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How learning to cycle influences lifestyle: an eight country pooled analysis an...
Estevan, Isaac; Meester, An De; Veldman, Sanne L.C.; Lopes, Frederico; Hasanen, Elina; Laukkanen, Arto; Tortella, Patrizia; Sá, CristinaCycling plays a key role in the promotion of individual, community, and planetary health. However, no previous study has explored the interplay between the process of learning to cycle and cycling habits, adopting a person-centered approach. To understand which variables promote the learning process (i.e., acquisition) and lifelong bicycle use on a daily and recreational basis (i.e., engagement), the aim of thi...
Learning to cycle: a cross-cultural and cross-generational comparison
Cordovil, R.; Mercê, Cristiana; Branco, Marco A. C.; Lopes, Frederico; Catela, David; Hasanen, Elina; Laukkanen, Arto; TORTELLA, PatriziaBackground: Learning to cycle is an important milestone for children, but the popularity of cycling and the environmental factors that promote the development and practice of this foundational movement skill vary among cultures and across time. This present study aimed to investigate if country of residence and the generation in which a person was born influence the age at which people learn to cycle. Methods: ...
Comparison of motor competence in children aged 6 to 9 years across northern, c...
Laukkanen, Arto; Bardid, Farid; Lenoir, Matthieu; Lopes, Vitor P.; Vasankari, Tommi; Husu, Pauliina; Sääkslahti, ArjaThe present study aimed at examining differences in motor competence (MC) in children aged 6 to 9 years old in northern, central, and southern European regions using the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK). The secondary aim of the study was to examine interactions between region and children's age, sex and weight status (determined as healthy weight or overweight/obese). Data was pooled from independent s...
Cross-cultural differences in children' motor competence are accumulating along...
Lopes, Vitor P.; Laukkanen, Arto; Bardid, Farid; Lenoir, Matthieu; Vasankari, Tommi; Husu, Pauliina; Sääkslahti, ArjaThe present study examined differences in 5–9-year-old children’s motor competence (MC) across Northern-, Central-, and Southern European countries using the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK). A secondary aim was to examine whether the cross-cultural differences in MC accumulate in the interaction with children’s age group and body weight status determined as being normal or overweight. Methods: Data was...