A study on the promotion and motivation of physical activity in young children

本研究的目的是调查幼儿体育活动的促进情况，以及继续进行体育活动的动机。本研究分为四个部分，第一部分考察了幼儿运动能力与体力活动量的关系，第二部分提出了评价幼儿体力活动的量表。我们将体力活动的概念分为以下四个因素：FL：玩耍，F2：领导力，F3：挑战，F4：社会化。本研究提出的评估量表可用于验证增加幼儿体力活动计划的有效性，并有助于了解儿童缺乏体力活动的原因。在第三部分中，我们调查了本研究的目的是调查行为改变干预措施促进幼儿体力活动的有效性。这种干预是基于行为科学的理论和技术。这项干预计划是从环境、幼儿园教师和家长三个不同的方向积极参与的。结果显示，干预后儿童的日常行走步数增加。在第四部分中，我们提出并应用了一种新的身体表达程序。在它的应用过程中，我们考察了儿童心灵和身体的互动。结果表明，我们的计划有效地激励了儿童继续进行体育活动。

The purpose of this research was to investigate on the promotion of physical activity in young children, as well as the motivation to continue its practice. This study was divided in four parts as follows.In Part 1, we investigated the relation between motor ability and the amount of physical activity in young children.In Part 2, we proposed a scale for the evaluation of physical activity in young children. We divided the concept of physical activity into four factors as follows : Fl : Playing, F2 : Leadership, F3 : Challenge, F4 : Socialization. The evaluation scale proposed in this work can be used to verify the effectiveness of a program to increase the physical activity in young children, as well as, to help understanding what causes a child to be low active.In Part 3, we investigated the purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a behavioral change intervention to promote physical activity in young children. This intervention was based on the theory and techniques of behavioral science. The intervention program was developed involving active participation from three different directions, the environment, kindergarten teachers, and parents. The results showed that the children's daily number of steps increased after the intervention. Also, the intervention showed to be particularly effective in a group of low active girls.In Part 4, we proposed and applied a new body expression program. During its application we examined the interaction of children's heart and body. The results indicated that our program effectively motivates children to continue doing physical activity.