YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
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BUILD HEALTHY FAMILY HABITS WITH FIT FOR HEALTH

FIT (Families Improving Together) FOR HEALTH, is a free 11-week healthy lifestyle program for parents and their kids to attend and learn together. Families learn together some fun physical activities, information about healthy habits, calorie goals and self-monitoring, as well as positive parenting styles and tips. The program was created by a grant funded by the National Institutes of Health (Dr. Heather Kitzman, Baylor Scott & White Health) in collaboration with the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas.* 

CLASS CONTENTS

Week 1 – Orientation

Week 2 – Run In (Physical Activity & Nutrition)

Week 3 – Goal Setting

Week 4 – Energy Balance

Week 5 – Communication

Week 6 – Portion Distortion

Week 7 – Screen Time & Family Meetings

Week 8 – Junk Food, Fast Food, & Soda

Week 9 – Social Support & Communication

Week 10 – Slipping up

Week 11 - Graduation

The YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS serves Dallas, Collin, Rockwall, Southern Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, and Cooke counties. Programs can be held at job sites, recreation centers, churches, YMCA branches or anywhere else that a need exists in the communities we serve.

GET UP AND GO

Through our partnership with Children's Health, we are excited to offer Get Up and Go, a 10-week weight management program for children and their parents. This family-focused program gives families the tools they need to develop and maintain healthy habits.

Each week, our families engage in physical activity, discuss a healthy lifestyle topics like healthy eating and cooking, and set goals with a YMCA-trained staff person.  This curriculum was designed by the doctors and Registered Dietitians at Children's Health to address the needs of children who would benefit from understanding how lifestyle choices affect their overall health, now and as they grow into adulthood.

  • Who: Children ages 6-14 years old who are referred to the program by a physician. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 
  • What: A free program designed by physicians and registered dietitians, provides hands-on nutrition education along with fun physical activities that get both kids and parents moving. 
  • Where: Local YMCAs, churches, and recreation centers. 
  • How Often: 90-minute sessions, once per week for ten weeks. 

If you'd like to sign up for Get Up and Go, please discuss the program with your child's physician for referral; once received, you will be contacted for enrollment. 

Contact:
Tracey Burns
Senior Director of Healthy Lifestyles
tburns@ymcadallas.org
Phone:  214.880.9622