Kangoo shoes give kids a jump on fun, fitness
21.05.12
It bothers her when she hears kids talking about exercise as if it were a chore.
So Melanie Hendershot is doing something about it.
“I’m passionate about kids,” she said. “I want to help them find ways that are fun to be active.”
Hendershot, 53, is co-founder of Spanaway’s Body Fun Fitness. As the little studio approaches its first anniversary in April, she is trying to provide more fitness options for children.
While, like many fitness studios, it’s classes like Zumba that brings in the most clients, Hendershot is finding that she has a knack for inspiring kids to exercise.
Like a parent who hides vegetables in the kids’ spaghetti, Hendershot is disguising exercise as something different for children.
She teaches a fitness course called Drums Alive, in which workouts are high-tempo drumming sessions.
But one of her favorite activities is to simply loan the kids a pair of spring-loaded shoes called Kangoo Jumps. The shoes, which have a football-shaped spring underfoot, are designed to reduce the impact of activities like jogging and jumping.
Source: The Olympian