This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I’d recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose ages ranged from 6 to 18 years old, in youth sports. During my four ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While strength training was once doubted to benefit kids, a new research review confirms that children and teenagers can boost their muscle strength with regular workouts.

AS A PARENT, caregiver, or coach, seeing a kid get pumped about fitness and strength can feel kind of amazing. Especially when you consider that only between 21 to 28 percent of kids ages six to 17 ...

A combination of cardio and strength training is crucial for heart health, muscle strength, and healthy aging.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." WHEN Gabrielle Lyon, DO, was 5 years old, her father would take her on 10-mile bike rides. Physical ...

This fall, many kids on playgrounds and on sports teams will injure themselves, partly because they're not in good enough shape to run and compete safely. Health and fitness experts say that one way ...

WHEN Gabrielle Lyon, DO, was 5 years old, her father would take her on 10-mile bike rides. Physical activity wasn't a question, she says—it was part of her day-to-day life from a very young age. As a ...