Preschool children with more backyard space and those who live closer to parks and water do more active play than children ...

Preschool-aged children require the majority of their waking day, approximately 11 hours, to achieve their recommended daily physical activity, a study has found. Preschool-aged children require the ...

OBJECTIVE: To compare the physical activity levels of overweight and non overweight 3- to 5-y-old children while attending preschool. A secondary aim was to evaluate weight-related differences in ...

A doctoral thesis has demonstrated that motor skills and physical activity practice can support the cognitive and early academic skills of preschoolers, particularly when the activities include motor ...

Fresh air and exercise may be going by the wayside for little ones, suggests a new study that found preschoolers in child care centers often don't get enough outdoor play time. The new research, ...

Sport or study? It is a perennial debate – and a false one. Rather than playing more sport being the enemy of a child’s ...

Many young children in child care centers are not getting as much active playtime as they should, according to new research. Many young children in child care centers are not getting as much active ...

Children are bundles of seemingly endless energy. They love to dance, skip and run a lot. Thanks to the growth in their muscles, children usually can pedal a bike, climb a small tree, and bounce and ...

InPACT at Home videos significantly boost children's physical activity energy expenditure, highlighting their role in ...