Parents can help kids reduce their risk by encouraging daily physical activity, which can be incorporated into youngsters’ ...

Fortunately, the Pittsburgh region has lots of organized outdoor activities and enough backyards, parks, hiking-biking trails, undeveloped woodlots, rivers, lakes and streams for every family to ...

It’s no secret that children today spend more time inside than ever before. Between screen time and sedentary activities, it can be challenging to encourage children to get outside and be active.

There’s lots of science showing that working out is good for your brain. But there’s far less science comparing outdoor and indoor activity. A new study from researchers at Nottingham Trent University ...

Sports scientists at Nottingham Trent University wanted to understand the potential impact on cognitive function of combining exercise with being outside. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

SEATTLE — From a distance, it may look like a bit of controlled chaos. But up close, you can see a smile on 10-year-old Rosa’s face. “I like how it’s kind of competitive, and I like throwing the stick ...

The school is an important setting for physical activity. The purpose of the present study was to examine the association between physical environmental characteristics and participation in daily ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Representatives of a new school opening in August say it will be the first in Northwest Arkansas for fifth-grade students and older built entirely around "experiential education" ...