• Plan active vacations. When getting away, engage in active pursuits while on vacation, such as hiking, swimming, bicycling, ...

Pocahontas Elementary's run club energizes students while raising money for Kids on the Move, helping provide shoes and race ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Regular checkups are important for all kids, but a targeted sports physical should be part of the pregame routine for young athletes. “We’re still listening to your heart, ...

It's a delicate balance between required sports practices and the need for your child to get the sleep they need.

The yearly scholastic fitness test may help to combat the rising childhood obesity rate—but only if schools (and the ...

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 ...

The Biden administration announced new plans Thursday that should make it a lot easier for millions of kids to get access to mental and physical health services at school. The video featured is from a ...

Gymnast Jordyn Wieber and swimmer Ryan Lochte, 2012 Olympic athletes, have been getting physical exercise for most of their lives. But do most kids have the same opportunities as Jordyn and Ryan? In ...

Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions DHSc student Hilary Terhune received the APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy 2022 Bud DeHaven Service Award. The GE "Bud" DeHaven Service ...

Huffing through yet another long run together, my friend and I got to talking about how unlikely it was that the two of us had, one, met at the gym, and two, were now training for a marathon. Like the ...