Changes in the physical fitness of 5 to 7-year-old-children in the promotion of their physical maturing for school

Children’s physical maturity for school is the fundamental part of their total maturity for school. The article deals with the changes in the physical fitness of 5 to 7-year-old-children. The analysis of the outcomes of the research is based on a 20 month experiment that took place in 4 kindergartens of Klaipeda. The change in the fundamental motor fitness components of 5 to 7-year-old-children, i.e. speed and dexterity, static and dynamic balance, bilateral coordination, and strength, are analyzed, and the effective impact of the implementation of the programme of 5 to 7-year-old-children’s maturation for school on the positive change in their physical fitness is proved. On the basis of testing and pedagogical observation, the trends and characteristics of the improvement of the 5 to 7-year-old-children’s motor are identified and specifie