Exercise is excellent for kids. Kids who exercise are fitter, stronger, and less likely to be overweight or obese. They have better physical and mental health, perform better in the classroom, and are ...

You lift weights to be strong and fit — and now your kid wants to do it, too. Is that safe? Probably — but, as with much in parenting, it depends. With proper supervision, children as young as 7 or 8 ...

Most high school athletic programs have some sort of strength training component, but club and travel sports have ramped up the stakes in kids athletics at an even earlier stage. Most high school ...

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 ...

When one imagines becoming fit, weightlifting is usually the first to come to mind. It guarantees muscle development, a gain in strength, and a lean body. However, here's the catch—though strength ...

Grant R. Tomkinson has received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, National Institutes of Health, and Public Health Agency of Canada. Hunter Bennett and Max Nelson do not ...