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There might be a way to predict whether young children will grow into active teens－or fall prey¹ to a more sedentary lifestyle. The key? Motor skills.

A recent study found a link between object-control skills in childhood and fitness in adolescence². A study published in a recent issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise put 276 elementary school kids in New South Wales, Australia, through movement skill tests. Three were related to object control (kicking, catching³ and overhand throwing), and four were focused on locomotor skills (hopping, side galloping⁴, vertical⁵ jumping and sprinting). Six years later, 244 students had their cardio-respiratory fitness measured by running timed laps. Boys and girls who had good object-control skills (scores of 10 or more out of 15) ran, on average, six laps more than those with poor object-control skills (scores of 5 or lower out of 15).

Researchers believe that object-control skills are often connected with participation⁶ in sports and other activities. Students who are good at these skills might be more likely to engage in recreational or organized sports, upping their fitness levels.

The study concluded that schools and communities should make teaching object-control skills to young children a priority in order to encourage children to continue being physically⁷ active later in life.

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