobic capacity in boys (t=−2.21, degrees of freedom=307, P=0.03, 95% CI −0.253 to –0.011).ConclusionNormally distributed measures of upper and lower limb MC are linearly related to health and fitness measures in adolescents in a UK sample.Trial registration numberNCT02517333.

show abstract

“…These relationships may suggest MC plays a role in achieving better levels of health and fitness in school-aged children, but limitations from the cross-sectional study design require caution when making these conclusions. Furthermore, differences in tests used to assess MC and health/fitness between these two studies, and the different age groups used in the previous study (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25) years) make it difficult to compare these results further. The significant but weak relationship of upper and lower limb MC to BMI is similar to that reported by previous studies.…”

Section: Motor Competence Measuresmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…1 6 10 16-20 Importantly, reduced MC, activity levels and associated comorbidities of low activity are known to persist into adulthood, particularly in adolescents with impaired MC. [21][22][23] Considering the suggested relationship of MC to low PA in childhood and the current crisis in physical inactivity in young people, there is a need to determine MC in young people. Further considering that MC can effectively be trained in school, 24 MC should be measured to determine young people who could benefit from interventions to benefit their longterm health and well-being.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The relationship of gross upper and lower limb motor competence to measures of health and fitness in adolescents aged 13-14years

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction Motor competence (MC) is an important factor in the development of health and fitness in adolescence.Aims This cross-sectional study aims to explore the distribution of MC across school students aged 13-14 years old and the extent of the relationship of MC to measures of health and fitness across genders.Methods A total of 718 participants were tested from three different schools in the UK, 311 girls and 407 boys (aged 13-14 years), pairwise deletion for correlation variables reduced this to 555 (245 girls, 310 boys). Assessments consisted of body mass index, aerobic capacity, anaerobic power, and upper limb and lower limb MC. The distribution of MC and the strength of the relationships between MC and health/fitness measures were explored.results Girls performed lower for MC and health/ fitness measures compared with boys. Both measures of MC showed a normal distribution and a significant linear relationship of MC to all health and fitness measures for boys, girls and combined genders. A stronger relationship was reported for upper limb MC and aerobic capacity when compared with lower limb MC and aerobic capacity in boys (t=−2.21, degrees of freedom=307, P=0.03, 95% CI −0.253 to -0.011).Conclusion Normally distributed measures of upper and lower limb MC are linearly related to health and fitness measures in adolescents in a UK sample.

show abstract

Tracking cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity in children with and without motor coordination problems

Cited by 39 publications

References 24 publications

Effects of Graded Exergames on Fitness Performance in Elementary School Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

Effects of Graded Exergames on Fitness Performance in Elementary School Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

The relationship of gross upper and lower limb motor competence to measures of health and fitness in adolescents aged 13–14 years

The relationship of gross upper and lower limb motor competence to measures of health and fitness in adolescents aged 13-14years

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About