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Clinical Transplantation, Volume 39, Issue 1, January 2025.ABSTRACT Background Physical performance capacity (PPC) of pediatric heart transplant (HT) recipients is reportedly low to normal, and longitudinal follow‐up of these patients is recommended. However, no recommendation for a follow‐up method is available.
Heidi Mäenpää +4 more
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Journal of Obesity, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019 Background and Aim. Overweight prevalence in children and adolescents shows great variability which is related to individual‐level and environmental‐level factors. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with overweight in Peruvian children and adolescents living at different altitudes. Methods. 8568 subjects, aged
Carla Santos +7 more
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Validation of automated apparatus for upper limb velocity testing
Motricidade, 2018 The purpose of this paper was to validate the ability of automated devices to measure the velocity of the upper limbs. Thus, 144 students, from 8 to 17 years old, both sexes, participated in the study in a social project in the city of Natal/RN.
Leandro Medeiros Silva +7 more
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British Journal of Educational Psychology, Volume 94, Issue 3, Page 839-861, September 2024.Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) may benefit academic performance, but it is unclear what kind of classroom‐based PA is optimal for learning. Aim We studied the effects of physically active maths lessons on children's maths performance and maths‐related effects, and whether gender and previous mathematical or motor skills modify these effects.
Heidi J. Syväoja +8 more
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Rehabilitation Research and Practice, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019 Objective. To analyse the effect of the manual ischemic compression (IC) on the upper limb motor performance (MP) in patients with LTrPs. Materials and Methods. A quasiexperimental study was performed in twenty subjects allocated to either patients group with LTrPs (PG, n=10) or healthy group with no symptoms (HG, n=10).
Danilo Esparza +3 more
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American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 36, Issue 7, July 2024.Abstract Objectives The REACT project was designed around two main aims: (1) to assess children's growth and motor development after the COVID‐19 pandemic and (2) to follow their fundamental movement skills' developmental trajectories over 18 months using a novel technological device (Meu Educativo®) in their physical education classes.
Sara Pereira +10 more
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Biology of Sport, 2023 The ability to change direction rapidly is a key fitness quality especially in invasive sports where young players perform approximately 300 changes of direction in a game. There iscurrently limited understanding of how anthropometric characteristics and
Matteo Giuriato +5 more
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American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 36, Issue 7, July 2024.Abstract Objective The aim was to (1) estimate the relationship between physical fitness (PF) and object control fundamental movement skills (FMS), (2) identify child characteristics that relate with PF and FMS, and (3) examine associations between the school environment, PF, and FMS. Methods The sample included 1014 Portuguese children aged 6–10 years
José Maia +12 more
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Physical Fitness and BodyWeight in Pre-Adolescent School Children: The EUROFIT Motor Fitness Test Explored on 11-12-Year-Old Children. [PDF]
, 2020 Nowadays, the early prevention of obesity in childhood is one of the most critical public health issues. More than half of children and adolescents worldwide do not meet the recommendation of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day ...
Gabriele Russo +4 more
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Dynamics of comprehensive physical fitness in artistic gymnasts aged 7-10 years
Pedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical Training and Sports, 2014 Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the somatic development and comprehensive physical fitness of artistic gymnasts aged 7-10 years. Materials and methods: Gymnasts (n = 307), split up into four age groups performed eight Eurofit tests.
Sandra Boraczyńska +3 more
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