Group for families – Families, let’s move!

6.2.2023 7.10

A weight management group, which encourages children in grades 1-3 and their parents to exercise and feel good, starts in March in Espoo. Children and families will be provided with opportunities to engage in happy and encouraging exercise and discussions with different experts

The group meetings are arranged from 1 March to 5 April, Wednesdays at 17.30–18.30 in the sports hall at the Matinkylä indoor swimming pool, Tynnyritie 6, 02230 Espoo. The event is arranged by the Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County and the City of Espoo.

Experts participating in the meetings are a school nurse, a sports instructor, a physiotherapist, a dental hygienist, and a dietitian. The topics include self-esteem and the body, a healthy smile, exercise recommendations for children and the pleasure of exercise, and food happiness and wellbeing from eating. We also discuss why it is worth treating a child’s obesity.

The group can accommodate 10 families. Sign up: espoo.fi/ohjattuliikunta. In the Valitse kurssilaji menu, choose perheliikunta. 

Further information:

Your own school nurse or Harrastushaku.fi