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

Asthma, a common respiratory condition in childhood and adolescence, is often linked to limitations in physical activity. However, far from being an insurmountable obstacle, exercise, when done ...

Light‐intensity activity can significantly reduce anxiety symptoms in children and teens. A combination of moderate resistance and aerobic exercise was found to be effective at easing depression.

WHEN Gabrielle Lyon, DO, was 5 years old, her father would take her on 10-mile bike rides. Physical activity wasn't a question, she says—it was part of her day-to-day life from a very young age. As a ...

InPACT at Home videos significantly boost children's physical activity energy expenditure, highlighting their role in ...

Thousands of runners took part in the annual Portland Marathon. Among the crowd, the youngest athletes stepped up to the ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona launched a youth fitness challenge Thursday to inspire kids to stay active and healthy this summer. State Rep. Teresa Martinez, a Republican from Casa Grande, teamed up ...

President Donald Trump is bringing back the Presidential Fitness Test for kids in the U.S. Trump’s executive order calls for enhanced physical activity and participation in youth sports and better ...

President Donald Trump is reinstating the Presidential Fitness Test. Arizona parents are hopeful that it will have a positive effect on students’ physical health, but worry that the program could have ...

President Donald Trump is following through on his bold commitment to traumatize all Americans, regardless of age, by reinstating the Presidential Fitness Test for schoolchildren. Many of us look back ...