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 ...

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.

Canadian kids have some explaining to do. They’ve been given a bad grade for physical activity this year. The D+ comes from ParticipACTION, a non-profit organization that promotes physical activity.

School-aged children need at least one hour of physical play a day, an international panel of experts said Monday. Parents have been asking how much activity their children need to maintain health. To ...

Exercises such as “wall sits” could be the best form of activity to help people reduce blood pressure, a new study suggests. Other physical activity including cardio, resistance training and HIIT ...

TORONTO -- A new report says kids with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other brain-based conditions could stand the most to gain from boosting physical activity. For the first ...

TORONTO – Almost a third of Canadian school-aged kids are sleep-deprived while most are spending too much time staring at screens, suggests an annual report on the state of children’s health. For the ...