Suspected motor problems and low preference for active play in childhood are associated with physical inactivity and low fitness in adolescence.

Suspected motor problems and low preference for active play in childhood are associated with physical inactivity and low fitness in adolescence.

This prospective longitudinal study investigates whether suspected motor problems and low preference for active play in childhood are associated with physical inactivity and low cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescence.The study sample consisted of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (NFBC 1986)...

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Main Authors: Marko T Kantomaa, Jarno Purtsi, Anja M Taanila, Jouko Remes, Helena Viholainen, Pauli Rintala, Timo Ahonen, Tuija H Tammelin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3022627?pdf=render

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