Physical education can boost children's health and education—let's make it central to the curriculum

The benefits of physical activity for children are enormous. As researchers of physical education (PE)—and ex-PE teachers—we ...
USA Today

American kids got a D- in physical activity. What does that mean? What can we do about it?

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 ...
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

‘WeekendGo!’ A digital health intervention for promoting children’s physical activity in the family environment: a cluster randomised controlled trial protocol

Insufficient physical activity (PA) among children has become a major global public health concern. The family environment ...
The Conversation

Physical education is important for academic success – here’s how it benefits kids’ cognition

Simon Cooper receives funding from the Waterloo Foundation, Rosetrees Trust, Stoneygate Trust and Education Endowment Foundation. There were 45,000 fewer hours of physical education (PE) delivered in ...