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by Michael Hlady
The North Pinellas YMCA at 4550 Village
Center Drive in Palm Harbor is offering free classes (no membership
required) for the entire family beginning Tuesday, July 29.
Everyone is welcome to attend any of the Healthy Family Home
classes that are designed with the whole family in mind. Each class
incorporates at least 30 minutes of activity and an opportunity to
meet other families in the community.
“The class is great,” said Sue
Carr, Get Fit Family class instructor, “We get the kids,
parents, and even grandparents having fun together through games
and activities.” Her class meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursday.
Another Healthy Family Home class, Zumba,
a Latin-flavored class designed to get you moving, is offered on
Monday and Friday evenings and again on Sunday afternoons.
Additional classes will be added to the schedule throughout the
fall. Other local YMCA of the Suncoast branches have additional
classes offered, call for details.
The YMCA of the Suncoast is one of
hundreds of YMCA’s nationally that are concerned about the
rising rate of obesity among the children within our communities.
Responding to this crisis, the YMCA of the USA and Eli Lilly have
partnered to create a program called Healthy Family Home to help
the entire family work together at home to make healthier choices
and live healthier lives.
Beyond offering free classes, educational
programming, and special events focused on active and healthy
lifestyles for our families, the YMCA offers an informative and
beneficial resource called the Healthy Family Home kit. Each kit
provides families with practical, flexible tools and support for
making lasting changes for a healthier, happier life. Actions aimed
at the whole family that lead to small, sustained changes –
like eating better, getting exercise and connecting family –
are proven to have a long-term impact. Additional information about
this program is available at www.healthyfamilyhome.org.
The North Pinellas YMCA invites families
to join these free classes and to pick up a copy of the Healthy
Family Home kit. To learn more about these programs and others at
your YMCA, please visit www.ymcasuncoast.org or call
727-772-9622.
Michael D. Hlady is Membership Director of
the North Pinellas Branch of the YMCA of the Suncoast
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