Summer is over, the days are getting shorter and colder temperatures will soon take hold across much of the country. For parents and teachers caring for children in early grades, that means going ...

The Oley Valley Community Fair is synonymous with its top-tier french fries and funnel cakes, but beyond indulging in tasty foods there are many fun ways to get physical activity on your visit. In ...

It is a way to help kids adopt that "Get up and go!" attitude. "We want it to be fun," Nannette Cook, physical education teacher and Lafayette's healthy kids running series coordinator, said. "Running ...

Having grown up in Colorado, four seasons is the norm. With the smell of lilacs, the sight of baby animals and the sound of birds, we finally spring free of cold, short winter days. No wonder New Year ...

Parents in Denver jump on the "bike bus" bandwagon, organizing group rides to a local elementary school as a safe, healthy and low carbon means of delivering kids to classrooms. Decades ago, it was ...

Pete and Kristen Marshall each had successful careers — Pete in IT, Kristen in real estate — and could now be spending time ...

The fastest-growing sport in America, with more than 3 million players, is played by hitting a hollow plastic wiffleball punctuated by holes with a hard-surfaced paddle over a short net on a smallish ...

Exploring nature with kids can be an enriching experience, providing them with opportunities to learn and grow ...

Children should get an hour of exercise over the course of each day, a panel of national obesity experts has concluded, seeking to end confusion on the matter. "Physical activity is essential for ...