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 ...

Incorporating movement into the classroom is a powerful strategy to enhance student learning, behavior, and overall well-being. Since students spend a significant portion of their days in school, ...

School-age children who perform short bursts of physical activity during class—such as jumping jacks, star jumps, or jogging in place—do better academically than their sedentary peers, according to a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is encouraging kids to march to their own beat with a new partnership launched to keep students' minds and bodies active upon ...

“It’s really about students leading students to provide more opportunities for physical activities,” he said. “There are ...

TRI-CITIES, TN (WJHL)- A recent Tennessee law meant to keep kids more active in school is causing confusion in districts across the state, including in the Tri-Cities. Starting this school year, ...

Sen. Ron Young (D-Frederick) emphasized to a panel of Maryland lawmakers on Tuesday the need for legislation requiring the state’s public elementary schools to set aside at least two-and-a-half hours ...

The health status of American youth is receiving a significant amount of attention. More of our kids are overweight and obese than ever before, in part because of a significant decline in physical ...

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 ...