Children are less physically active than they used to be. Scientists are finding effective ways to encourage children to move ...

China is strengthening youth fitness nationwide through expanded school sports programs, daily exercise requirements and ...

Physical activity — primarily in the form of active play — promotes young children’s physical, mental, emotional and social health. It can also influence how active people will be later in life. It’s ...

Is regular exercise the key to managing ADHD, anxiety, and depression in children? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, examines recent evidence that shows how increased physical activity can significantly ...

School uniform policies may be hindering children from exercising, according to a global study. Children were less likely to meet the recommended minimum of 60 minutes of physical activity a day in ...

The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, the most comprehensive assessment of children’s physical activity in Canada, recently gave the country a D+ in overall ...

Vigorous physical activity promotes lung growth in children, but these benefits are reduced by ozone pollution, according to ...

ORLANDO — Children who engage in vigorous physical activity experience healthy lung growth that high ozone levels may impede, ...

We’ve stepped into a new year, which for many people means new resolutions. And this story was supposed to tackle a big one: the best exercise people can do to be healthy. There’s just one small ...