Table 1 Summary of the six activity stations

Station 1:

Standing Ball- toss

Two children stood upright in the same spot for the duration of the test and threw a rubber ball back and forth over a distance of approximately 2.5 m.

Station 2:

Sitting Ball- toss

Two children performed this exercise in a sitting position facing each other, and threw a rubber ball over a distance of approximately 2 m.

Station 3:

Musical chairs

The test group prepared a round table, 1.5 m in diameter. Then added one chair, made the children walk in circles around the table, at a low pace with a fixed distance between. The children sat down and stood up again when the test leader notified. The children were sitting no more than 10 s in each interval.

Station 4:

Television viewing

The children watched television sitting.

Station 5:

Sedentary gaming

The children were sitting in front of a television and played a video game using a handheld controller.

Station 6:

Active Video gaming

The children were standing upright in front of a television, playing a video game with a motion controller.