May 31st, 2012 by Len Saunders
From the Huntley Patch?..
Centegra HealthBridge is helping combat childhood obesity in McHenry County by lowering its fitness center membership age to 12 years old and continuing its Kids in Motion program.
?Illinois has the fourth-highest childhood obesity rate in the country,? said Matt Carlen, vice president of health and wellness with Centegra Health System. ?This new membership aligns with Centegra Health System?s mission to promote wellness in greater McHenry County.?
Statistics show 1 in 5 children in the state struggle with obesity.
Centegra?s fitness centers lowered the membership age from 14 to 12 last month with encouragement from families and physicians concerned about childhood obesity, said Kim Piraino, sales and marketing manager for the Health Bridge fitness center.
The decision was made to promote wellness and physical activity between McHenry County and Kane County youth, she said.
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