Physical activity has known benefits for people and their overall health, including brain health, disease prevention and increased life expectancy for many. Exercise breaks also can help student ...

Sharie Murray noticed the benefits of getting kids moving during the pandemic. The K-3 special education teacher and her colleagues at North Elementary School in Birch Run, Mich., started to use short ...

There is a link between physical activity, screen time, and academic performance in high school students, according to the CDC’s 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Those with higher grades were more ...

At the time it was eliminated in 2012, the test included a one-mile run, sit-ups, a shuttle run, a sit-and-reach test, and ...

Student fitness rates at Connecticut public schools had been stable for over a decade. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in spring 2020, they went into free fall. Four years later, they’re still ...

A free, student-led fitness program from the USF College of Education is changing what’s possible for older adults—boosting ...

Adolescent girls who engage in more moderate and vigorous physical activity each day have better attentional control, a new study finds. The study focused on girls and boys aged 15-18. The findings ...

College life is an exciting and transformative journey, but it can also be a stressful time for many students. Thankfully, there are several destress activities for college students to help them cope ...

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