Kids get sluggish by age 15, with their physical activity dipping well below the recommended 60 minutes a day for good health, according to a new study. Researchers tracked children beginning at age 9 ...

The leading organization of pediatricians in the United States recently released a study showing that most children are not getting enough exercise each day. According to the American Academy of ...

One of the main concerns that parents have about their children's video game playtime is that it can correlate with inactivity, obesity, and a lack of interest in getting off the couch and doing ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common disability diagnosis in children globally. It's estimated ...

As far as physical activity goes, American kids are mostly C and D students. And “everything is graded on a curve,” says Jordan Carlson, a professor of pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospital in ...

Whitney Houston once sang, “I believe the children are our future.” We agree. But we’re worried that many kids won’t reach a healthy future because they aren’t active enough today and won’t be as they ...

29%25 of high school students participated in 60 or more minutes a day of physical activity Boys are more likely than girls to meet the physical activity guidelines Schools%2C communities and parents ...

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Children need a minimum of seven minutes a day of vigorous physical activity, demonstrates a recent study. Children need a minimum of seven minutes a day of vigorous physical activity, demonstrates ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cutting back kids’ time watching TV and playing video games may not encourage them to spend more of the day running around outside, a new study suggests. Just four in 10 ...

Increasing the amount of physical activity children and teens get each day can boost academic skills, found a new study that analyzed past research on the topic. Students' math, reading and language ...