Is your child getting enough exercise? If your child is not exercising at all, you should take steps to change that today. Exercise is important to your children's health. Combining regular physical ...

Physical activity doesn’t need to be intense or lengthy to reap the mood-boosting benefits — including lowering the risk of depression.

It feels like play. Here’s what fitness experts say about using the activity as a training tool. By Danielle Friedman When kids skip, it rarely looks like work. There’s something playful, almost ...

A quick burst of exercise before class may be the key to sharper thinking and better grades, according to new research from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. The study found that just nine ...

Cognitive functions, also known as intellectual functions, encompass thinking, understanding, memory, language, computation, and judgment, and are performed in the cerebrum. The prefrontal cortex (PFC ...

WHEN Gabrielle Lyon, DO, was 5 years old, her father would take her on 10-mile bike rides. Physical activity wasn't a question, she says—it was part of her day-to-day life from a very young age. As a ...

We’ve stepped into a new year, which for many people means new resolutions. And this story was supposed to tackle a big one: the best exercise people can do to be healthy. There’s just one small ...

Objective To evaluate systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on the effects of exercise on general cognition, memory and executive function across all populations and ages. Methods ...

From playing tennis to coloring, having a hobby could help you live better, longer. A woman skateboards at Venice Beach. Exercise, whether done solo or on a team, has physical and mental health ...