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Old Colony Sponsors Healthy Kids Day at Tri-County YMCA
On Saturday, April 26, the Tri-County YMCA is holding a free community event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active. YMCA's Healthy Kids Day® , the Y's national initiative to improve families' health and well-being, features games, healthy cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts and more to motivate and teach families how to develop a healthy routine at home.
YMCA's Healthy Kids Day, celebrated at nearly 1,600 Ys across the country, aims to get more kids moving and learning, so they can keep up the habit all summer long – a critical out-of-school time for kids' health. Research shows that without access to out-of-school physical and learning activities, kids fall behind academically. Kids also gain weight twice as fast during summer than the school year.
In celebration of YMCA's Healthy Kids Day, the Y offers the following tips to help families develop healthy habits:
- High Five the Fruit...
