Seitsemäsluokkalaisten oppilaiden motoriset perustaidot eräässä jyväskyläläisessä peruskoulussa

Relations among physical activity patterns, lifestyle activities, and fundamental movement skills for Finnish students in grade 7.

To investigate the relations among leisure time physical activity and in sport clubs, lifestyle activities, and the locomotor, balance manipulative skills of Grade 7 students participating in Finnish physical education at a secondary school in central Finland completed self-report questionnaires on their physical activity patterns at leisure time and during sport club participation, and time spent watching television and using the computer and other electronic media. Locomotor skills were analyzed by the leaping test, balance skills by the flamingo standing test, and manipulative skills by the accuracy throwing test. Analysis indicated physical activity in sport clubs positively explained …