While Perry Adkisson gets his heart rate up,
his father is doing the same thing.
Family cardio class is the newest way gyms like
the Fort Worth YMCA is trying to get
the whole family fit.
We have a number of families that work out with
their children.
Instead of parents dropping their kids off at
childcare when they hit the treadmill,
they all head to class.
We all need to stay in shape and get in shape
and I think it's good to have a family type thing.
Besides exercise, there's also workshops on
healthy eating.
And studies show these lifestyle-focused
classes can improve children's health.
I think that once they learn this at a young
age with their families and they see their
families exercising, that they will in return
want to exercise throughout their life.
It's togetherness time that's paying off for
two generations.
We'll do a lot of fun workouts, sometimes we'll
go play soccer out there.
The success of the family cardio program now
has the Y planning on bringing in more family-friendly
equipment into the gym so that working out
together is an option at any time.
Carol Wang, NBC5, Fort Worth.