Ruth Salway receives funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC). During the COVID pandemic, lockdowns and school closures brought ...

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A large-scale study by the University of Bath of more than 17,000 primary school pupils and 2,300 teachers across England has revealed dramatic differences in levels of physical activity in children ...

Topline: Children’s physical activity worldwide dropped by 20% over the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a JAMA Pediatrics study released Monday – a “developmental turning point,” researchers say, and ...

As far as physical activity goes, American kids are mostly C and D students. And “everything is graded on a curve,” says Jordan Carlson, a professor of pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospital in ...

A new study bolsters existing research suggesting that exercise can protect against anxiety, depression and attention challenges. By Matt Richtel Physical fitness among children and adolescents may ...

Nationwide, poor children and adolescents are participating far less in sports and fitness activities than their more affluent peers. By Matt Richtel Over the last two decades, technology companies ...

Swimming is the most popular organized sport or physical activity among Canadian children, according to a new survey. The Sports360 study was conducted by The Strategic Counsel and the field window ...