Learning to cycle: a constraint-led intervention programme using different cycling task constraints

Figures & data

Figure 1. Study’s design.

Table 1. Descriptive statistics (M, SD and Mdn) for age, body composition and MC scores, per group and for the total sample.

	BB group		BTW group		Total
	M ± SD	Mdn	M ± SD	Mdn	M ± SD	Md
Age (years)	6.12 ± 1.22	6.64	6.04 ± 1.2	5.65	6.08 ± 1.19	6.50
Height (m)	1.18 ± 0.10	1.20	1.13 ± 0.07	1.08	1.16 ± 0.09	1.18
Weight (kg)	23.43 ± 8.37	22.30	21.27 ± 4.10	18.27	22.39 ± 6.63	19.40
BMI (kg/m^2)	16.34 ± 3.4	15.24	16.43 ± 1.97	15.67	16.38 ± 2.75	15.52
MC’s score (mean percentile)	45.01 ± 22.1	39.28	43.35 ± 16.89	39.53	44.21 ± 19.38	39.40
	Percentage		Percentage		Percentage
Low weight	15.38%		0%		8%
Normal weight	53.86%		75%		64%
Overweight	15.38%		0%		8%
Obesity	15.38%		25%		20%

Table 2. Descriptive statistics (M, SD and Mdn) of days needed to acquire the cycle milestones during the traditional bicycle sessions, and programme success rate.

Sessions to acquire	BB Group		BTW Group		Total
	M ± SD	Mdn	M ± SD	Mdn	M ± SD	Mdn
Self-launch	1.30 ± 0.48	1.00	2.00 ± 0.76	2.00	1.61 ± 0.7	1.50
Ride	1.15 ± 0.38	1.00	2.58 ± 1.51	2.50	1.84 ± 1.28	1.00
Brake	1.15 ± 0.38	1.00	2.42 ± 1.51	2.00	1.76 ± 1.23	1.00
Independent cycling	1.46 ± 0.52	1.00	2.92 ± 1.51	2.50	2.16 ± 1.31	2.00
Success rate	Percentage		Percentage		Percentage
	100%		75%		88%