Fitness program includes hip new dance routine
A summer fitness program for young women will combine healthy lifestyle practices with a hip new dance routine.
Curves For Women, Truro, is offering Curves Camp for females between the ages 12 and 18 that will focus on circuit exercise (cardio and strength), nutrition and Zumba.
Zumba mixes aerobics with Latin dance movements, as well as Salsa, Reggae, Cumbia and Calypso dances. It will be taught by 16-year-old Kay Archibald, who is obtaining her certification in Zumba.
"We are trying to spice it up a bit; make it youthful.
"We don't want to focus on losing weight, but making healthy choices and staying fit," said Curves owner Karen Archibald. "It's about healthy living choices and respecting your body" to avoid health issues later in life such as heart disease and diabetes.
Archibald said a recent statistic provided by Curves International indicates children have a 70 per cent chance of becoming an overweight adult if one parent is obese and an 80 per cent chance if both parents are overweight.
"Parents are influencing teenagers' choices so we encourage parents to (practice) a healthy lifestyle as well."
Teenage girls whose mother or grandmother is a Curves member will get in for free. To sign up for Curves Camp, and for further details, call 896-1500.
MONIQUE CHIASSON
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