A meta-analysis of adult exercise studies and an infant activity trial show a possible interaction between physical activity and calcium intake on bone. This randomized trial of activity and calcium supplementation was conducted in 239 children aged 3-5 years (178 completed). Children were randomized to participate in either gross motor or fine motor activities for 30 minutes/day, 5 days per we...

Purpose. The purpose of this research was to collect data to inform intervention strategies to optimise body composition in South African preschool children. Methods. Data were collected in urban and rural settings. Weight status, physical activity, and gross motor skill assessments were conducted with 341 3-6-year-old children, and 55 teachers and parents/caregivers participated in focus group...

PURPOSE Childhood obesity rates are increasing globally. Physical activity is one behavioral variable that influences weight status. Participation in physical activity requires basic gross motor proficiency in early childhood. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between gross motor skill level and weight status in a large national representative sample of kindergarten-aged...

Studies of gross alpha and beta activity in road- surface-deposited sediments were conducted three Russian cities different geographical zones. To perform radiation measurements, new methods applied which allow dealing with low mass volume dust-sized (2–100 ?m) samples obtained after the size fractionation procedure. The 2–10 ?m fraction had highest concentration (GB)—1.32 Bq/g Nizhny Novgorod ...

OBJECTIVE In this single-subject study, we evaluated the short-term effects of gross motor activity on the attention behavior of three adults with brain injury. Additionally, observation data were collected on each subject's performance. METHOD The effects of gross motor activity on the subjects' attention behavior was measured by performance on visual letter cancellation tasks. The three sub...