Structured training on gross motor skills and physical fitness in 4–5-year-old children
ObjectivePreschool children are in a period of rapid physical development, and improving their gross motor skills and physical fitness is quite important for their health. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a structured physical training program in improving Chinese preschool child...
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| description | ObjectivePreschool children are in a period of rapid physical development, and improving their gross motor skills and physical fitness is quite important for their health. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a structured physical training program in improving Chinese preschool children's gross motor development and physical fitness.MethodA sample of 80 children aged 4 to 5 from Fujian, China, were randomly assigned to the intervention group (N = 41), which received a 15-week structured physical training, while the control group (N = 39) continued with their daily physical activity. The Test of Gross Motor Development-3, and the National Physical Fitness Measurement Standards Manual -Preschool Children Version (2003) were assessed before and after the intervention.ResultsA series of ANCOVA analyses revealed significant group differences in aspects of gross motor skills (F = 10.17, p < 0.01) including locomotor skills (F = 5.31, p < 0.05) and ball skills (F = 15.09, p < 0.001) after controlling the effect of the age, sex, and pre-test scores. Moreover, the results also indicated a higher improvement in young children's physical fitness (F = 91.33, p < 0.001) including their body shape (F = 5.05, p < 0.05), health-related fitness (F = 43.09, p < 0.001), and skill-related fitness (F = 61.47, p < 0.001) in the intervention group over the control group. The results demonstrated that the effect size of the structured training on young children's health-related fitness (η2 = 0.38) and skill-related fitness (η2 = 0.50) was much stronger than on children's body shape (η2 = 0.07).ConclusionThe structured training program effectively improved young children's gross motor skills and physical fitness. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e0b831d9cf274e9ea69128e72c3ffe602025-08-20T02:38:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602024-12-011210.3389/fped.2024.14669111466911Structured training on gross motor skills and physical fitness in 4–5-year-old childrenSheng Quan0Yutong Liao1Yulin Ji2Shuwen Zheng3Department of Police Tactics, Fujian Police College, Fuzhou, Fujian, ChinaCollege of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, ChinaCollege of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, ChinaCollege of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, ChinaObjectivePreschool children are in a period of rapid physical development, and improving their gross motor skills and physical fitness is quite important for their health. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a structured physical training program in improving Chinese preschool children's gross motor development and physical fitness.MethodA sample of 80 children aged 4 to 5 from Fujian, China, were randomly assigned to the intervention group (N = 41), which received a 15-week structured physical training, while the control group (N = 39) continued with their daily physical activity. The Test of Gross Motor Development-3, and the National Physical Fitness Measurement Standards Manual -Preschool Children Version (2003) were assessed before and after the intervention.ResultsA series of ANCOVA analyses revealed significant group differences in aspects of gross motor skills (F = 10.17, p < 0.01) including locomotor skills (F = 5.31, p < 0.05) and ball skills (F = 15.09, p < 0.001) after controlling the effect of the age, sex, and pre-test scores. Moreover, the results also indicated a higher improvement in young children's physical fitness (F = 91.33, p < 0.001) including their body shape (F = 5.05, p < 0.05), health-related fitness (F = 43.09, p < 0.001), and skill-related fitness (F = 61.47, p < 0.001) in the intervention group over the control group. The results demonstrated that the effect size of the structured training on young children's health-related fitness (η2 = 0.38) and skill-related fitness (η2 = 0.50) was much stronger than on children's body shape (η2 = 0.07).ConclusionThe structured training program effectively improved young children's gross motor skills and physical fitness.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1466911/fullstructured trainingyoung childrengross motorphysical fitnessintervention |
| spellingShingle | Sheng Quan Yutong Liao Yulin Ji Shuwen Zheng Structured training on gross motor skills and physical fitness in 4–5-year-old children Frontiers in Pediatrics structured training young children gross motor physical fitness intervention |
| title | Structured training on gross motor skills and physical fitness in 4–5-year-old children |
| title_full | Structured training on gross motor skills and physical fitness in 4–5-year-old children |
| title_fullStr | Structured training on gross motor skills and physical fitness in 4–5-year-old children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structured training on gross motor skills and physical fitness in 4–5-year-old children |
| title_short | Structured training on gross motor skills and physical fitness in 4–5-year-old children |
| title_sort | structured training on gross motor skills and physical fitness in 4 5 year old children |
| topic | structured training young children gross motor physical fitness intervention |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1466911/full |
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