Aim High Academy Partners with Children’s Friend to Tackle Childhood Obesity

April 14, 2010 - PRLog -- Aim High Academy of East Greenwich, RI partnered with Children’s Friend and WIC on April 30, 2010 to host activities in mobile gymnasiums and show children how to practice a healthier lifestyle, all in an effort to tackle childhood obesity.

With the knowledge that over 25 percent of children receiving WIC benefits in Pawtucket and Central Falls Rhode Island tip the scales at obese when the statewide childhood obesity average is only 20 percent, Aim High and Children’s Friend turned WIC sites into mobile gymnasiums and learning centers to give over 50 children the opportunity to learn and practice activities that lead to growing up healthy.

“We believe that it is easy to tell people to have a more active lifestyle, but it is equally important to show them how to be more active,” said Amy Nelson, President of Aim High Academy. “And we all know that it is not easy to find safe and affordable opportunities to exercise, nor is it easy to find bilingual activities,” Nelson adds.

Children who attended these events read stories about healthy eating and exercising in both English and Spanish, learned stretching techniques on mats, climbed through obstacle courses and raced through the sites on scooters.

About Aim High Academy
Aim High Academy offers many programs for children of all ages for building self-awareness and confidence in a fun and caring environment, while encouraging each child to develop at his or her own pace.  Specific programs include recreational and instructional gymnastics, women’s competitive gymnastics, men’s competitive gymnastics, early childhood learning, ballet and special events.  For more information about all of Aim High Academy’s programs visit www.aimhighacademy.com.

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