Their gross motor skills, which involve whole-body movement, are fully developed by this age, although they will continue to be refined over the next few years. The same applies to fine motor skills, ...

This New Year’s Day, parents might want to resolve to get more exercise – and bring their teenage children along. A new national study finds that only 9% of teens met the recommended 60 minutes of ...

We’ve stepped into a new year, which for many people means new resolutions. And this story was supposed to tackle a big one: the best exercise people can do to be healthy. There’s just one small ...

Exercise has been shown to boost cognition immediately and over the long-term, as well as helping to prevent a number of ...

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Canadian Journal of Public Health / Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique Vol. 98, Supplement 2: Advancing physical activity measurement and guidelines in Canada: a scientific review and evidence-based ...

“Children are the mirror of their parents” is a cliché, but it describes the reality in certain contexts. At least in relation to physical inactivity, this was demonstrated by a study conducted by ...