Fatness and fitness in relation to functional movement quality in overweight and obese children     

Pablo Molina-Garcia  Jairo H Migueles  Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez  Irene Esteban-Cornejo  Jose Mora-Gonzalez  Maria Rodriguez-Ayllon 《Journal of sports sciences》2019,37(8):878-885

This study aimed to investigate the independent and combined associations between several fatness indicators and fitness components with functional movement quality in overweight/obese children. A total of 56 children (33 girls, aged 8–12) classified as overweight/obese according to the World Obesity Federation standard cut points, participated in this study. Participants underwent assessments of fatness [body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and bioelectrical impedance measures], fitness [1 repetition maximum bench and leg press, and ALPHA test battery], and functional movement quality [4 tests from Functional Movement Screen ^TM (FMS)]. All fatness outcomes, except waist circumference, were negatively associated with total FMS score, after controlling for cardiorespiratory fitness. Cardiorespiratory fitness, lower limbs muscle strength, and speed-agility were positively associated with the total FMS score, regardless of BMI. Our results suggest that children with greater fatness indicators demonstrate lower functional movement quality independently of their fitness level, whereas children with better fitness level (i.e. cardiorespiratory fitness, lower limbs muscular strength, and speed-agility) demonstrate greater functional movement quality independently of their fatness level. However, children´s weight status seems to be more determinant than their fitness level in terms of functional movement quality, whereas being fit seems to moderately attenuate the negative influence of fatness.  相似文献   

Learning through chemistry simulations: an analysis of cognitive skill levels     

da Silva  Renan Amorim  de Vasconcelos  Flávia Cristina Gomes Catunda 《Education and Information Technologies》2022,27(5):6967-6987

Education and Information Technologies - This paper presents an analysis of cognitive skill levels expressed in high school students’ performance using laboratory simulations. We address...  相似文献