On Friday, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was expected to reach the purple category (between 201 and 300), or the very unhealthy ...

Opportunities for children to get safe and healthy physical activity have largely been engineered out of our communities. Multi-lane roads have replaced sidewalks and bike paths and play spaces ...

American kids earned an overall grade of a D- on the U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. What can be done about that?

These activities can help school-age children in the following ways. Motivates Kids to Exercise Not all extracurricular activities are physical in nature, but many are.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends all children and adolescents, including non-athletes, get at least ...

Doctors say a heart condition doesn't have to keep kids from taking part in physical activity, as long as they take the right ...

Physical Activity For Children: Kids currently stare at technology like phones, computers, tablets, and televisions for an average of seven hours every day. Evidence suggests that youngsters today ...

For children from families with $25,000 to $50,000 in income, participation fell during that time to 35.7 percent from 38.1 percent. ... A recent report from the Physical Activity Alliance, ...

PE, school sports and physical activity (PESSPA) are critical tools in fostering healthier, happier and more resilient children and young people, concluded a recent study from University of Manchester ...

Child activity paradoxes. A rapidly burgeoning evidence base demonstrates a link between academic performance and physical fitness (closely linked to physical activity) for children of all ages and ...