We all know the benefits of exercise. It can improve our physical and mental health and help expand our social circles. It’s as close to a panacea as we’re likely to get. It’s also the best way to get ...

Regular exercise helps reduce the stress of family members who are caring for relatives with Alzheimer’s or other dementia and may also help improve the caregivers’ long-term health, according to a ...

As parents, we bear the responsibility of teaching our kids to tie their shoes, cross the street and buckle up their seatbelts every time they climb into a car. An often overlooked, but equally ...

Recently, two 14-year-old boys in China died while running laps for gym class. Both students were wearing face masks during the physical examination. And while there weren't any autopsies to prove the ...

Whether they want to admit it or not, your kids are always learning from you and picking up your habits. This applies to everything from how you treat others to how you view money and even how you do ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — As the weather warms up, families are encouraged to exercise together to boost health and mood, according to WISH-TV medical expert Dr. Janel Gordon. Dr. Gordon emphasizes the ...

MIAMI SHORES (CBSMiami) -- A new study has found 57-percent of kids in the US could be obese by age 35. Weight gain in childhood starts a pattern that is difficult to change unless schools, ...

Many agree that kids these days spend too much time sitting in front of the television set or computer, or with heads bowed over hand-held devices. Such inactivity denies children the ability to ...

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Today's generation has more computerized and physically inactive forms of entertainment than ever before. We, as parents, must be the catalyst that motivates our children to exercise -- plus it is not ...

It’s a no-brainer by now that physical activity improves cardiovascular outcomes, and a new analysis of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study finds this to be true regardless of a ...