Physical activity — primarily in the form of active play — promotes young children’s physical, mental, emotional and social health. It can also influence how active people will be later in life. It’s ...

Childhood obesity is among the most concerning health issues in the United States, with the condition affecting about 1 in 5 kids. A lack of exercise at child care programs might be contributing to ...

At a time when over half of US children (aged 3-6) are in child care centers, and growing concern over childhood obesity has led physicians to focus on whether children are getting enough physical ...

Twenty-four 3–5 years old obese children selected at random from four different day-care centres in Santiago City, Chile. Total energy expenditure (TEE) was measured by doubly labelled water and ...

As use of preschool child care increases and prevalence of childhood obesity is at an all-time high, the opportunity to positively impact eating and exercise habits within this setting presents itself ...

Years of research tell us there are many influences on young people’s physical activity (PA), including psychological, social, educational, and environmental. Researchers have evaluated interventions ...

Trish Tucker receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation. Trish sits on the ...

May 19 (UPI) --Children who are more physically active may behave better, exhibit more self-control and perform better in school, according to a study published Wednesday by PLOS ONE. A direct ...

4 Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK School age boys and girls spend an average of 7–8 h a day being sedentary (ie, sitting).14 Much of ...

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