With screens becoming every child’s best friend and outdoor play shrinking to quick weekend outings, parents are always ...

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 ...

(WGHP) — Tuesday is World Brain Day. We talk a lot about the need for children to be physically fit, but it’s also important to be mentally fit. In Mommy Matters, we’re looking at ways to develop a ...

When Angela Lamb started teaching kids’ yoga in 2017, inspired by her older daughter who tried it at YMCA camp, there weren’t many lessons tailored toward children. So Lamb, who is the author of ...

The FED Fitness Flybird Lite version is made with your comfort and body alignment in mind. The first thing you notice in this adjustable weight training bench is the extra-long backrest. It’s long ...

Parents may not realize how much influence they have over kids' exercise habits. Feb. 17, 2011— -- There's been alarming talk for years about the rising rate of childhood obesity in this country.

ROCK SPRINGS — Every Thursday at 3 p.m., parents and their children gather in the White Mountain Library for Zumba and yoga. The class involves both Zumba dancing and some yoga routines that are easy ...

WHEN Gabrielle Lyon, DO, was 5 years old, her father would take her on 10-mile bike rides. Physical activity wasn't a question, she says—it was part of her day-to-day life from a very young age. As a ...

Is regular exercise the key to managing ADHD, anxiety, and depression in children? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, examines recent evidence that shows how increased physical activity can significantly ...

The yearly scholastic fitness test may help to combat the rising childhood obesity rate—but only if schools (and the ...