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

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

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.

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?

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 ...

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 ...

Objective To summarise the current evidence on the effects of physical activity (PA) interventions on cognitive and academic performance in children, and formulate research priorities and ...

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 ...