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 ...

Fewer than one in four preschoolers (aged 2–4) meet the recommended 180 minutes of daily physical activity. Only about 2.4% achieve 60 minutes of m ...

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Summer is over, the days are getting shorter and colder temperatures will soon take hold across much of the country. For parents and teachers caring for children in early grades, that means going ...

A new study published in Physiology & Behavior has found that children experience greater improvements in attention, memory, and thinking speed after physical activity when it takes place outdoors ...

Physical activity is important for children; it supports improved health, development and sleep. However, children in the ...

From running up stairs, to rigorous gardening: these everyday activities could boost your health and help you live longer.

We’ve stepped into a new year, which for many people means new resolutions. And this story was supposed to tackle a big one: the best exercise people can do to be healthy. There’s just one small ...

I have often written about the benefits of physical activity. Today I am going to share with you brief summaries of studies supporting the health benefits of physical activity. These studies were ...

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 ...

Summer is over, the days are getting shorter and colder temperatures will soon take hold across much of the country. For parents and teachers caring for children in early grades, that means going ...