There are many barriers to promoting physical activity in child-care settings, including prioritization of academic outcomes ...

Following last year’s hard-hitting “No Junk Food” survey, the Early Childhood Association (ECA-APER), in collaboration with ...

Many people are unknowingly harming their hearts through everyday habits. Ahead of Heart Awareness Month, a leading ...

Young adults are becoming less active in meeting the recommended 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity physical ...

This can be a result of bed rest or immobilzation after an injury or illness, or be tied to a lack of physical activity for those with a sedentary lifestyle. Periods of decreased activity can ...

Lack of physical activity, particularly among children in the developed world, is one of the major causes of obesity. Exercise might not only help to improve their physical health, but might also ...

BACKGROUND: Few middle-aged and older adults engage in regular leisure-time exercise. Incidental physical activity (IPA) ...

A diet rich in whole grains, fruits, and veggies is good for your overall health. Lack of physical activity may contribute to weight gain. Some studies show it can also lower your metabolism.

Although the British civil servants and Harvard alumni were considered ‘disadvantaged’ in these studies by their lack of occupational physical activity, they were clearly privileged by most measures.

An underlying pre-disease state can limit physical activity and ultimately lead to death, not the lack of exercise itself. This can bias the association between physical activity and mortality in ...