Relationship of physical activity to fundamental movement skills among adolescents

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Authors

Anthony D. Okely · University of Wollongong

Michael Booth · Migration Institute of Australia

John Patterson · Migration Institute of Australia

Abstract

Fundamental movement skills are significantly associated with adolescents' participation in organized physical activity, but predict only a small portion of it.

Topics & Keywords

Children's Physical and Motor Development Physical Education and Training Studies Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Volume 33, Issue 11, pp. 1899-1904

DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200111000-00015

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