"Aren't they a little young for that?" This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I'd recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose ages ranged from 6 to 18 years ...

In modern society, physical inactivity and sedentary behavior have become common issues globally. This trend is also growing ...

Helicopter parenting didn’t fly for this study. New research out of Australia shows that letting elementary school children take risks while they play can have a positive effect on the amount of ...

In a joint survey conducted by YMCA of the USA and American Academy of Pediatrics' Institute for Health Childhood Weight, it was found that while 65 percent of all parents know that children should be ...

In modern society, physical inactivity and sedentary behavior have become common issues globally. This trend is also growing ...

A University of Michigan research team has used AI to help deliver exercise "snacks" to kids with autism. The research team, led by U-M exercise physiologist Rebecca Hasson, overhauled a program that ...

SYDNEY — Parents canceling outdoor soccer practice when temperatures hit 90°F. Summer camps implementing extra water breaks for kids but not counselors. Youth sports leagues with stricter heat ...

An antidote to teenage depression might be found in school gymnasiums and on sports fields, a major new review argues. Supervised exercise programs are associated with significant reductions in ...

Regular exercise can alleviate symptoms of depression in children, a new analysis showed. International researchers who published their analysis this week in JAMA Pediatrics reviewed 21 studies to ...

Objective To compare hyperthermia and physiological dehydration risk during exercise heat stress between children of different ages and adults and evaluate an existing adult sweat rate calculator in ...