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Exploring young children's enjoyment of physical education using the Write, Draw, and Tell method Open

Katie Fitton Davies, Edith L. Ball, Lawrence Foweather, James Rudd · 2025

Although young children generally enjoy physical education (PE), little is known about what they enjoy and why. The aim of this study was to qualitatively explore what 5- to 6-year-old children like and dislike about PE. Seventy-seven chil…

Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a gamified physical education intervention on motor competence and emotional intelligence Open

John A. Rice, Lawrence Foweather, Ceriann Magill, Jonathan Foulkes, An De Meester , et al. · 2025

This study evaluated (a) the feasibility and acceptability of a gamified physical education (PE) intervention among 9- to 10-year-old children and (b) intervention effectiveness on emotional intelligence (EI), motor competence (MC), basic …

Compatibility of physical education curricula with physical literacy across 40 European countries Open

Johannes Carl, Hannah Goss, Suzanne Lundvall, І. В. Павлова, Beatrix Algurén , et al. · 2025

Although the student-centred concept of physical literacy (PL) has been emphasized by UNESCO, knowledge about its adoption/implementation into PE remains scant. Therefore, the goal of this study was to evaluate and compare the compatibilit…

Physical Activity Volume and Intensity for Healthy Body Mass Index and Cardiorespiratory Fitness: Enhancing the Translation of Children's and Adolescents' Accelerometer Physical Activity Reference Values Open

Lynne M. Boddy, Alex V. Rowlands, Borja del Pozo Cruz, Sarah L. Taylor, Robert J. Noonan , et al. · 2025

This secondary data analysis aimed to demonstrate the utility of physical activity (PA) wrist accelerometer outcome reference values by identifying the PA volume (average acceleration) and intensity distribution (intensity gradient) centil…

Children's perceptions of physical literacy: exploring meaning, value, and capabilities for lifelong physical activity Open

Daniel D. Bingham, Jade L. Morris, Kiara Lewis, Lawrence Foweather, Hannah Goss , et al. · 2025

Introduction The concept of physical literacy has been defined differently across the world. To create a consensus statement and definition of physical literacy for England, it was felt important to incorporate the views and opinions of ch…

Life's essential 8 score and 10-year cardiovascular outcomes in atrial fibrillation: a UK biobank analysis with simulated health gains through lifestyle improvement Open

Benjamin J. R. Buckley, Courtney D. Fitzhugh, Lawrence Foweather, Helen Jones · 2025

Background Lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) is 1 in 4, with elevated risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). The ‘Life’s Essential 8’ (LE8) score is a composite measure of cardiovascular health, including 8 factors suc…

Development and Further Content Validation of the Motivation Assessment Tool for Physical Activity (MATPA) Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Open

Mi An, Takehiro Sasai, Ryotaro Ito, Mayumi Inoue, Masako Komaki , et al. · 2025

This study describes the content validity process, focusing on children, to create and validate a tool for assessing motivation toward out-of-school physical activity (PA) among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) aged 6 to 17 yea…

Youth Social Action Interventions in Young People Aged Between 8 and 16 Years: A Narrative Review Open

Cara Shearer, Kathryn Curran, Paula Carroll, Lawrence Foweather · 2025

In recent years, youth social action has emerged as a novel concept which strives to empower young people, creating an engaged and socially aware youth population. The aim of this narrative review was to summarise, explain, and interpret i…

Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the HealthyWEY E-Learning Toolkit for Promoting Healthy Weight in the Early Years Open

J. Harrison, Julie Abayomi, Shaima Hassan, Lawrence Foweather, Clare Maxwell , et al. · 2025

Despite being well-positioned to promote healthy lifestyles in young children, early years practitioners often face barriers to supporting child weight management. This mixed-methods study aimed to assess the preliminary effectiveness and …

Physical Literacy—Being Active to Live Your Best Life Open

Hannah Goss, Suzanne Belton, Wesley O’Brien, Michael Duncan, Lawrence Foweather · 2025

Being active is good for both our minds and bodies, but many people worldwide are not moving enough. There are lots of reasons for this, and there are lots of ways we can help people to move more. Just like literacy is about our ability to…

Co-development of a gamified physical education movement competence intervention with school stakeholders Open

John A. Rice, Lawrence Foweather, Jonathan Foulkes, Ceriann Magill, An De Meester , et al. · 2025

Movement competence (MC) and emotional intelligence (EI) are positively associated and important for child development. Intervention research is needed to determine causal relationships between these outcomes. Gamification is a pedagogical…

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients with atrial fibrillation receiving catheter ablation: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded process evaluation Open

Charlotte Fitzhugh, Helen Jones, Lawrence Foweather, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Dhiraj Gupta , et al. · 2025

Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects approximately 2.5% of the UK population, with a risk of 1 in 3–5 individuals after the age of 45 years. The global prevalence has risen sharply in the past two decades, from 33.3 million to 59 …

Stakeholder perceptions of physical literacy: results from a national consultation in England Open

Michael Duncan, Inimfon A. Essiet, Liezel Hurter, Will Roberts, Kiara Lewis , et al. · 2024

Background There is a lack of evidence of stakeholder perspective and understanding of physical literacy among relevant stakeholders from England. As part of research commissioned by Sport England to develop a physical literacy consensus s…

52 Co-development of the Physical Literacy Consensus Statement for England Open

Lawrence Foweather, Michael Duncan, Inimfon A. Essiet, Liezel Hurter, Daniel D. Bingham , et al. · 2024

Purpose Physical literacy has gained considerable traction across physical activity, sport, health, and education sectors, leading to an abundance of definitions and interpretations worldwide. However, implementing and advocating for physi…

Development and evaluation of the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation to deliver Physical Activity in School Scale (COM-PASS) Open

Angeliek Verdonschot, Mark R. Beauchamp, T. A. Brusseau, Mai J. M. Chinapaw, Lars Breum Christiansen , et al. · 2024

Remote physical activity intervention to promote physical activity and health in adolescent girls (the HERizon project): a multi-arm, pilot randomised trial Open

Emma S. Cowley, Paula M. Watson, Craig Paterson, Anton J. M. Wagenmakers, Andrew Thompson , et al. · 2024

Move Well, Feel Good: Feasibility and acceptability of a school-based motor competence intervention to promote positive mental health Open

Stuart J. Fairclough, Lauren Clifford, Lawrence Foweather, Zöe Knowles, Lynne M. Boddy , et al. · 2024

Background In response to the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown measures Move Well, Feel Good (MWFG) was developed as a school intervention using improvement of motor competence as a mechanism for promoting positive mental health. S…

Associations between motor competence and physical activity levels of children with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder: Movement matters Open

Sarah L. Taylor, Samantha J. Downs, James Rudd, Bronagh McGrane, Craig Melville , et al. · 2023

Motor competence is important for lifelong physical activity (PA). The current study aimed to examine associations between PA and motor competence. In total, 43 children aged 7–12 years with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum…

Motor Competence between Children with and without Additional Learning Needs: A Cross-Sectional Population-Level Study Open

Amie B. Richards, Harriet G. Barker, Emily D. Williams, Nils Swindell, Kelly A. Mackintosh , et al. · 2023

The aim of this study was to examine associations in motor competence between children with additional learning needs (ALN) and typically developing children. This cross-sectional study involved a nationally representative cohort of 4555 c…

S12-4 Feasibility evaluation of the Move Well, Feel Good movement behaviours intervention Open

Stuart J. Fairclough, Lauren Clifford, Lawrence Foweather, Zöe Knowles, Lynne M. Boddy , et al. · 2023

Purpose Improving children’s motor competence through school-based physical activity interventions may be a mechanism for promoting positive mental health through psychosocial factors. Move Well, Feel Good (MWFG) is a such an intervention …

Co-Creation of a School-Based Motor Competence and Mental Health Intervention: Move Well, Feel Good Open

Lauren Clifford, Richard Tyler, Zöe Knowles, Emma Ashworth, Lynne M. Boddy , et al. · 2023

Low motor competence (MC) and inhibited psychosocial development are associated with mental health difficulties. Improving children’s MC through school-based physical activity interventions emphasising psychosocial development may therefor…

Reference values for wrist-worn accelerometer physical activity metrics in England children and adolescents Open

Stuart J. Fairclough, Alex V. Rowlands, Borja del Pozo Cruz, Matteo Crotti, Lawrence Foweather , et al. · 2023

A Skill Acquisition Perspective on the Impact of Exergaming Technology on Foundational Movement Skill Development in Children 3–12 Years: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Open

Luca Oppici, Frederike Marie Stell, Till Utesch, Carl T. Woods, Lawrence Foweather , et al. · 2022

Background Sedentary, digital screen time in children represents a major concern due to its detrimental effect on children’s development. Nowadays, however, advances in technology allow children to actively interact with a digital screen u…

S06-4 Exploring correlates of adolescent boys' muscular fitness: a mixed-methods formative study Open

Stuart J. Fairclough, Laureen Clifford, Lawrence Foweather, Zöe Knowles, Lynne M. Boddy , et al. · 2022

Background According to the Elaborated Environmental Stress Hypothesis, anxiety and depression in children are associated with poor motor competence, and these associations may be mediated by social support and self-perceptions. Improving …

Physical activity promoting teaching practices and children’s physical activity within physical education lessons underpinned by motor learning theory (SAMPLE-PE) Open

Matteo Crotti, James Rudd, Simon J. Roberts, Katie Fitton Davies, Laura O’Callaghan , et al. · 2022

Purpose Movement competence is a key outcome for primary physical education (PE) curricula. As movement development in children emerges through physical activity (PA), it is important to determine the extent of PA promotion within movement…

The Physical Behaviour Intensity Spectrum and Body Mass Index in School-Aged Youth: A Compositional Analysis of Pooled Individual Participant Data Open

Stuart J. Fairclough, Liezel Hurter, Dorothea Dumuid, Aleš Gába, Alex V. Rowlands , et al. · 2022

We examined the compositional associations between the intensity spectrum derived from incremental acceleration intensity bands and the body mass index (BMI) z-score in youth, and investigated the estimated differences in BMI z-score follo…

Motor Competence Among Children in the United Kingdom and Ireland: An Expert Statement on Behalf of the International Motor Development Research Consortium Open

Michael Duncan, Lawrence Foweather, Farid Bardid, Anna L. Barnett, James Rudd , et al. · 2022

The United Kingdom and Ireland have a well-established research base in motor competence (MC) research, ranging from reporting and monitoring levels of MC, developing assessment tools for MC, providing innovative curriculum and interventio…

What Happened in ‘The HERizon Project’?—Process Evaluation of a Multi-Arm Remote Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescent Girls Open

Emma S. Cowley, Lawrence Foweather, Paula M. Watson, Sarahjane Belton, Andrew Thompson , et al. · 2022

This mixed-methods process evaluation examines the reach, recruitment, fidelity, adherence, acceptability, mechanisms of impact, and context of remote 12-week physical activity (PA) interventions for adolescent girls named The HERizon Proj…

Is Foundational Movement Skill Competency Important for Keeping Children Physically Active and at a Healthy Weight? Open

Jonathan Foulkes, Zöe Knowles, Stuart J. Fairclough, Gareth Stratton, Mareesa O’Dwyer , et al. · 2021

This longitudinal study examines the associations between foundational movement skills (FMS) competency, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and weight status among children (n = 75) attending preschools in deprived areas from ea…

Assessing the motivational climates in early physical education curricula underpinned by motor learning theory: SAMPLE-PE Open

Katie Fitton Davies, Lawrence Foweather, Paula M. Watson, Farid Bardid, Simon J. Roberts , et al. · 2021

Background: Traditionally, Physical Education (PE) has adopted a multi-skills approach, where children generally engage in decontextualised practice of sport techniques to develop specific movement skills and facilitate sports participatio…

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