Every once in a while they solve equations by tossing around a beach ball - covered not by sand but with basic addition problems - and the kids do the math based on where the ball bounces, thumbs ...

It’s the era of students in motion. Gone are the days when they had to sit still until gym class or recess. Enter some K-12 classrooms across the country and you’ll find exercise balls instead of ...

Physical therapist Pat Croce used to work with the Philadelphia 76ers. He`s still a consultant for several NBA teams. Because of that connection, he knows Michael Jordan. The fitness-center owner was ...

There's another burst of seat-bouncing, giggling and shouting in a simulated classroom. Through a new study, researchers hope to find ways to redesign classrooms and develop a curriculum to add in two ...

After Hurricane Helene made landfall in September 2024, the Laurens County School District, just outside Greenville, S.C., partnered with Amy Starkey, a local therapeutic yoga instructor to help their ...

VICTOR — Former Victor Primary School physical educator Tom “TMan” Mandara may be retired, but his passion for fitness will likely keep him feeling young for a good long time. And for the foreseeable ...

CYPRESS, Calif. — There are 31 fifth-graders in Mr. Bettencourt’s class at Morris Elementary, but only a handful of chairs. Since the first week of school, the students have sat — and often bounced — ...

Increasingly, researchers are finding that brain activity and brain development are enhanced by physical exercise. It now appears that exercise can help kids learn at school. This is MORNING EDITION ...

In-class exercise programs may not be helping children to shed excess pounds but the activities still carry health benefits, say researchers who weighed the evidence. In Tuesday's Canadian Medical ...