Physical activity in early childhood, especially taking part in organised sports,may ward off several mental health disorders in later childhood and adolescence, suggests research published online ...

In a recent article published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, researchers assessed whether physical inactivity in early childhood affects mental health ...

Physical activity in early childhood, especially taking part in organised sports,may ward off several mental health disorders in later childhood and adolescence, suggests research published online ...

Moderate to vigorous physical activity during childhood was associated with less cardiac work during adolescence, according to study findings published in the Journal of the American Heart ...

Background Emerging evidence supports the importance of physical activity (PA) and behaviours that build resilience to prevent childhood psychiatric disorders. Objective To investigate associations ...

Research shows an online course increases early childhood educators’ knowledge, confidence and intentions to incorporate physical activity during the child-care day.

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in young childhood is not associated with executive function in middle childhood, but participation in ...

Approximately 50 minutes a day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity from childhood was also associated with slightly reduced total cholesterol (-0.05 mmol/L), but total body fat mass ...

Increased sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood worsened low-grade inflammation in a new follow-up study. However, the results also showed that light physical activity (LPA) may ...

More information: Sarah Koch et al, Physical activity and body mass related to catch-up lung function growth in childhood: a population-based accelerated cohort study, Thorax (2024). DOI: 10.1136 ...

Physical activity in early childhood, especially taking part in organised sports,may ward off several mental health disorders in later childhood and adolescence, suggests research published online ...