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The Miami-Dade Parks (www.miamidade.gov/parks/home.asp) and Broward County Parks and Recreation Division (www.broward.org/parks/) offer a plethora of fitness programs for children. Check their websites or call 305-755-7800 in Miami-Dade and 954-357-8100 in Broward.
Here are several other kids' fitness programs:
Cardio Kids: Exercise program for children ages 6-12. 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday. Memorial Hospital West Fitness and Rehabilitation Center, 703 N. Flamingo Rd., Pembroke Pines. Cost: $10 per session. Call 954-433-7125.
Fitness Kids' Camp: Offers children ages 6-15 tennis instruction, swimming, aerobics, dance, basketball, soccer, dodgeball. Metamorphecise Kids Fitness, 111 Grand Palms Dr., Pembroke Pines. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 Monday-Friday. Cost: $175 per week or $600 a month (multiple kids discount available). Call 954-450-5535.
Fit to Play, Fun for Life sponsored by Miami-Dade Parks and the University of Miami. Medical students from the UM Miller School of Medicine will set up health fairs for kids at Country Village Park, Goulds Park, Gwen Cherry Park, Tamiami Park and Tropical Estates Park. Fitness, exercise, nutrition, stress management, sun protection, BMI screenings and more. The fairs take place between July 10 and Aug. 7. Call 305-755-7800.
Kid F.I.T.: Run by Baptist Health for children 6-14. They'll work out twice a week with an exercise physiologist and receive instruction from a registered dietitian. Baptist Hospital, 8900 N. Kendall Dr., Miami. 5:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, 5 and 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Cost: $200 for pre-enrollment evaluation and $65 per month. Call 786-596-5568.
MiChiMu's Summer Games Exhibit through Sept. 7 at the Miami Children's Museum, 980 MacArthur Cswy., Miami. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Cost: $12 adults and children; free for members and children younger than 1. Call 305-373-5437.
YMCA of Greater Miami Health & Fitness Summer Camp at Hialeah Elementary School, 500 E. Eighth St., Hialeah, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Cost: $100 per week. Call 305-822-1670.















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