Fitness for Families Program Offered
NORTH ADAMS — Northern Berkshire families have the opportunity to take part in a free nutrition and fitness program that teaches families how to be healthy for life."Families Making Changes" is offered by the Get Fit program of the Reach Community Health Foundation. The six-week program offers workshops on fitness, nutrition and strategies for permanent lifestyle change. The instructors work with each family to develop an individualized plan.
Classes begin Tuesday, April 8, and run through Tuesday, May 13, in the children's section of the North Adams Public Library from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Instructors will include a REACH fitness specialist and registered dietitians from North Adams Regional Hospital.
The program teaches strategies for time management, building an exercise program for the whole family, and how to prepare healthy meals and snacks and much more.
It is made possible by a grant from the James and Robert Hardman Fund for North Adams of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. To register, call Pat Lescarbeau at 413-664-5326.
