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Carlisle kids on the MEND
Carlisle Leisure is offering overweight and obese children in the Carlisle and Allerdale areas the opportunity to take part in an initiative to improve their health, fitness and wellbeing.
MEND – Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it! – is a nine week programme which has been developed by experts at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Institute of Child Health.
It involves the whole family and places are free of charge thanks to three-year funding of £100,000 guaranteed by Carlisle Leisure.
The course is suitable for children aged between seven and 12 and aims to improve the whole family’s eating and exercise habits.
Jim Douglas, managing director of Carlisle Leisure, said: “This MEND programme is a very important project for us to undertake and as the major providers of leisure throughout North and West Cumbria we are very well placed to facilitate it.
“We have a social duty to ensure that the youngsters in our communities are given the opportunity and the resources necessary to be able to combat the growing issue of obesity and this programme will help to educate our local families in both nutrition and exercise.
“We are 100 per cent committed to the delivery of this very important project and are looking forward to providing a truly valuable resource through our centres.”
Caroline Swain, MEND community liaison manager, added: “With 30 per cent of UK children now considered to be overweight or obese, the MEND programme offers a fantastic opportunity for families to take action.
“MEND gets kids healthy and fit in only nine weeks, and helps them stay that way.” Details: www.mendprogramme.org
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