Body Composition and Flexibility
These 2 areas help remind us that children are different from adults and each other. It may seem ridiculous to speak about body composition and flexibility in kids because we …
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Encourage active lifestyles and healthy habits with Sports for Children. Discover fun activities, expert advice, and resources to nurture young athletes.
Making Fitness a Way of Life
Some school-aged children can’t wait to get home from school, stake out a place on the couch, and spend the rest of the afternoon and evening watching TV. Physical activity …
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Sport for the non-sporty
Social media and gaming have contributed to the growing sense that British children are not getting enough exercise. In my primary school days – maybe not so long ago – …
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Kids’ swimming skills ‘dangerously’ lacking
A new survey on children’s swimming skills has rung alarm bells around the UK. Some 45% of seven to 11-year-olds cannot swim one length of a pool, according to …
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Even in young children: Higher weight = higher blood pressure
Overweight four-year-olds have a doubled risk of high blood pressure by age six, raising the hazard of future heart attack and stroke. That’s the finding of a study published today …
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Supervised fun, exercise both provide psychosocial benefit to children with obesity
A program with clear rules, routines and activities, attentive adults and a chance to interact with peers appears to work as well at improving the quality of life, mood and …
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Exercise in pregnancy improves health of obese mothers by restoring their tissues, mouse study finds
Exercise immediately prior to and during pregnancy restores key tissues in the body, making them better able to manage blood sugar levels and lowering the risk of long term health …
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Development of Sports Skills
Sports skills are acquired in a very progressive sequence. Not every child will acquire every skill equally or at the same rate, but most youth acquire them in the same …
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Figure Skating Injuries: Beyond Learn-to-Skate Classes
As young children work their way through local learn-to-skate classes, some may find that they really love it and want to skate competitively. Figure skating can help children build their balance, strength, …
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11 Ways to Encourage Your Child to Be Physically Active
Did You Know? Only 1 in 3 children are physically active every day. Less than 50% of the time spent in sports practice, games, and physical education class involves moving …
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Skinny self-image, heavy workouts in adolescence are warning signs, study shows
Adolescents who see themselves as puny and who exercise to gain weight may be at risk of so-called muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviors, say researchers led by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals. …
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Choosing a Sports Program
Childhood sports programs have grown significantly in recent years. Millions of boys and girls are now involved in Little League baseball, youth soccer, community basketball leagues, competitive swimming teams, and …
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