Getting kids to exercise is always a challenge, especially when they’re in physical education class and feel like they’re being forced to do something. I hated running miles and doing stretches as a ...

Huffing through yet another long run together, my friend and I got to talking about how unlikely it was that the two of us had, one, met at the gym, and two, were now training for a marathon. Like the ...

With many schools opting for distance learning to limit the spread of COVID-19, physical education is limited or has been stopped completely. Exercise, however, is especially important for children ...

College of Education Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Professor of Physical Education, University of South Carolina When I noticed my 12-year-old son was spending about seven hours a day ...

Spot quiz: What is the only subject in school that engages a child’s mind, body, and spirit, promotes their physical and emotional health, helps them to learn better and cultivates the character they ...

For adults, the goal of exercise is often to shed some pounds, but new research suggests the objective should be different for kids. For adults, the goal of exercise is often to shed some pounds, but ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- If you had visited the gymnasium at Hemphill Elementary School in West End on the Tuesday morning just before Thanksgiving, you would have seen things you might not associate ...

In many cities across the US, whether or not kids will return to school in the fall is a decision officials have yet to solidify. No school means a lot of things for parents, like setting up childcare ...

With Michigan schools moving online in March, many students lost their daily exercise outlet. Recently, the University of Michigan started an initiative to help kids stay active at home. The ...

From leaf pickup to yard games, kids exert tons of energy at Darius Howard’s home. As a dad and uncle, he regularly plans fun-in-motion for them both outdoors and indoors. Also as a MUV Fitness ...

As a new school year begins, the state of American education is uncertain. Some schools have insisted on reopening, with mixed results, others are sticking with remote learning, while still others are ...