Teens who take part in organized sports also score big in the classroom.A new study finds team sports like soccer and ...

Boys are more likely to earn high school diplomas if they have been on an athletic team. Girls gain academic benefits, too, ...

Even short ten-minute bouts of activity can have immediate positive effects on classroom performance. Adding more physical activity to the school day—rather than cutting it for academic subjects ...

Image caption, Physical activity makes your body release more of the chemicals which make it easier to focus. This can be helpful when you need to concentrate in class! (Compassionate Eye ...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Workforce and Career Development and Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, Physical Activity and Health ... Medical schools need ...

US high school students do not engage in adequate levels of healthy dietary, physical activity, and sleep behaviors.

The Arkansas site is expected to launch participant recruitment in late March. Assistant professor Melissa Savage is seeking part-time research assistants and a full-time postdoctoral research scholar ...

But overall, the report indicates the state of teen nutrition and physical activity has declined during the past decade: 55% ...

GREENWICH — Greenwich Public Schools has beaten the state average on the Connecticut's fitness assessment by 27 percentage points. The Connecticut Physical Fitness Assessment is administered every ...