RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- After years of mental health and physical activity metrics trending downward, the newest Youth Risk Behavior Survey showed positive gains in middle and high school students.

New study shows that just 30 minutes of less sitting each day can improve the body's ability to utilize fats and carbohydrates for energy production. Reducing sedentary behavior can be particularly ...

Associations of personality traits with physical activity and sedentary behavior were observed in a study. Individuals characterized by high conscientiousness and extraversion are more likely to ...

Depression was associated with a higher likelihood of chronic headaches in Iranian adults, with statistical models ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Thursday the Innovation in Behavioral Health Model, a new approach that is designed to test for improving outcomes for adults with mental health ...

Engaging in everyday physical activity has immediate benefits for brain health. Middle-aged people who participated in everyday movement showed improvement in cognitive processing speed equivalent to ...

Share on Pinterest Staying physically active may help the brain age better, new research indicates. Chalit Saphaphak/Stocksy Past studies show there are a number of ways in which people can help ...

As far as physical activity goes, American kids are mostly C and D students. And “everything is graded on a curve,” says Jordan Carlson, a professor of pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospital in ...

We’ve stepped into a new year, which for many people means new resolutions. And this story was supposed to tackle a big one: the best exercise people can do to be healthy. There’s just one small ...