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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am determined to get my family of 4 more active, and am considering moving from membership at Fitness First to Sport and Health. The primary motivation would be getting us all a bit more active, but especiallly finding an environment in which our third grade boy could get a bit more fit. [b]He's a big kid who has gained weight over the past 2 years, and unfortunately his MCPS elementary offers absolutely nothing in the way of afterschool sports activities. (Which outrages me, but that's another post sometime.) [/b]In any case, I'm wondering if any other DCUMs use Sport and Health or the Y not just as individuals but also more broadly for family fitness? The Bethesda Sport and Health seems to have swimming lessons as well as programs in tennis and other sports; I suspect the Y has similar programs but I can't get anyone to respond to an email yet. Right now my husband and I work out individually at Fitness First and like it just fine for our purposes, but if we could find a place that our kids could enjoy as well, we might go more often and that would benefit us as well as our son. Thanks for any advice![/quote]

Why do you send your overweight child to such an afterschool program?

There are hoards of fitness based after school care, in particular Martial Arts.  Fitness should not be a "weekend" activity, but a part of daily life.  In addition to your child learning how to spell and do long division, he needs to learn that movement is daily.

A fitness based after care is much cheaper than diabetes.[/quote]

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