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April 1, 2021Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in SportsOpen Access

Pre‐schoolers fundamental movement skills predict BMI, physical activity, and sedentary behavior: A longitudinal study

Michael Duncan Charlotte J. S. Hall Emma L. J. Eyre Lisa M. Barnett Rob S. James

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FMS mastery at four years of age predicts children's BMI and time spent sedentary at five years of age.

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Duncan et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69da2b020d540cafc5838cac https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13746

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