Have the Fundamental Movement Skills of U.S. Children Changed?

• Published in: Research quarterly for exercise and sport Vol. 95; no. 2; pp. 431 - 440
• Main Authors: Chen, Zezhao, Zhu, Weimo, Ulrich, Dale A., Qin, Man
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Routledge 02.04.2024
• Subjects: BMI; Child; Child Development - physiology; Child, Preschool; Female; gross motor; Humans; Male; Motor Skills - physiology; Nutrition Surveys; trends; United States; United States; gross motor; trends; BMI

Purpose: By using four national data sets, this study aimed to examine the changes in U.S. children's fundamental movement skills (FMS) from 1985 to 2019. Method: Three Tests Gross of Motor Development (TGMD) normative studies, i.e. TGMD-1 (N = 909, male% = 50), TGMD-2 (N = 1143, male% = 50) an...