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Fitness fairs this weekend
We’ve got two big fitness fairs on tap this weekend — one at the Toney Burger Center, and another at the Texas School for the Deaf.
Obesity and diabetes rates are especially high in the Hispanic community. With that in mind, an Austin organization is planning a Fitness Feria to help Spanish-speaking families learn how to get their children involved in sports programs.
The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 8 a.m. until noon Saturday at the Toney Burger Center, 3200 Jones Road, and specifically targets a Spanish speaking audience.
“It’s not because parents don’t care about them, but because they are largely uniformed about what to do to help their kids,” says organizer Oné Musel-Gilley.
Families will follow an “Olympic pathway” that leads them through hands-on sports demonstrations and exhibits that explain what it takes to get involved in local sports programs. Parents can learn about free sports camps, training and fitness activities, how to get athletic mentors and scholarships, and the importance of practice, mental discipline, and healthy lifestyles. Volleyball, cycling, running, baseball, swimming, cheerleading, golf, football, karate and soccer all will be represented.
For more information go to www.FitnessFeria.com.
Another free and open to the public health and fitness fair is planned for the same day at the Texas School for the Deaf.
The 2010 National Health & Fitness Expo is scheduled for 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. Saturday in the auditorium at the school, 1102 S. Congress Ave. Donations for the School for the Deaf Foundation will be accepted.
Visitors can get free samples, free demonstrations, discounts and glimpses of the newest products.
Vendors include House of Pain, Tan It All, Naturally Fit, Max Muscle, Fitness Training Studios, Egg White International, Swoll-up.com, Tap Out Nutrition, BSN, M Fit Foods, Smoothie Factory, Champion Nutrition, Elegance N Grace, Family Health Chiropractic, Minuteman Press, Animal World & Snake Farm, Johnson Diversity, Fitness N Motion and Natural Fitness Productions.
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