For Children, a Head Start On the Road to Fitness
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After a long day of math drills and science lessons at Sugarland Elementary School, 10-year-old Jacob Wilson likes to hit the gym. There, he vents a little bit of stress while pumping iron and sweating on an elliptical trainer.
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By Jeannine SteinTHOUSANDS of kids play soccer for fun, but years-long involvement with the game can have more health benefits than routine physical activity.
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There are some handy checklists for parents to identify their child's potential.
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Grants from the American Heart Association are helping give pre-kindergarten children healthy habits.
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PE lessons in England are to be reviewed to encourage teenagers to exercise and avoid becoming obese.
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NEW YORK  - Young boys seem to reap many  more fitness benefits from joining an extracurricular soccer  team than from standard gym classes, new research indicates.
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When Jane Rodriguez was a kid she used to spend hours outside playing with her friends. Rodriguez, now a certified physical education teacher, said today&#39;s kids aren&#39;t as active or as healthy.
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NEW YORK  - Today's overachieving kids are starting sports earlier and training longer and harder, often before they enter Kindergarten, and many of them are suffering overuse injuries as a result, according to Dr. Lyle Micheli.
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America&#39;s children are getting fatter and need help from parents, schools, the government, advertisers and the food industry to get back in shape, a panel of experts said Thursday.
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Todayâs warning by the World Health Organization and the World Heart Federation is more sad news for overweight kids. Worldwide, the WHO says, there are 18 million overweight children under the age of five
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By MARGARET STAFFORD     KANSAS CITY, Mo.  -- At a growing number of health clubs, gyms and YMCAs across the country, the treadmills and barbells aren't just for adults anymore...
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Participating in physical  activities in and out of school more than two times a week  protects adolescents from becoming overweight young adults,  according to new research.
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Among Mexican-American children at high risk for developing diabetes, a school-based prevention program led to statistically significant increases in fitness levels and reductions in fasting glucose levels, researchers report.
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Babies who are born heavy and grow fast have a 150 percent chance of being overweight or obese by the time they are seven years old, a survey of more than 8,000 children in Hong Kong has shown.
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For Erin Keros, the idea of an exercise DVD geared toward her 1-year-old child was intriguing. Her son Joey has only been walking for about a month, but now he&#39;s learning to
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Many teens do not get enough exercise and spend too much time in front of a television or computer screen. Yet, the few who are physically active do not
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners and in vending machines.