The article “Students Need More Exercise. Here’s How to Add Activity Without Disrupting Learning ” (March 3, 2023) was an excellent depiction of why it’s important for students to add movement into their daily school routine. The shift to get kids ...

As President Trump’s revival of the Presidential Fitness Test makes its way from the White House to the nation’s schoolhouses, local officials are uncertain just what effect the new standards will have on their own physical education programs.

Share on Pinterest Researchers say exercise programs at schools can help with childhood obesity. Rob and Julia Campbell/Stocksy Researchers say a school-based physical activity program in Slovenia has helped reduce childhood obesity there. They recommend ...

Sharie Murray noticed the benefits of getting kids moving during the pandemic. The K-3 special education teacher and her colleagues at North Elementary School in Birch Run, Mich., started to use short exercise videos to keep students occupied during ...

An antidote to teenage depression might be found in school gymnasiums and on sports fields, a major new review argues. Supervised exercise programs are associated with significant reductions in symptoms of depression among children and teenagers, according ...

The Instructor Training Program aims to provide potential group fitness instructors a solid knowledge of exercise and health. The course is designed from the American Council of Exercise (ACE) Curriculum, and a hands-on education component for optimal learning

Starting in Fall 2026, all graduate courses in this program will be 100% online. Exercise science undergraduates can accumulate up to 12 credits toward the completion of a master’s degree in exercise science while still enrolled as an undergraduate student!

Ron Ottinger is the Executive Director of STEM Next. He has spent his career advocating for STEM learning opportunities for kids everywhere. We are living in a time of unparalleled advancement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).