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Coordinative Exercise in Preschool Children
Sponsor: Namik Kemal University
Summary
This study examined the effects of an 8-week motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise program on physical fitness, motor competence, and response inhibition in preschool children. Forty-four typically developing children from two pre-existing preschool classes participated. One class completed the exercise program twice per week, with each session lasting 20 minutes, while the other class continued its usual preschool activities. Assessments were conducted before and after the intervention. Physical fitness was evaluated using countermovement jump, change-of-direction, and static and dynamic balance tests; motor competence was assessed using the KTK3+ test battery; and response inhibition was assessed using the Early Years Toolbox Go/No-Go task.
Official title: Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative Exercise in Preschool Children: Effects on Physical Fitness, Motor Competence, and Response Inhibition
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
5 Years - 6 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
44
Start Date
2023-01-25
Completion Date
2023-04-20
Last Updated
2026-09-02
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative Exercise
An 8-week, twice-weekly motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise program consisting of developmentally appropriate, game-based motor activities. Each session lasted approximately 20 minutes and included a 3-minute warm-up, a 14-minute main section, and a 3-minute cool-down. The program primarily emphasized locomotor, balance, spatial-orientation, direction-change, and whole-body coordination tasks, with selected object-control activities. Exercise complexity and practice duration were progressively increased across the intervention period.
Locations (1)
Tekirdag Namik Kemal University
Tekirdağ, Turkey (Türkiye)