The Arizona Coyotes Foundation has teamed up with Northern Arizona Healthcare’s Fit Kids of Arizona program to help children who struggle with weight concerns have fun while increasing their activity levels. The Arizona Coyotes Foundation recently gave a $5,000 donation to Fit Kids, which provides children and their families the tools and support for conquering childhood obesity.

The funds help motivate Fit Kids participants to participate in a monthly activity challenge. The challenge, similar to the Aerobic Winter Challenge adopted by many businesses, encourages participants to exercise on a regularly by providing incentives including free sports items, monthly drawings and prizes.

Fit Kids of Arizona is a clinical program that helps children and their families learn to maintain happy, healthy lifestyles while reducing the problems and illnesses associated with excess weight. The Fit Kids team focuses on assessing and treating all of the possible causes of excess body weight in children through medical examinations, physical activity counseling, nutrition counseling and behavioral change. Since January, Fit Kids at FMC has had more than 275 children referred to the program. A second program opened in September at Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood; 51 children have been referred to the Verde Valley program.   

For more information about the Fit Kids of Arizona program, call 928 214-3537 or go to FlagstaffMedicalCenter.com and click on the Fit Kids link under the “Our Services” tab.