Preschool children physical activity and physical capacity and connections between children and parents 'experience of physical activity and physical capacity

Objective – determine the physical activity and capacity of preschool children and the relationships between children and parent physical activity. Tasks: 1. To determine the physical activity and capacity of preschool children. 2. To find out relationship between physical activity of preschool children and parents. 3. To find out connections between family-friendly environment and physical activity of children. Hypotheses: physical activity in preschool children depends on children’s physical capacity and body mass index. Research methods: 1. Objective determination of physical activity by wearing a physical activity sensor (ActiGraph wGT3X-BT) per week. 2. Questionnaires are used for subjective determination of family physical activity. 3. 4 test tasks were performed to assess the physical capacity of preschool children (Fjortoft, et al., 2011). Results and conclusions: 1. The study of physical activity and capacity of preschool children revealed that the physical activity of preschool children does not depend on BMI or physical capacity. The results of the study show that the physical capacity of preschool children depends on BMI. 2. In determining the relationship between the physical activity of preschool children and their parents, it was established that the physical activity of preschool children depends on the parents' attitude towards a healthy lifestyle. Parents of active children are more active than parents of passive children. Also, preschool children are more physically active (76%) than mothers (49%) and parents (41%)In order to analyze the relationship between family-friendly environment and children's physical activity, it was found that low parental interest and attitudes towards healthy lifestyle recommendations have a negative impact on children's physical activit