My kids loved their private elementary school because they got to learn in small groups outside. They missed out on a lot, ...

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 ...

When the pandemic hit and schools went remote, Joe Titus worried about how to keep his kids active without the structure of physical education classes and sports. He thought his kids’ schools didn’t ...

Melissa Dawson told Newsweek that she was a “non-athletic, chubby kid,” often blamed by teammates for their losses.

My husband and I met at the gym, and we celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary this year. Fitness is still a major part of our relationship, creating a shared interest. That shared interest has made ...

The logic seems pretty simple: if you eliminate gym class, school kids will get fatter. In 2006, a blue-ribbon commission released a worried report about the precipitous decline of physical education ...

Grace Brown’s schedule at West Potomac High School in northern Virginia is filled with all the usual academics, and she’s packed in Latin, chorus and piano as extras. What she can’t cram into the 8:10 ...

Grace Brown’s schedule at West Potomac High School in northern Virginia is filled with all the usual academics, and she's packed in Latin, chorus and piano as extras. What she can’t cram into the 8:10 ...

Lisa Lewis, a health professor, heard her two sons talk about how bad their high school P.E. class was, so she went to see for herself. “It’s been terrible,” she said. The teacher was a basketball ...