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The Qualitative Fundamental Motor Performance Characteristics of Preadolescent Obese Children
ISSN: 1929 - 4247
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The Qualitative Fundamental Motor Performance Characteristics of Preadolescent Obese Children
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ICC-0702
Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
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IAA.ZONE/192991394247
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1929 - 4247
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Abstract
This study examined the qualitative motor performance characteristics of 35 preadolescent obese children (18 female, 17 male) in the Midwest of the United States. An available sample of children ages six to 13 were classified as obese based on a BMI score of 30 or greater. The Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2)was used to assess all subjects. This test measures the qualitative motor ability of children using two subtest categories of fundamental motor skills including locomotors (running, hopping, skipping, jumping, leaping and galloping) as well as object control skills (throwing, catching, kicking, bouncing a ball, rolling a ball and striking). All participants received a raw score, standardized score, sum of standards and gross motor quotient score. All scores were compared to national norms established by the authors of the TGMD-2. The results indicated that the group norms of the obese children were significantly below th...
