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 ...

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

Wondering at what age can kids go to the gym? We talked to a Doctor of Physical Therapy to find out what he recommends and ...

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 ...

In overweight children, exercise can put pressure on their developing feet, say Australian researchers. They point out that overweight children are at risk for foot pain and discomfort because they ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...