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Children's BMI Calculator

BMI, or Body Mass Index, uses weight and height to calculate weight status for adults. BMI for children and teens also takes into account gender and age because healthy body fatness differs between boys and girls and changes as they grow. This BMI calculator will help you determine if your child is a healthy weight.

How to Fit In Fitness

To get your kids moving, find physical activities they can enjoy at their own pace -- and become active with them.

Weight Training for Teens

Once children hit puberty, and hormones make it possible to build muscle, weight training can become a part of a healthy exercise program for youths. Research suggests strength training has a lot to offer some teenagers in terms of health, fitness and fun.

How to Get Your Kids in Shape

Experts recommend children get at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity on most days to maintain good health and fitness and for healthy weight during growth.

Take a Hike to Family Fitness

Even if you live in the city, you can still get out for a walk together to a city park or to the store.

Leave No Children on Their Behinds

As concern grows over children's harmful weight, physical education gets less and less emphasis in many schools.

Make Exercise a Family Affair

Like adults, children should be physically active most, if not all, days of the week.

Exercise Your Duty to Keep Kids Fit

It's important for parents to be aware of how much exercise their kids are getting so they can make adjustments.

Protecting Kids on the Field and Court

Sports and other physical activities can help kids stay healthy and physically fit, but they also can result in injuries, such as scrapes and sprains.

In Gymnastics, Kids Flip for Fitness

The sport helps build strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance. Its all-around fitness benefits make it a good springboard to other activities.