Children are less physically active than they used to be. Scientists are finding effective ways to encourage children to move ...

A University of Michigan research team has used AI to help deliver exercise "snacks" to kids with autism. The research team, led by U-M exercise physiologist Rebecca Hasson, overhauled a program that ...

Running with your kids can be a great way to spend time together and build some healthy habits. But when is the right age to start? Unfortunately, it's not as simple as just choosing a number. But ...

The World Health Organization has classified obesity as a chronic disease and determined that it is reaching epidemic proportions globally. Closer to home, the state Department of Health says ...

Exercise does more than strengthen muscles; it also rewires the brain. In a study published in Neuron, researchers reveal that the lasting gain in endurance from repeated exercise—such as the ability ...