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Healthy Kids Day, April 25

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Join the YMCA in Keeping Kids’ Minds and Bodies Active

Press Release

PERTH AMBOY – To kick-start learning about physical activity now and throughout the summer, on Saturday, April 25, the Raritan Bay Area YMCA is celebrating Healthy Kids Day® with a free community event for kids and families. YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, the Y’s national initiative to improve families’ health and well-being, features activities such as: games, arts and crafts with active fun to motivate and teach families how to develop a healthy routine with their children at home.

“The Y is so much more than sports, swimming, gymnastics and a place for kids to hang out. We support families in their efforts to instill healthy habits at home,” said Steve Jobin, CEO Raritan Bay Area YMCA. We know that it can sometimes feel like a challenge, so at Healthy Kids Day we’ll encourage kids to stay physically and intellectually active all summer long, and give families tips they can easily replicate at home. It’s free and open to the entire community!

In celebration of YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, the Y offers the following tips to help families develop healthy habits:

  • Try, try, repeat – There are many great tasting fruits and vegetables that many kids have never heard of, let alone tried. Grab a new fruit or vegetable and encourage everyone in the family to try at least a bite. Sample some new fruits and veggies from our Farmer’s Market this summer!
  • Play around town – Challenge the family to play on a different playground every week. Identify playgrounds at a variety of parks; expand definitions of playgrounds to include nature trails, a nearby stream or a bike path.
  • Families at play for an hour a day – From walking to gardening, swimming to shooting hoops, make playful movement a part of your family’s day. To get 60 minutes of moderate activity throughout your day just add 10 minutes here and 15 minutes there.
  • Foster a passion for reading – Read to and with your kids. Help children read at every age and every stage of their development.
  • Make sleep a priority – Doctors recommend 10-12 hours of sleep a day for children ages 5-12 and 7-8 hours per night for adults. Sleep plays a critical role in maintaining our healthy immune system, metabolism, mood, memory, learning, and other vital functions.

The Raritan Bay Area YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day event takes place in front of the Y building at 357 New Brunswick Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm, in case of rain we have activities scheduled for inside the facility – so please join us rain or shine! For more information, please stop in or call the front desk 732.442.3632, or follow us and check back on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/rbaymca. We look forward to seeing you on April 25!

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