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 ...

There's more evidence that girls who exercise cut their risk of breast cancer later in life. A big part of the reason is that athletes have periods later - at 13, 14 or older. That delay keeps their ...

Got exercise? A recent study indicates that exercise is more important than calcium in developing strong bones in girls and young women. Researchers at Penn State University and Johns Hopkins ...

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 ...

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 ...

Teenage girls sleep less, move less and eat fewer key nutrients than a decade ago, according to a recently published report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that highlights health ...

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 ...