Appropriate levels of physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep (collectively termed movement behaviors) are essential ...

Moving and playing with young ones is an important part of learning at home. It’s fun to engage in activities that teach ...

10 Beyond physical changes, offering a range of programs and activities is needed to engage and retain new users. Children and families should feel welcomed, have positive experiences, discover new ...

New research has found only 14% of children aged three to four years old are getting adequate physical activity, sleep and ...

Typically, children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) would participate in physical activity outdoors and in school. Recently, school closures and restricted access to outdoor ...

Physical activity is important for children and teens, and the benefits include stronger bones and muscles, better brain, ...

Physical activity improves bone mineralization and growth in preterm infants and teenagers, reducing the risk of metabolic bone diseases. Children should be encouraged to move their bodies to prevent ...

Globally physical activity in adults and children is very low despite compelling evidence regarding the increased risk of disease and death from insufficient physical activity (PA). Despite national ...

Perhaps most important, children’s lives have changed so that there is almost nonstop sedentary screen time at the expense of play and physical activity, experiences through which children ...

The UK Chief Medical Officers recommend that all children and young people should do at least an hour of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) per day. This is activity that gets ...

Appropriate levels of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep (collectively termed movement behaviours) are ...