Physical activity — primarily in the form of active play — promotes young children’s physical, mental, emotional and social health. It can also influence how active people will be later in life. It’s ...

Purpose It is important to examine how childhood physical activity is related to adult physical activity in order to best tailor physical activity-promotion strategies. The time- and ...

1 Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland 2 Paavo Nurmi Centre, Sports & Exercise Medicine Unit, Department of Physiology, University of ...

Remember jumping rope on the playground? That simple activity you enjoyed as a kid turns out to be one of the most powerful brain-boosting exercises you can do. While most people pick up a jump rope ...

A new study of children in the U.K. suggests that physical activity is linked to emotional regulation in early childhood, which in turn predicts academic achievement. A new study of children in the ...

Sports participation during childhood or adolescence was associated with higher physical activity levels during adulthood, and together, these were linked to improved health-related quality of life ...

Light physical activity during childhood may lower blood cholesterol levels more effectively than moderate to vigorous physical activity, regardless of body fat mass. Higher cumulative light physical ...

In a recent article published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, researchers assessed whether physical inactivity in early childhood affects mental health in ...

Physical activity in children and teenagers with cardiomyopathy (conditions that affect the heart muscle's structure and ...

Researchers show that the more accurately children assess their motor competences, the more positive is the effect on their physical activity. Physical activity plays a major role in children's and ...

Childhood obesity is an increasing epidemiologic problem that can be considered as a risk factor for adult cardiovascular diseases (1). Both genetic and environmental factors play role in the ...