The
Great Lakes Loons, along with
MidMichigan Health, are starting out 2012 by helping Mid Michigan kids get healthier and more active, with the announcement of the new Lou E's Fit Club.
The Loons mascot, Lou E. Loon, is loved by area kids as the head of Lou E.'s Kids Club at Dow Diamond baseball games. The new Fit Club takes that concept and adds information and resources to keep kids ages 6 to 12 in the Great Lakes Bay region active and physically fit.
Some of the benefits of the club include an email newsletter with ways to be active, upcoming events, and fun updates; a activity watch that tracks exercise, movement and heart rate and can help kids earn rewards for physical activity; and, of course, a kickoff party, which is coming up at the end of this month.
The Fit Club kickoff party is from 6 to 8 p.m., Feb. 21 at Dow Diamond, hosted by Lou E. Loon and MidMichigan Health.
"Lou E's Fit Club will provide a fun way to not only provide healthy news and information for children, but opportunities to become more active," says Stephanie Leibfritz, community education coordinator for MidMichigan Health. "Our goal is to increase physical fitness and reduce childhood obesity rates by increasing the frequency, duration and intensity of physical activity of all area youth. Lou E's Fit Club provides an avenue for making this happen for our region."
A new fitness trail also will be unveiled at Dow Diamond, where Lou E Loon demonstrates various exercises kids can do at six stations, getting kids up and moving.
Membership in the club is free and kids can sign up
online or at guest services during any home game. The activity watch costs $15 and can be obtained at Dow Diamond.
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Stephanie Liebfritz, MidMichigan Health
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