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Free, fun sessions to support children (aged 7-13) and their families to become a healthy weight
Sessions will include easy to understand healthy eating advice, a supermarket tour, top tips, problem solving and physical activity and games for the children twice a week
Register your family now by calling freephone 0800 849 4000 or visit www.mendprogramme.org
To kick start a fitter, healthier and happier 2011, Thanet children can sign up for a free, fun healthy lifestyle club that starts in January.
Families who attend MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition...Do it!) will learn how to eat more healthily, read food labels and make their weekly shop healthier and easier. The children also take part in fun physical activity sessions. MEND's 10-week healthy living course will take place at Thanet Leisure Force's Hartsdown Leisure Centre, Margate, and is due to start on Monday 24th January 2011.
Claire Buckingham, MEND's Programme Manager for Thanet, says: "Attending MEND is a great way to kick start a fitter, healthier and happier year for the whole family. MEND makes a real difference to children's lives. Through encouraging them to be more active and choose healthier options – kids lose weight and their confidence increases. It's a fun, free way for families to improve their health and fitness. I would recommend it to any parent in Thanet who is concerned about their child's weight and would like them to have a healthier start to 2011."
As a way to tackle childhood obesity locally Eastern and Coastal Kent Community Health NHS Trust is providing MEND free of charge to families in Thanet.
MEND has helped over 20,000 families become fitter, healthier and happier and is aimed at children aged 7 to 13 who are above a healthy weight. It consists of two hourly after-school sessions twice a week for ten weeks. Each session includes a one hour interactive workshop for children and parents, and a one hour fun physical activity session for the kids while the parents have a discussion around health.
If you think your child is above a healthy weight and you would like to register for a place on MEND's fun free healthy lifestyle course, call 0800 849 4000 or visit www.mendprogramme.org.
