"Aren't they a little young for that?" This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I'd recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose ages ranged from 6 to 18 years ...

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 ...

There is a magical place where my teenage children are invariably pleasant, we all happily engage in healthy activities and no one is glued to a screen. I’ll let you in on the secret: this magical ...

It turns out that strengthening bone to avoid fractures starts at a very young age. Physical activity, such as the exercise children get in school gym classes, is important for fighting obesity, but ...

Light‐intensity activity can significantly reduce anxiety symptoms in children and teens. A combination of moderate resistance and aerobic exercise was found to be effective at easing depression.

A University of Michigan research team has used AI to help deliver exercise "snacks" to kids with autism. The research team, led by U-M exercise physiologist Rebecca Hasson, overhauled a program that ...