Exercise for kids should be fun. Instead of working out, think of exercising with your kid as "exercise play." That's the term used by Ewunike Akpan, a personal trainer certified by the American ...

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Dusty Gilbreth, certified personal trainer and youth baseball instructor at The Infield (www.the-infield.net) in South Elgin, came into our ABC7 studio with Ethan Plantz, age 10, Dominick Mastrangeli, ...

Pilates has taught us that you don't need to invest in expensive equipment to get a great core workout at home. But one simple tool — the humble Pilates ball — may be worth grabbing anyway. A Pilates ...

It’s no mystery that exercise boosts mental health and cognitive function in kids. A nine-month study of children aged seven through nine found that kids who were active could think more clearly. A ...

Craig and Dawn Reese have made an important modification to the one-car garage of their suburban Washington, D.C., house: They’ve covered the floor with a layer of plywood and thick black mats.

How can ball pits help build muscles? Kids use their abdominal muscles to sit back up among the balls, which will constantly shift and force them to use their trunk muscles. “Kids love to flop among ...

Exercise scientists and coaches offer tips on getting young people to be more active. By Gretchen Reynolds When we asked readers recently what they wanted to know about the coronavirus and exercise, ...

The YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles celebrated 20 years of its countywide PLAY program at the North Valley YMCA in Porter Ranch on Thursday, April 4 featuring the LA Kings Ball Hockey, an eight-week ...