The risk of asthma in the child can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child of a mother who is ...

Children race through the park, soaking in the sun while they search for their next hiding spot in the latest round of hide-and-seek. When that playtime can happen, it’s often the best part of a child ...

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A parent who knows a child's preferences and participates in the activities can guide the child assertively without diminishing the child's enthusiasm for physical activity and exercise. However, ...

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, ...

Dr. David Hagaman answers the question: 'If A Child Coughs Only With Exercise?' — -- Question: My child only coughs with exercise. Should he/she be on regular asthma medicine? Answer: Coughing is ...

It's not hard to get little kids to run and climb at the playground, but can you instill a love of physical fitness that sticks long after they've outgrown the monkey bars? Once they reach middle ...

The Sports & Fitness Industry Association's annual Topline Participation Report was released March 26, and the good or bad news it that the percentage of Americans six and over who are physically ...

Acting is “living truthfully under imaginary circumstances,” as one of the great contemporary acting teachers, Sanford Meisner, would say. Most people understand that acting involves pretending to be ...

Exercise during pregnancy may let mothers significantly reduce their children's chances of developing diabetes and other metabolic diseases later in life, new research suggests. A study in lab mice ...

Vitamin D is important to enable calcium to be absorbed into the intestine. During pregnancy, vitamin D is especially significant because extra calcium is needed to build the baby's skeleton. Low ...