Community invited to participate in the day of healthy, family-friendly activities for all ages

BATON ROUGE, LA — May 28, 2019 — Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, HealthyBR, Our Lady of the Lake, Ochsner Health System, and I-Care invite residents to attend the Sixth Annual Baton Rouge Family Fit Day on Saturday, June 1 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

“Family Fit Day is our chance to showcase the abundance of healthy lifestyle resources our parish has to offer,” said Mayor Broome. “Each year, we look forward to bringing community partners from across the parish together to promote holistic, healthy habits for adults and children in our community. This year, we are excited to partner with I-Care’s Prevention Summit to provide opportunities for families in our community to receive a wide range of information and resources.”

Family Fit Day is an opportunity for the entire family to participate in a day of activities centered on having fun and being healthy. Over 20 community partners will offer activities and games for the whole family. Mayor Broome will host her annual Family Fit Day Bike ride in partnership with Front Yard Bikes and the Safety Place at 12:00 pm. Thanks to Family Fit Day partner GeauxCrusin, the first 50 participants will be able to experience the ride on one of their bikes. In addition, fitness instructors will put on demos of some of the most popular fitness classes around Baton Rouge including Zumba, Hip Hop Aerobics, and more.

For more information or to register for the event, visit https://familyfitday.eventbrite.com.

 For additional details on Family Fit Day, visit: http://www.healthybr.com/events/family-fit-day or contact Jared Hymowitz at jhymowitz@brla.gov