With screens becoming every child’s best friend and outdoor play shrinking to quick weekend outings, parents are always ...

Like many parents, Diana Ennen had trouble getting her daughter Amber to exercise. So two years ago, Ennen decided that Amber was coming to the health club. Now age 10, Amber is using the stair ...

It’s possible, if you don’t have young kids in the house, that you aren’t familiar with the secret yoga code word “naah-maah-staay.” It’s how Jaime Amor, the onesie-clad host of Cosmic Kids Yoga, ...

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 ...

Physicians, exercise physiologists and healthcare organizations emphasize the importance of regular physical activity for lifelong good health. But data show that youth today are less active than in ...

For both boys and girls, it is important to engage in exercises for kids that require walking, jumping, running, skipping, hopping, catching, and climbing to aid in developing their balance, agility, ...

Importantly, our study does not stand alone in showing that one-off bouts of exercise are beneficial for supporting children ...

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 ...

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 ...