Fitness for overweight kids

BOARDMAN — Humility of Mary Health Partners is offering a nutrition and fitness eduction program for overweight children ages 8 to 12 at St. Elizabeth’s Boardman Health Center, 8401 Market St. and the Davis Family YMCA, 45 McClurg Road, Boardman.

Two sessions of six classes will be available from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The first session will be on Mondays beginning Jan. 12 through Feb. 16 and the second will be on Wednesdays beginning Feb. 25 through April 1.

The goal of the program is to teach overweight kids the skills needed to develop healthy lifestyle habits and requires that a parent or guardian attend each session to become educated as well.

The class includes six nutrition sessions followed by a fitness session. The program also requires the child’s participation in two or more other youth activity classes from 5-6 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Davis Family YMCA each week during the program.

Cost for the program is $40 and class sizes are limited.

To register or for more information call the Humility of Mary Healthline at (877) 700-4647 or (330) 480-3151.