![]() The growing lack of proficiency in children’s FMS is particularly disappointing as a recent systematic review of school-aged children found that FMS are consistently improved through training and interventions. Research has also found positive associations between FMS and education outcomes, including language and cognitive development, as well as attention and performance on standardised tests of academic attainment. The foundational nature of FMS means that they yield a broad-spectrum of associated benefits within childhood development -including being positively associated with health, whereby children with well-developed FMS are more likely to participate in physical activity and have a lower body mass index. ![]() This is concerning as FMS are–by definition-foundational motor skills that underpin the development of more complex movement patterns required for participation in physical activity (bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles requiring energy expenditure). The importance of fundamental movement skills (FMS) has been well established with regard to children’s development, but research reports a recent decline in the proficiency of children’s FMS.
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