"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 ...

Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases among children, affecting nearly 475 million globally. For decades, exercise was discouraged due to the risk of triggering wheezing and ...

In a recent article published in Jama Network Open, researchers performed a secondary analysis of the ActiveBrains randomized clinical trial (RCT) in Granada, Spain, between November 1, 2014, and June ...

With more than three-quarters of children and teens experiencing depression or anxiety, parents are desperate for effective solutions. Now, new research from the University of South Australia shows ...

Researchers from the Arnold Healthy Kids Initiative and Research Center for Child Well-Being have continued publishing results from their three-year study examining the health effects of providing ...

WASHINGTON - Depression and anxiety affect millions of people and finding the right treatment isn’t always straightforward. Medication works for some. Therapy works for others. But one option that ...

Physical inactivity has long been common among children with asthma due to fears of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB). However, new evidence-based recommendations show that with proper ...

Structured physical education matters because it brings thickness. Children frequently do better when they know active time is part of the plan rather than an afterthought.

Zachary Gillen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...