Exercise for kids should be fun. Instead of working out, think of exercising with your kid as "exercise play." That's the term used by Ewunike Akpan, a personal trainer certified by the American ...

Making exercise fun and engaging for children is key to fostering a lifelong positive relationship with physical activity. By ...

How to Get Kids to Exercise , When They Don't Like Team Sports. Not all kids have an interest in sports or traditional ...

The logic seems pretty simple: if you eliminate gym class, school kids will get fatter. In 2006, a blue-ribbon commission released a worried report about the precipitous decline of physical education ...

LOS ANGELES It might look like P.E. on a rainy day, but it's not. Rather, it's a unique way to get kids moving called the JAMmin' Minute. "Our whole society is trying to get the kids to exercise and ...

Is regular exercise the key to managing ADHD, anxiety, and depression in children? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, examines recent evidence that shows how increased physical activity can significantly ...

Sports medicine experts say physical activity guidelines for kids should address the best types of exercise, not just the duration. Most guidelines - including those of the World Health Organization ...

Running with your kids can be a great way to spend time together and build some healthy habits. But when is the right age to ...

Building exercise into lessons might help kids get better grades, especially when the task at hand requires memorization, a small Dutch study suggests. Researchers worked with 500 children in second ...

It’s a win-win for parents and kids: if you’re having trouble convincing your kids to follow the government’s advice to get moving, a new study suggests you can just leave them alone with their video ...