What do you think? Are we losing the battle to keep our kids active and preventing them from becoming obese adults Elio Antunes, executive director of Active Healthy Kids Canada, took your questions ...

Ask any teacher and they will tell you that kids are more focused after recess. Bodies that move are bodies more equipped to learn. Yet 73 per cent of the average school day is spent sitting, despite ...

Paul Tremblay has been bringing his son Félix to his Ottawa gym since the toddler was just a day old. Mr. Tremblay, co-owner of CrossFit NCR, believes you have to lead by example on the health and ...

Considering the short- and long-term benefits of participation, parents shouldn’t let the long interruption in children’s and youth leagues be the catalyst for their kids to drop out of organized ...

Fitness clubs for families in Toronto have a knack for bridging the age gap; instead of ditching your kid off at the daycare you can break a sweat together, spending time working on your backhand ...

If kids from around the world raced on foot, how well would Canada do? A new international study says that Canadian kids would fall in the middle of the pack placing 19 th out of 50 countries. Kids ...

GoodLife Fitness is ready to help you out with the sixth year of their Teen Fitness Program. From July 4 to Sept. 4, teens between the ages of 12-17 will receive complimentary access to GoodLife ...

Researchers at The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario are developing a national standardized test to determine if children have the basic skills to be physically active. The team from the hospital ...

A report card on physical activity levels for Canadian children and youth gives kids a D when it comes to fitness. The report relies on data from a number of provincial and national surveys and ...

The Roberts kids sometimes try putting on clothes, shoes and bike helmets while they are soaking wet from swimming in the family pool. They are practicing for the kids’ triathlon series in their ...