20.500.12556/RUL-133845 Nine months of a structured multisport program improve physical fitness in preschool children a quasi-experimental study Research in preschool children that investigates the impact of different exercise interventions on physical fitness is limited. This pre–post study was aimed at determining if participation in a nine-month structured multisport program (MSG; n = 38) could enhance physical fitness components compared to a formal exercise program (control group (CG); n = 36) among preschool children. Physical fitness was assessed using standardized tests (the standing long jump, sit and reach, 20 m sprint, sit-ups for 30 s, bent-arm hang, medicine ball throw (MBT), grip strength, 4 × 10 m shuttle run, and 20 m shuttle run tests). The structured multisport program involved fundamental/gross and fine motor skills and ball game-based exercises twice a week. The control group was free of any programmed exercise except for the obligatory program in kindergartens. A mixed ANOVA demonstrated significant group-by-time interaction effects for the 4 × 10 m shuttle run, standing long jump, sit-ups, bent-arm hang, grip strength, and sit and reach tests (p < 0.05). There was no significant group-by-time interaction effect for the 20 m sprint test (p = 0.794) or for the 20 m shuttle run test (p = 0.549). Moreover, the MSG and CG performance in the MBT and 20 m shuttle run tests improved to a similar extent from pre- to post-test. Our results indicate that compared to the formal plan, the structured multisport program led to a sustained improvement in physical fitness in healthy 5-to-6-year old children. exercise training physical fitness preschool physical activity true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Članek v reviji 2021-12-16 14:41:33 2021-12-16 14:41:34 2022-09-13 03:52:46 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2020 0 0 10 str. iss. 14, art. 4935 Vol. 17 2020 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 796.01 1660-4601 10.3390/ijerph17144935 29274883 RAZ_Popovic_Boris_2020.pdf RAZ_Popovic_Boris_2020.pdf 1 7250386E8797D8B780BC025CED90CCEB 19401d9a90365ed900b6929d8ddc2ee8992b64c8369b17f3a2c21aa82dfa1a00 135d5d4c-5e76-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=152195 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/14/4935 1 c1ca60cd-5e75-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=152194 Fakulteta za šport 0 0 0