クワモリ　マサスケ   Kuwamori Masasuke   桑森　真介    所属   明治大学  商学部    職種   専任教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2024/09
形態種別	学術雑誌
査読	査読あり
標題	Effects of Exercise-play on Japanese Preschool Children’s Motor Ability and Physical Fitness
執筆形態	共著(筆頭者以外)
掲載誌名	American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
掲載区分	国外
出版社・発行元	Science and Education Publishing
巻・号・頁	12(2),pp.20-28
総ページ数	9
担当区分	最終著者
著者・共著者	◎Sakiko Ukita, Kaoru Tsuyama and Masasuke Kuwamori
概要	This study’s twofold aim was (1) to determine the effects of a program of exercise-play (PEP) on the motor ability and physical fitness of nursery-type children in a certified Center for Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Japan and (2) to evaluate changes in their motor ability and physical fitness after the PEP intervention. We introduced PEP for the 19 nursery-type children (PEP-introduced group). The 35 kindergarten-type children (PEP-unintroduced group) were cared for as usual, without PEP. In both groups, we measured continuous jumps with both legs, the standing long jump, one-leg beam balance, and toe muscle strength three times—before introducing PEP, after the intervention, and 7 months post-intervention.　The results indicate that although PEP effectively improved the nursery-type children’s motor ability and physical fitness, 7 months after PEP cessation, these effects had disappeared.