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YMCA fitness program keeps kids moving
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Keith Knight, left, teaches children how to do tricep dips during a recent session of Endurance: Jump Start at the Forsyth County Family YMCA. The program is designed to encourage wellness in youngsters - photo by Autumn Vetter
Kids ran from station to station.At one, they hopped from foot to foot on brightly-colored plastic risers, while at others they did push-ups and sit-ups. While it might have looked like a school P.E. class, the students were working out on a recent afternoon at the Forsyth County Family YMCA through a new program designed to encourage wellness in youngsters. Kerry Carithers, senior membership and wellness director, said the program, called Endurance: Jump Start, had 55 kids ranging in age from 6 to 13.