Getting adequate amounts of exercise is important for kids' overall growth and health. Here are fun ideas to get children up ...

InPACT at Home videos significantly boost children's physical activity energy expenditure, highlighting their role in ...

It's hard to find workout time as a parent. However, if it's a priority for you, there are some ways to squeeze it in.

Now that kids are back in school, families are settling into their new routines after a long summer break. It can certainly ...

Parents may not realize how much influence they have over kids' exercise habits. Feb. 17, 2011— -- There's been alarming talk for years about the rising rate of childhood obesity in this country.

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 ...

Preschool children with more backyard space and those who live closer to parks and water do more active play than children ...

Sport or study? It is a perennial debate – and a false one. Rather than playing more sport being the enemy of a child’s ...

SYDNEY — Parents canceling outdoor soccer practice when temperatures hit 90°F. Summer camps implementing extra water breaks for kids but not counselors. Youth sports leagues with stricter heat ...

Children race through the park, soaking in the sun while they search for their next hiding spot in the latest round of hide-and-seek. When that playtime can happen, it’s often the best part of a child ...

The logic seems pretty simple: if you eliminate gym class, school kids will get fatter. In 2006, a blue-ribbon commission released a worried report about the precipitous decline of physical education ...