On Saturday, Fitness Forward participated in a wonderful community health fair put on by the Martha Eliot Health Center in Jamaica Plain. It was a great turn out and we got lots of kids (and adults!) interested in learning about the sugar content of common drinks (22 sugar packets in a 20 oz Mountain Dew for example!) and hooping it up as usual. Caroline, our Community Outreach intern, made a fabulous display for the occasion and we were able to connect with lots of families about the importance of focusing on health from a young age. Javier, shown in the first photograph checking out the amount of added sugar in a bottle of Sunny D stuck around long enough not only to learn about the sugar content of popular drinks but also challenged me (the Boston Program Coordinator) to a hoop competition!
We had a great day in Jamaica Plain. Thank you to all of those who stopped by our booth!
