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 ...

Just 30 minutes less spent seated each day can improve the body's ability to utilize fats and carbohydrates for energy ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A new report card has found that American children average a D- when it comes to the recommended daily dose of physical activity. Overall, health officials indicated that the ...

School uniforms can make parents’ lives easier. But can they negatively impact kids’ health? A study published in the Journal of Sport and Health Science suggests that school uniform policies could ...

Sport or study? It is a perennial debate – and a false one. Rather than playing more sport being the enemy of a child’s ...

The group, Say Yes to Recess, has advocated for more recess across all grades for years. Last year, the group helped get a ...

A new study reveals that adults with multiple young children engage in significantly less vigorous physical activity compared to those with fewer or no children. The findings have important ...

In 1948, the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed all peoples’ inalienable right to rest and leisure. Fifty years later, the Convention on the Rights of the Child expanded ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Daily bouts of vigorous physical activity for up to 1 minute appeared associated with a 20% reduction in total ...