The goal at Kids First Fitness is to create a safe, FUN environment that produces healthy habits that last a lifetime. Using fitness and gymnastics Kids First Fitness can teach your child coordination, flexibility, strength, and character.  Kids First Fitness will help your child with other sport endeavors. All skills are taught at age appropriate levels keeping safety first priority. Your child will receive 40 minutes of fitness/gymnastics once a week. The cost for your child’s class is $30.00 per month.

The prevalence of obesity among children aged 6-11 has more than doubled in the past 20 years, going from 6.5% in 1980 to 17.0% in 2006. The rate among adolescents aged 12 to 19 has more than tripled, increasing from 5% to 17.6%. Obese youth are more likely to have risk factors for  cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure. In addition children who are obese are at a greater risk for bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, and social and psychological problems such as stigmatization and poor self-esteem.

Michaelynn Hopkins is the owner and director of Kids First Fitness Inc. She started gymnastics and dance at the age of three and went to the nationals in 1985 and 1986. After teaching aerobics, fitness classes and completing nursing school, she became a mother of three. Having children, she realized the importance and the need for children’s fitness.  With her background and her playful personality, she started teaching children’s fitness and gymnastics. She has been hooked ever since.