Donna Lascoskie, the director of youth programs at Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex in Spring Township, has seen the many ways in which children can benefit from physical fitness, and it far ...

Group of tired school kids feeling bored while sitting in the classroom during the lecture. [W]hat is often overlooked is that some of the most transformative benefits of physical activity happen in ...

Physical activity breaks in the classroom can help ramp up student fitness and increase attention—or turn into a chaotic hassle that teachers work to avoid. Fewer than 9 percent of school-age children ...

Increasing the amount of physical activity children and teens get each day can boost academic skills, found a new study that analyzed past research on the topic. Students' math, reading and language ...

Short-burst exercise program incorporated into classroom lessons increases children’s activity levels, a study confirms. Children who participate in a short-burst exercise program incorporated into ...

With a new school year beginning, many students are expected to rapidly transition from months full of activity and movement to a classroom that relies—primarily—on stasis. This can be a problem, ...