Registration Open for Camp Fun n Fit
Registration is now open for Camp Fun n' Fit, an annual health and fitness summer day camp for children ages 6-11. Camp Fun n' Fit is designed to promote healthy, active lifestyles by encouraging campers to participate in activities that are fun and playful, including swimming, Zumba, yoga, sports and games. Campers will also learn about proper nutrition and participate in weekly field trips.
The camp - sponsored by Wellness Center, Atrium Health Navicent - will take place weekdays June 5-30 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Middle Georgia State University (100 University Parkway, Macon). Children may attend one, two, three or all four weeks of the camp. The cost is $165.00 per week and the registration fee includes all field trips, classes, supplies, daily lunch and snacks, and a t-shirt.
To register, pick up a registration form at Wellness Center, Atrium Health Navicent (3797 Northside Drive, Macon) or visit www.navicenthealth.org/service-center/wellness-center
"Studies show that children who build healthy habits early in life lead healthier lives as they age, minimizing their chances for obesity and conditions associated with obesity, including diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Camp Fun n' Fit trains children to make those healthy choices, encouraging active lifestyles and good nutritional habits," said Kevin Carter, Director of Wellness Services, Atrium Health Navicent.
About Atrium Health Navicent
Atrium Health Navicent was incorporated on November 17, 1994, as a nonprofit corporation whose primary purpose is to coordinate the Medical Center, Navicent Health and other affiliated entities in their mission of providing a comprehensive continuum of high quality, reasonably priced healthcare services to the region. Atrium Health Navicent has 830 beds for medical, surgical, rehabilitation and hospice purposes. The health system includes The Medical Center, Navicent Health, a nationally recognized tertiary teaching hospital; Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital, the region's only dedicated pediatric hospital; Medical Center of Peach County, Atrium Health Navicent, a rural critical access hospital; Rehabilitation Hospital, Atrium Health Navicent, the region's oldest and most experienced rehabilitation provider; Pine Pointe, Atrium Health Navicent, which provides palliative and hospice care in homes and in its facility; Carlyle Place, Atrium Health Navicent, the area's first continuing care retirement community; Navicent Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Atrium Health Navicent; as well as diagnostic and home care services. For more information, please visit www.navicenthealth.org.