Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the secular trends in motor performance, overweight and obesity of first graders in Basel

• Main Authors: Lukas Nebiker (Author), Eirc Lichtenstein (Author), Christoph Hauser (Author), Giulia Lona (Author), Ralf Roth (Author), Martin Keller (Author), Henner Hanssen (Author), Oliver Faude (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bern Open Publishing, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction The development of appropriate motor skills early in life enhances the likelihood of lifelong physical activity (Hulteen et al., 2018). Furthermore, good fitness has direct health implications for child and youth development (Ortega et al., 2008). Physical fitness and the development of...