It’s tough to balance child care and regular exercise, but there are ways to make real fitness gains alongside your kids. Kelly Bryant, a fitness coach, getting in a few forward bends while holding ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — When Michigan’s K-12 schools moved online in March, many elementary school kids lost their daily recess and physical education classes. Middle school and high school students involved ...

Once you become a mom, it’s hard to wake up and do whatever you please. Instead, you wake up and have to go full speed ahead. At least, that was my experience. Every single morning I was playing catch ...

“My priority now is feeling strong, energised and clear-headed,” says Pilates instructor Annabel Luke ...

The playground at Lake County Intermediate School in Leadville, Colo., was in desperate need of a makeover. The schoolyard didn’t offer much — just a few swings, some rusty climbing equipment, a ...

Body positive ways to encourage the joy of movement. By Jessica Grose As someone who came of age during the late 1990s, when the cultural messages around the female body were demented, and Britney ...

This mom is lifting her kids to drop some weight. Cassie Morrison, 26, couldn’t keep the weight off — until she began using her children as the most adorable workout equipment. “My weight was out of ...

Swimming a few laps likely won't turn your child into the next Katie Ledecky or Michael Phelps, but it just might help them become the next J.K. Rowling or Stephen King. A recent study suggests ...

It’s a common scene in youth sports—a couple of kids are late to practice, or goofing around and distracting their teammates. Their coach, in response, sends them on a few laps around the field or ...

A new study finds that getting a family dog is linked with a big jump in physical activity in younger kids – especially in young girls. The finding is part of a growing body of research investigating ...