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Fundamental Movement Skills, Physical Activity and Obesity in British Children

Funder

Coventry City Council
PE and School Sport Coventry

Total value of project

£40,000

Project team

Professor Michael Duncan, Emma Eyre

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Project objectives

  • To understand how early development of fundamental movement skills (FMS) might impact on physical activity and body fatness in British children.
  • To examine whether interventions aimed at increasing FMS have a longitudinal positive impact on children’s physical activity levels and obesity prevalence.
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