%0 Journal Article
%T Desempenho motor em uma amostra de escolares brasileiros
%A Guedes
%A D.P.
%A Neto
%A J.T.M.
%A Silva
%A A.J.
%J Motricidade
%D 2011
%I Funda??o T¨¦cnica e Cient¨ªfica do Desporto
%X this study analyzed the analyzed the relationship among motor performance, age and gender in a representative sample of schoolchildren from montes claros, minas gerais, brazil. the sample consisted of 2849 subjects (1457 girls and 1392 boys), ranging in age from 6 to 18 years, selected randomly. the motor performance components were determined using a test battery consisting of five items: a) sit-and-reach, b) curl-ups, c) trunk-lift, d) push-ups, and e) pacer. the results show that, in almost all motor tests occurred differences intersexes from 6 years and up which increased abruptly after 12-13 years. in relation to chronological age, boys presented gradually better results from 6 to 18 years in the majority of the motor tests. girls' best performance occurred around 11-12 years of age followed by a steady performance or a tendency to decline.
%K motor tests
%K physical fitness
%K health promotion
%K children
%K adolescents.
%U http://www.scielo.gpeari.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1646-107X2011000200004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en