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 ...

After running the equivalent of three miles around City Park’s Great Lawn, 9-year-old Zoe Lamb rested her hands on her knees and took a few deep breaths. Zoe and about a dozen other girls were ...

Puberty can make “exercise awkward,” says teen Kiera Wright. This is one of the reasons teen girls fail to meet their physical activity recommendations. NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)–Maeve Miller, a high ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When it comes to Fitness, some start very young. A girls running program focuses on making exercise fun, boosting confidence and learning teamwork. Starting healthy habits at a ...

Ever heard of the 3-2-8 workout?