Regular physical activity contributes to a child’s physical development and promotes overall well-being. It may help if parents and caregivers can encourage them in active play, playground activities, ...

It’s never too early for children to get into physical activity. The benefits include physical fitness, socialization and ...

Daily exercise is essential for children to grow and develop healthy bodies and lives. Exercise boosts energy, raises confidence, reduces stress and can even improve school performance. Children who ...

Nurturing a lifelong love of movement and physical activity in children is a goal of many parents and caregivers. Unfortunately, less than 24% of American children ages 6 to 17 get 60 minutes of ...

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 ...

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 ...

An antidote to teenage depression might be found in school gymnasiums and on sports fields, a major new review argues. Supervised exercise programs are associated with significant reductions in ...

Nationwide, poor children and adolescents are participating far less in sports and fitness activities than their more affluent peers. By Matt Richtel Over the last two decades, technology companies ...

From running up stairs, to rigorous gardening: these everyday activities could boost your health and help you live longer.

Objective To synthesise the evidence on the effects of physical activity on symptoms of depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adult populations. Design Umbrella review. Data sources Twelve ...