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Direct linkSlotte, Sari; Kukkonen-Harjula, Katriina; Rinne, Marjo; Valtonen, Juha; Rintala, Pauli – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Purpose: To examine the associations between muscular fitness (MF) and body composition. Method: MF was assessed with three tests of FitnessGram test battery. Total body fat percentage (BF%), abdominal fat percentage (AF%) and fat-free mass (FFM) were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The IOTF body mass index (BMI) cut-offs were…
Descriptors: Children, Foreign Countries, Muscular Strength, Physical Fitness
Kolunsarka, Iiris; Gråstén, Arto; Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Jaakkola, Timo – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2022
Engagement in physical activity plays a central role in the prevention and treatment of childhood overweight/obesity. However, some children may lack the skills and confidence to be physically active. This 3-year follow-up study aimed to form profiles based on cardiorespiratory fitness, actual motor competence, perceived motor competence, physical…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Self Esteem, Preadolescents, Body Weight
Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Sääkslahti, Arja; Tolvanen, Asko; Watt, Anthony; Jaakkola, Timo – European Physical Education Review, 2022
Despite the prominence of fitness testing in school physical education (PE), there is a sparsity of research examining the antecedents of students' affective experiences during fitness testing lessons. This study aimed to investigate the associations among task- and ego-involving motivational climates, perceived physical competence, physical…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Educational Environment, Competence, Physical Fitness
Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Salin, Kasper; Lahti, Jukka; Sääkslahti, Arja; Tolvanen, Asko; Watt, Anthony; Jaakkola, Timo – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2021
Background: Fitness testing is a commonly applied learning and teaching practice implemented in both secondary and elementary school physical education (PE). Many teachers believe that by using a variety of different tests, they are able to provide students with feedback regarding their fitness status, and furthermore, increase students'…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Student Attitudes, Psychological Patterns
Yli-Piipari, Sami; Gråstén, Arto; Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Salin, Kasper; Jaakkola, Timo – European Physical Education Review, 2022
One of the central goals of school physical education (PE) is to improve physical literacy in youth to nurture their ability, confidence, and desire to be physically active for life. The aim of this study was to examine the stability of the selected PE-centered physical literacy indicators on school students' objectively measured…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Knowledge Level, Health Behavior, Physical Activity Level
