While regular physical activity is vital for keeping a child lean and healthy, a new U.S. study finds that it can even boost learning and memory, especially when tasks are challenging. In research ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with asthma are likely to breather easier, with less medication, and feel better overall, if they boost their physical fitness levels, a study from Brazil ...

A study found that high aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndrome. The study also found that the amount of fat tissue in the body has distorted the results obtained in several ...

Exercise for kids should be fun. Instead of working out, think of exercising with your kid as "exercise play." That's the term used by Ewunike Akpan, a personal trainer certified by the American ...

As well, children reporting more time outdoors were less likely to have peer relationship problems compared with those who spent less time outside, Mark Tremblay of the Healthy Ac ...

Risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease accumulate in children who have poor aerobic fitness, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The study also found that the ...

A study conducted in collaboration between the University of Jyväskylä and the University of Eastern Finland found that high aerobic fitness does not protect children from metabolic syndrome. The ...

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. A new study from Northeastern University researchers looked into this and found there is a relationship between lower body fat and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Warming up before exercise helps kids stay healthy and perform better. Learn about the best warm-ups for kids to do before active ...

While the U.S. brings home more Olympic gold than any other country, many, if not most, American school kids wouldn’t even bring home a tin, if there were such a low-ranking medal. Recently, ...