Background: Regarding physical activity of infants, it is necessary to focus on fundamental movement and physical activity, but there has been no study on both fundamental movement and physical activity on the motor play of infants.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to capture the features of the infant fundamental movement and physical activity at different motor play situation.
Methods: We performed motor play in the different play environments of simultaneous teaching type and free play type for 5-year-old children (n=89). Fundamental movement was investigated using the direct observation method. Physical activity was investigated using an accelerometer.
Results: In the free play type, the type and frequency of fundamental movements were higher than in the simultaneous teaching type. On the other hand, simultaneous teaching type showed higher middle and high intensity activity than free play type.
Conclusion: In this study, simultaneous teaching type motor play showed more positive results for physical activity and free play type motor play for fundamental movements.
