Assessment of cardiorespiratory and neuromotor fitness in children with developmental coordination disorder.

•DCD has been identified as a chronic health condition, which is associated with a decrease in cardiopulmonary function, as well as an alteration of peripheral muscle responses.•Problems with coordination may have effected the testing for both the lung function and the 6MWT.•The reduced aerobic capacity of DCD was associated with decreased of lung function in our data.•Poor motor skills may have a negative effect on physical fitness and VO2max.