With screens becoming every child’s best friend and outdoor play shrinking to quick weekend outings, parents are always ...

As Elle Woods famously said in Legally Blonde, "Exercise gives you endorphins — endorphins make you happy." And she was exactly right, per science. Endorphins are essential for the maintenance of ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Physical activity benefits people of all ages, including kids. Despite widespread recognition of the positive impact physical activity has on children, many kids are not getting enough exercise. In an ...

Physical inactivity has long been common among children with asthma due to fears of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB ...

Even in good times childhood and adolescence are difficult. But the past three years have been especially rough on the young. For years, there has been a global mental health crisis among children and ...

Importantly, our study does not stand alone in showing that one-off bouts of exercise are beneficial for supporting children ...

Nishant Patel has worked with kids with neurological disabilities in Denver and Utah for over fourteen years, first as a home health aid for kids with disabilities while he was a psychology major in ...