Arto Pesola
University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biology of Physical Activity, Graduate Student
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Publication Date: Jan 18, 2013
Publication Name: PLoS ONE
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Brisk physical activity ensures the development of fundamental motor skills in children – but light is also needed!more
by Arto Pesola and Arto Laukkanen
Based on health benefits, international physical activity (PA) guidelines recommend at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) daily in children over 5-years-old. Finnish national guidelines recommend... more
Based on health benefits, international physical activity (PA) guidelines recommend at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) daily in children over 5-years-old. Finnish national guidelines recommend 7-years-old and younger children to be physically active at least 2 hours a day of which at least a part should contain MVPA. To date, there is no research-based evidence on which intensity of PA is of primary importance from the perspective of development of fundamental motor skills in children. The purpose of this study was to examine the intensity of typical children’s’ indoor physical activities known to be important for fundamental motor development. Preschoolers (11 girls and 7 boys, mean age 6.3 years) and first-graders (3 girls and 8 boys, mean age 7.6 years) performed six indoor activities during a day: tag, ball game, crawling, stair walking, climbing and balance beam walking. Physical activity was measured objectively using three-dimension...
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by Arto Pesola and Arto Laukkanen
Publication Date: 2014
Publication Name: Science & Sports
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Publication Date: 2014
Publication Name: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
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Publication Date: 2013
Publication Name: PLoS ONE
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Adequate motor skills are essential for children participating in age-related physical activities, and gross motor skills may play an important role for maintaining sufficient level of physical activity (PA) during life course. The... more
Adequate motor skills are essential for children participating in age-related physical activities, and gross motor skills may play an important role for maintaining sufficient level of physical activity (PA) during life course. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between gross motor skills and PA in children when PA was analyzed by both metabolic- and neuromuscular-based methods. Gross motor skills (KTK--Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder and APM inventory--manipulative skill test) of 84 children aged 5-8 years (53 preschoolers, 28 girls; 31 primary schoolers, 18 girls) were measured, and accelerometer-derived PA was analyzed using in parallel metabolic counts and neuromuscular impact methods. The gross motor skills were associated with moderate-to-high neuromuscular impacts, PA of vigorous metabolic intensity, and mean level of PA in primary school girls (0.5 < r < 0.7, P < 0.05), and with high impacts in preschool girls (0.3 < r < 0.5, P < 0.05). In preschool boys, moderate impacts, light-to-vigorous PA, and mean level of PA were associated with gross motor skills (0.4 < r < 0.7, P < 0.05). In conclusion, the result emphasizes an important relationship between gross motor skills and PA stressing both metabolic and neuromuscular systems in children. Furthermore, PA highly stressing neuromuscular system interacts with gross motor proficiency in girls especially.
Publication Date: 2014
Publication Name: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
Research Interests: Humans, Child, Female, Male, Accelerometry, and 3 moreExercise Test, Motor Skills, and Motor activity
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Publication Date: 2014
Publication Name: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
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Publication Date: 2014
Publication Name: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
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A family based tailored counselling to increase non-exercise physical activity in adults with a sedentary job and physical activity in their young children: design and methods of a year-long randomized controlled trialmore
by Arto Pesola and Arto Laukkanen
Publication Date: 2011
Publication Name: BMC Public Health
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