Creative Physical Exercise Program To Improve Motor Movement Physical Fitnes And Cognitive Ability In Chinese Preschool Children
Abstract
Background and Aim: The early childhood stage is the most rapid development in all aspects, this study aims to Create a physical exercise program to improve motor movement physical fitness, and cognitive ability in Chinese preschool children, and to enrich the ways of exercise for young children in Guangdong Province, China.
Materials and Methods: In this study, the content and evaluation tools of the Physical Exercise Program were firstly interviewed with five experts using the expert interview method; secondly, two rounds of the Physical Exercise Program were conducted using the Delphi technique, and finally, the program was confirmed through focus groups. This study was conducted using the expert interview method, the Delphi expert questionnaire.
Results: (1) Through five expert interviews, the Physical Exercise Program covers movement development and fitness.; (2) The results of the first and second rounds of the Delphi Technique questionnaire, 19 experts unanimously agreed on the content of the Physical Exercise Program and the test indexes, with the median being greater than 4 and the quartile being less than 0.5；(3) After the meeting of the 5 experts, it was finally confirmed that the content of the training program included cognitive combined with motor development and physical fitness training.
Conclusion: Following expert interviews and the use of the Delphi technique, the exercise program to promote children's motor, fitness, and cognitive development was found to be feasible after three rounds of endorsement from 19 experts in the fields of sport and cognition.
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