Kids & Teens
10 Ways to Help Families Change
Families need you! A growing body of research makes it clear: Families provide a powerful force in supporting—or opposing—better health behaviors. Indeed, the authors of a state-of-the-art review in a…
Pandemic Pause and Youth Athletics
The pandemic paused play time for thousands of budding athletes, and it took a toll.
Concussion Recovery in Young Athletes
Research shares important information about mental health and concussion recovery in young athletes using assessments and interventions.
Improving the Health of Latino Children
Researchers designed a successful 3-year lifestyle program to increase the overall health of Latino children in low-income neighborhoods.
Fitness and Brain Health for Kids
Looking at the connection between fitness and brain health for kids, researchers discovered that fit children did better on cognitive exams.
Healthier Kids: Exercise Guidelines
Healthier kids grow to be healthier adults. That’s a recipe for success for parents looking for guidance, fit pros who want to expand their business and well, everyone! And there are so many benefits.
Fit Kids Can Still Be Clumsy
While many fit kids also have well-developed motor skills, kids who are less coordinated can be equally aerobically fit.
The Mom Code
Multicertified trainer Andrea Hammer became a support for teenager Gabi to help her learn new fitness skills and reach her health goals.
Fitness Helps Kids Who Need It Most
New evidence supports the value of physical education programs for kids, not only for physical health, but also for cognitive health.
Youth Fitness Gets Boost During COVID-19
The Cooper Institute now offers a free online tool for youth fitness, The FitnessGram Playground, to improve kids’ physical fitness and mental well-being.
Resistance Training for Adolescents and Preadolescents
Resistance training improves BMI among youth and may improve blood pressure, according to a review study by Spanish and American researchers.
Adolescence: A Key Time for Building Bones
Teens who stay fit with vigorous activity are laying the foundation for a lifetime of bone health, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
Child’s Play and Namasté
Lilly was like many clients, struggling with anxiety and overwhelm. And for her, it seemed that yoga could be effective as a stress reliever.
American Youth Need Help to Boost Cardiovascular Fitness
Are you training young teens? If not, it might be a good service to add, as nearly 60% of American youth ages 12–15 lack cardiorespiratory fitness.
Long-Term Benefits From Organized Youth Sports
A recent longitudinal study found long-term health benefits for youth who participated in organized sports from middle to high school and/or college
Encourage Kids to Choose Fun Physical Activities
The best way for parents to motivate kids to be active may be to emphasize a child’s feelings of choice, competence and social relatedness.
Exercise and Mental Fitness
Researchers analyzed 80 studies on physical training’s cognitive benefits, highlighting differences by activity, gender and intensity.
Game On for Weight Gain
According to a report in JAMA Paediatrics, spending too much time in the gaming world could be bad news for body composition down the road.
15-Minute Activity Break for Kids
A 15-minute, self-paced outdoor activity break can help elementary schoolchildren improve alertness, cognitive performance and feelings of well-being.
Kids Thrive in Nature
It turns out that playing in nature positively affects physical and mental development in children, according to a recent studies.