Exercise for kids should be fun. Instead of working out, think of exercising with your kid as "exercise play." That's the term used by Ewunike Akpan, a personal trainer certified by the American ...

Dusty Gilbreth, certified personal trainer and youth baseball instructor at The Infield (www.the-infield.net) in South Elgin, came into our ABC7 studio with Ethan Plantz, age 10, Dominick Mastrangeli, ...

With the potential return of the Presidential Fitness Test, here’s how one writer is helping her son have a better ...

It’s tough to balance child care and regular exercise, but there are ways to make real fitness gains alongside your kids. Kelly Bryant, a fitness coach, getting in a few forward bends while holding ...

Parents may not realize how much influence they have over kids' exercise habits. Feb. 17, 2011— -- There's been alarming talk for years about the rising rate of childhood obesity in this country.

On July 31, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to bring the Presidential Fitness Test back to schools in the ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN — Cindy Okerlund was on her bicycle and she was at a crossroad — not the paved kind with stop signs, but the type many people encounter following retirement. It was 2015 and she’d ...

PHOENIX — The Olympics may be the perfect excuse to get kids off the couch, away from the video games, and getting some exercise. They would be joining a lot of other kids who are already getting a ...

South Range Elementary celebrated their spirit week by promoting healthy habits, with activities such as a group exercise and ...

“Changing diet, improving diet, reducing calories is enormously important for weight loss both in kids and adults,” said Gary Bennett, who studies obesity prevention at Duke University in Durham, ...

Most people today can probably remember their parents pulling the plug on their childhood gaming systems with firm directions to go outside and play. But instead of fighting technology, Fitbit's Ace ...