Aim of this study 1. To examine the development of motor competence over time in primary school children. 2. To study differences in this development according to the SES of the child’s school district.

In 2016 zijn de TU Delft, De Haagse Hogeschool en andere hogescholen een samenwerking gestart om in co-creatie met kinderen beweegactiviteiten te ontwerpen. Er is een groot aantal werkvormen ontwikkeld waarmee het inlevingsvermogen en de creativiteit van basisscholieren worden gestimuleerd. Tegelijkertijd …

Purpose: To study the relationship between actual motor competence (AMC) and perceived motor competence (PMC) in a large sample of 6- to 12-year-old children. Method: The AMC and PMC were measured (N = 1,669, 55% boys) with the Athletic Skills Track and the Physical Self-Confidence Scale, respectively. …

Augmented Play Spaces (APS) are (semi-) public environments where playful interaction isfacilitated by enriching the existing environment with interactive technology. APS canpotentially facilitate social interaction and physical activity in (semi-)public environments. Incontrolled settings APS show promising …

Objective: This study evaluated the effect of an after-school group-based medium-intensity multicomponent behavioural intervention programme for children aged 8–12 years classified as overweight, obese or at risk for overweight on body mass index standard deviation score (BMI SDS). In accordance with …

Voor mbo-studenten zijn er weinig effectieve interventies die een gezonde leefstijl bevorderen. Healthy by Design, een leefstijlinterventie voor-en-door mbo-ers, kan daar verandering in brengen. De Healthy by Design interventie is gericht op het bevorderen van gezond eten en meer bewegen en is in co-creatie …

Introduction: Previous longitudinal studies indicate that physical activity (PA) significantly declines from primary-to secondary school, and report both changes in individual and environmental determinants of PA. In order to understand this transition and to prevent this negative trend, it is important …

Er zijn steeds meer kinderen die te dik zijn en te weinig bewegen. Ook zijn er steeds meer kinderen met een motorische achterstand. Op allerlei manieren wordt hier aandacht aan besteed. Wat zijn de trends rondom gezondheid? En wat is het belang van de ontwikkeling van motorische vaardigheden en de …

Quality of life serves a reference against which you can measure the various domains of your own life or that of other individuals, and that can change over time. This definition of the World Health Organization encompasses many elements of daily living, including features of the individual and the environment …

The objective of this study was to assess relationships between children's physical environment and afterschool leisure time physical activity (PA) and active transport. Methods: Children aged 10-12 years participated in a 7-day accelerometer and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) protocol. Afterschool …