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This is a Systematic Review study (also classified as: RCT).

September 18, 2025Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health ScienceOpen Access

Effects of physical activity interventions on fundamental movement skills and cognitive function in early childhood: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

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SJShan JiangChinese University of Hong Kong NZNan ZengUniversity of New Mexico JNJohan Y. Y. NgNational University of Singapore

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Systematic review shows diverse physical activity interventions enhance movement skills and cognitive function in early childhood, highlighting effective types like FMS-programs.

Key Points

Physical activity interventions significantly improve fundamental movement skills in children, with a pooled effect size of 0.96.
Fundamental movement skills-targeted programs ranked highest for enhancing total skills and locomotor capabilities, as shown by SUCRA analysis.
Cognitive function showed a smaller improvement with a pooled effect size of 0.39, suggesting varied efficacy across domains.
Exergaming emerged as a top-ranked intervention for object control skills, with significant positive effects on working memory.

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Jiang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d463db31b076d99fa62b1d https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2025.101085

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Systematic review shows diverse physical activity interventions enhance movement skills and cognitive function in early childhood, highlighting effective types like FMS-programs.

Effects of physical activity interventions on fundamental movement skills and cognitive function in early childhood: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

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Effects of physical activity interventions on fundamental movement skills and cognitive function in early childhood: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

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