Background COVID-19 public health crisis has exerted immediate negative impacts on
children's physical fitness, but the longer-term effects are not clear, and the impact on …

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in reduced opportunities for children
to engage in fundamental motor skills [FMS]. This prolonged inactivity and restriction of play …

Background With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries implemented
policies that included movement restrictions, social distancing and school closures in order …

The dissociation of effects of age, time of assessment and cohort is a well-known challenge
in developmental science. We examined effects of time of assessment in the school year on …

Abstract Introduction and Objective. The COVID-19 pandemic had many direct and indirect
effects, including lifestyle changes in all subpopulations, including children and adolescents …

Physical fitness (PF) is closely related to body constitution, with either height-to-mass ratio
(HMR) or body mass index (BMI) as indicators. We compared these indicators for 24,777 …

Objectives. The study aimed to evaluate physical fitness and its dynamics in a year among
primary school children aged 7 to 10 years old concerning the child's individual factors …

Background Childhood obesity is associated with various health outcomes. Restrictive
measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic …

Background Obesity in childhood has deleterious consequences for health while improving
physical fitness can significantly reduce health risks related to high body mass index. We …

The development of electronic media may increase screen time (ST) duration, cause
students to develop sedentary habits, and decrease their physical activity (PA). Lately, this …