People who exercise for the first time or resume physical activity after a break, should begin with small amounts and progress their workouts gradually. The approach enables people to avoid injuries, ...

We’ve stepped into a new year, which for many people means new resolutions. And this story was supposed to tackle a big one: the best exercise people can do to be healthy. There’s just one small ...

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 ...

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, ...

No time to work out? While dedicating your time to intentionally exercising has a plethora of benefits for your body, mind, and soul, opting to incorporate physical activity wherever and however you ...

Incorporating physical activity and exercise can help improve health outcomes and quality of life for people living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Recently, an international task force ...

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 ...