Chapter 11 of the book talks about movement and the development of motor skills. The article I chose was about the physical activity patterns in pre-schoolers in a developmental movement program. It is thought that young children lead a very physical lifestyle in their many hours of "playing". This studied took eleven pre-schoolers and had them wear a heart monitor on their wrist during an 8 week movement program based at a university. The researcher got consent from the childrens parents.The children met 2 times a week for 8 weeks and with 2 hour sessions each time they met. Undergradaute students were assigned to each of the children and were responsible for implementing lesson plans for the following movements: locomotion, manipulation, stability, large motor, fitness and swimming. The results found that the pre-schoolers spent 18% of the program in high intensity during pretest and 27% in post test. They also found that pre-schoolers maintained a moderate to vigorous physical activity for a period of time, their physical activity remained consant over the 8 weeks of the program, and it was concluded that children can maintain healthy physical lives that will lead to better cardiorespiratory health.
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=26&hid=14&sid=f792a245-74a8-45d1-b39d-1289dcc70d50%40sessionmgr104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=9402082717
Deal, T. (1993). Physical activity patterns of preschoolers during a developmental movement program. Child Study Journal, 23(2), 115. Retrieved from EBSCOhost on September 14, 2011.
Not a brain journal. If in doubt on types of journals I'm looking for, look in the back of your text.
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