Source: Carl Pickhardt Ph.D. Unless enrolled in some school or outside athletic program, it’s harder for many adolescents to choose physical exercise today because the electric competition for how to ...

As childhood obesity rates remain high and fewer young people are getting enough daily exercise, Planet Fitness is once again opening its doors to teens for free this summer.

Planet Fitness offers free summer membership for teenagers ages 14-19, with the High School Summer Pass program running to Aug. 31 this year. Don Heath, general manager for Planet Fitness, said ...

Exercise interventions are beneficial in reducing blood pressure (BP) levels in children with overweight or obesity, with pronounced effects noted in girls, those with obesity, and those participating ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Playing team sports and exercising during adolescence can have long-lasting benefits for women and may even reduce their risk of dying from cancer and other causes later in life, ...

Among adolescents with obesity and type 2 diabetes who exercise for at least 3 hours per week, more exercise appears to be associated with fewer symptoms of depression, according to research presented ...

Recreational physical activity may be associated with breast tissue composition and biomarkers of stress in adolescent girls, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...

Exercise should be part of survivorship planning for children and adolescents with cancer, according to a new American ...

Objective To synthesise the evidence on the effects of exercise interventions in children and adolescents during and beyond cancer treatment, and to evaluate the methodological quality and certainty ...