Harasimowicz Joanna, Harasimowicz Pawel, Wawrykow Agata, Korabiusz Katarzyna, Stecko Monika . Motor fitness of young children undergoing general development exercises . Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(6):452-455. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3256723 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/7057 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 01.06.2019. Revised: 25.06.2019. Accepted: 26.06.2019. Motor fitness of young children undergoing general development exercises Name Joanna Harasimowicz ORCID iD http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1214-2829 Affiliation Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Szczecinie, Studium Doktoranckie Wydzialu Nauk o Zdrowiu, ul. Żolnierska 54, 71-210 Szczecin Country Poland Bio Statement — Principal contact for editorial correspondence. Name Pawel Harasimowicz ORCID iD http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9733-663X Affiliation Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Szczecinie, Studium Doktoranckie Wydzialu Nauk o Zdrowiu, ul. Żolnierska 54, 71-210 Szczecin Country Poland Bio Statement — Name Agata Wawrykow ORCID iD http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0517-5857 Affiliation Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Szczecinie, Studium Doktoranckie Wydzialu Nauk o Zdrowiu, ul. Żolnierska 54, 71-210 Szczecin Country Poland Bio Statement — Name Katarzyna Korabiusz ORCID iD http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4512-7550 Affiliation Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Szczecinie, Studium Doktoranckie Wydzialu Nauk o Zdrowiu, ul. Żolnierska 54, 71-210 Szczecin Country Poland Bio Statement — Name Monika Stecko ORCID iD http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2685-359X Affiliation Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Szczecinie, Studium Doktoranckie Wydzialu Nauk o Zdrowiu, ul. Żolnierska 54, 71-210 Szczecin Country Poland Bio Statement — Abstract: Objectives: A still small number of Poles declare regular physical activity. International Obesity reports Task Force shows that 30-45 million children in the world aged 5 to 17 suffer from overweight, and under the age of five, 22 million. In total, nearly 155 million children and adolescents are obese or overweight. Currently in Poland is the highest percentage of men over 15 years of age suffering from these conditions among all European Union countries. The research aims to assess the impact of general conditioning exercises on the development of motor fitness of pre-school children. Material and methods: The research was carried out in 2013 at the kindergarten in Szczecin. The children who took part in the study were aged three to six years. Classes were conducted according to the Key to Learning program, which was based on the ideas of LeoVygotsky . The study involved 82 preschoolers, including 38 girls and 44 boys. Results: Compiled results indicate that physical activity determines the proper formation of traits not only motor but also psychological and social behavior in pre-school children. Own research has shown that general development exercises positively influence the level of children's physical fitness, they show on average a very good and good level, which should positively affect their health. Conclusions: Physical efficiency is one of the most important health parameters, and its high level obtained in the early years guarantees correct adaptation in later periods of life. In children and adolescents, the right amount of traffic plays a huge role. Encouraging and introducing as early as possible an active form of spending time both in kindergarten and outside it is very important and positively affects motor efficiency of children. Key words: motor fitness, health, physical activity, general development exercises, sport, children