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III. General characteristics of the age segments

FIGURE 1 Age group segments and associated significant motor skill development by age groups (Formosi, 2011)

Life stages

Women-Girls

Men-Boys

Newborn

1-10 days

Infancy

10 days- 1 year

Early childhood

1-3 years

Preschooler

4-7 years

Young child

8-11 years

8-12 years

Adolescence

12-15 years

13-16 years

Young adult

16-20 years

17-21 years

Mature age

21-35 years

22-35 years

Mature age II

36-55 years

36-60 years

Senior

56-74 years

61-74 years

Geriatric

75-90 years

Mature age II

90 years and over