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Scientists have questioned the assumption that a lack of exercise causes fatness in children.

Lack of exercise is not to blame for the childhood obesity crisis, researchers have found, as overweight children become less physically active, not the other way around.

For women, a new study suggests, physical activity during the teenage years may provide the greatest benefit.

While Wii fitness games are better for kids than doing no exercise at all, theres still no substitute for the real thing. Naples physical therapist Bruce Meert says some of the more physical Wii games could indeed benefit otherwise sedentary youngsters. Key elements are fitness and balance.

Want to exercise your mind and your body simultaneously? There’s an app for that. Louisville, Ky.-based Humana Inc. is launching the first of several iPhone applications that are designed to promote cognitive health and physical activity.

The University of Essex in the United Kingdom has been conducting a study on the health benefits of green exercise for more than five years and, not surprisingly, has determined that exercising outdoors improves a person’s mental and physical health.