It’s a win-win for parents and kids: if you’re having trouble convincing your kids to follow the government’s advice to get moving, a new study suggests you can just leave them alone with their video ...

It wasn’t so long ago that researchers reported that letting kids play video games — active “exergames,” that is — could help them burn energy. Now the latest study shows … maybe not so much. The ...

HOLDREGE - Anyone who believes all video games create couch potatoes should try the new cardio arcade at the Holdrege YMCA. Kids stand in line for a chance to sweat it out while racing each other on ...

These days, there are fewer and fewer reasons for kids to go outside and play. What was once the norm—from hopscotch, baseball, football, and basketball to tag and running through sprinklers—is now ...

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Gamification -- the use of game-play elements -- is a funny term that entered the health and wellness space around 10 years ago. During that period, fitness studios began to leverage real-time heart ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — With summer here, you might be surprised to learn this is actually a great time to talk to your kids about the importance of saving, with the key being to make it fun and ...

It’s tough to balance child care and regular exercise, but there are ways to make real fitness gains alongside your kids. Kelly Bryant, a fitness coach, getting in a few forward bends while holding ...

Video games have occasionally served as a convenient scapegoat for whatever ails youth. But just this week, the normal trickle of blame has become a torrent, with loud proclamations from many quarters ...

Parents may not realize how much influence they have over kids' exercise habits. Feb. 17, 2011— -- There's been alarming talk for years about the rising rate of childhood obesity in this country.