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 recent report shows changes in family chores but here's why experts aren't sold on the approach.

"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 ...

After spending the winter mostly cooped up inside, spring weather feels like a great escape! I just want to load everyone up and get out of the house, but you also have to keep their schooling going.

Making exercise fun and engaging for children is key to fostering a lifelong positive relationship with physical activity. By presenting exercise as play, offering choices, and involving the whole ...

Depression and anxiety affect millions of people worldwide. While treatments such as medication and psychotherapy (sometimes called talk therapy) can be very effective, they’re not always an option.

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 ...

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 ...

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