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You'll discover hundreds of fun, engaging ways to keep your children active and healthy, with expert advice tailored for every age from toddlers to teens. Our site brings you fresh fitness ideas, family activities, nutritious meal guidance, and specialist support to make exercise an exciting part of your family's daily routine. Kids Exercise is here to help.

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Activities for 3-5 Year Olds

Young children love to play especially actively. Physical play is good for them in a number of ways; it benefits their growing bodies gives them a healthy ou...

Can Too Much Exercise Damage a Child?

It’s hard to say how much exercise is too much – in fact, most parents and carers are concerned that their children do too little. The UK Government and...

Compulsory PE in School

Physical education is compulsory in schools until the age of 16 when students take their GCSEs. Unfortunately, many students do not take PE as a GCSE subject...

While there are truly endless ways for kids to get the exercise that they need to stay fit and healthy gymnastics remains a popular sport for kids of all age...

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How to Engage Children in Dance

Dance for children may conjure up images of little girls in pink leotards and expensive class fees, but dance is for everyone and it doesn’t have to be exp...

London Olympics: an Inspiration to Our Children

If there is one thing which is currently in the public eye which should cause children to be inspired to take up sport, it is the London Olympics. Having the...

PE: Why all Round Fitness is Not Always the Outcome

Many column inches have been devoted to how much exercise children should do, and successive Governments have tried to establish a balance between children g...

Sports Injuries in Children and How to Treat Them

Sports injuries may be a thing more commonly associated with adults but for children who play sport at a serious or semi-serious level, they are a very real...

The UK Obesity Crisis: Overweight Children

New figures have been released which show that the obesity crisis among children in the UK is getting worse, despite a concerted effort to half the tide of o...

Is Your Child Doing Enough Exercise?

Everyone has heard the guidelines for how much exercise both children and adults should get on a daily basis, and most responsible parents will congratulate...

How a Child's Daily Routine Affects Their Weight

Many people find it easy to brand the parents of overweight children as failures and say that they are responsible for the fact they are overweight. And, ind...

Is There a Link Between Exercise and Intelligence in Children?

The physical health benefits of doing plenty of exercise are well known for both adults and children. What is less documented however, are the mental benefit...

Why Children With Close Friends Exercise More

A new paper which has been written by academics at Bristol University has proved that children who play sport or exercise with their closest friends are more...

Teaching Children When it is Appropriate to Use Self Defence

Self defence is a great discipline to instil in your children but there is also a question to be addressed over teaching your children when it is appropriate...

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