What helps children thrive? What keeps them healthy and fit? What gets them ready for the future? This year, WHYY is dispatching reporters to ask those questions. Within the sunlit gymnasium at St.

Girls on the Run Minnesota staff Liz Gallardo (left) and Cat Nakhornsak (right) help distribute running gear to participants ahead of the 2023 spring season. INTERVIEWER: If you're a runner or know ...

Girls on the Run is helping girls across the country gain confidence through exercise.In Louisville, 500 girls are joining this year alone."Girls on track, we've got your back!"They're seven words ...

Got exercise? A recent study indicates that exercise is more important than calcium in developing strong bones in girls and young women. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad ...

Tennis shoes flashed across leaf-covered grass outside Basalt Elementary on Thursday afternoon, followed by laughter, cheers, and conversation. Elementary school girls took to the field after class to ...

Only about 15 percent of Philadelphia girls are getting the recommended levels of physical activity. And nearly 30 percent aren't getting any physical activity at all. Additionally, girls are less ...

I have the privilege on Wednesday of speaking at The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition & Health. hosted by the Biden-Harris administration, the conference is the first of its kind in a ...

Interested in participating in exercise research? We are looking for volunteers for various exercise-based studies to help understand the role of exercise as medicine at the molecular, cellular and ...