Exercise

Exercise with baby: 9 easy moves

Exercise with baby: 9 easy moves

Ready to get moving again? Start with these gentle yet effective exercises you can do with your baby.

Today's Parent

Pregnancy workout: 13 easy moves

Pregnancy workout: 13 easy moves

Exercising throughout pregnancy is one of the best gifts you can give yourself—and your baby. Here are some easy workouts you can do while pregnant.

Courtney Leiva

Running while pregnant is good for baby's heart: Study

Running while pregnant is good for baby's heart: Study

New research suggests that running while pregnant may reduce congenital heart defects in babies.

Jennifer Pinarski

Puerto Rican parents may face fines for obese kids

Puerto Rican parents may face fines for obese kids

A controversial new bill could leave parents of obese children with a fine of up to $800. Is this fat shaming gone too far?

Jennifer Pinarski

Healthy Family Challenge Fitness Plan: Week 1

Healthy Family Challenge Fitness Plan: Week 1

Get your family excited about healthy active living with this weekly Healthy Family Challenge!

Stacy Irvine

Special-needs parenting: Why fitness is especially important

Special-needs parenting: Why fitness is especially important

Lifting wheelchairs and towing walkers are just part of the everyday routine for some parents of kids with special needs.

Anchel Krishna

Running away from a painful breakup

Running away from a painful breakup

How running with a group helped a newly single mom find solid footing and a new passion for healthy, active living.

Olga Brilant

Maria Kang, here are my excuses

Maria Kang, here are my excuses

After seeing the latest posting from "hot Facebook mom," Katie Dupuis shares why she thinks healthy looks different for everyone.

Katie Dupuis

The struggle to find time for fitness

The struggle to find time for fitness

Tracy Chappell has fallen off the fitness bandwagon (again) but she’s determined to hop back on.

Tracy Chappell

Health and fitness for the solo parent?

Health and fitness for the solo parent?

Losing the baby weight was easy—but no one warned Jennifer Pinarski about the pesky "toddler twenty."

Jennifer Pinarski

3 exercises to tone your pregnant belly

3 exercises to tone your pregnant belly

Yes, you can still tone your tummy muscles while pregnant! Try these moves to strengthen your core and support your back.

Samantha Montpetit-Huynh

Confession: I haven't exercised in nine years

Confession: I haven't exercised in nine years

Father of two Ian Mendes is still struggling with his baby weight.

Ian Mendes

Why I got back on the treadmill

Why I got back on the treadmill

Maria Stanley

Video: How to play Swampland

Video: How to play Swampland

Learn how to play this fun, active family game, which encourages strategic thinking and fundamental movement skills like jumping and balance.

Stacy Irvine

Is your child physically literate?

Is your child physically literate?

Jim Grove, Active for Life

Physical literacy: Ages 0 to 2

Physical literacy: Ages 0 to 2

Just like reading and writing, your child needs to learn how to move. Here's a list of basic skills, courtesy of Active for Life, for children aged 0 to 2.

Jim Grove, Active for Life

Exercise: The secret to success at school

Exercise: The secret to success at school

Lia Grainger