Monkey Business: A local gym designed to fight childhood obesity

by Kelli Cheatham (kcheatham@wsbt.com)

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Monkey Business in Granger

Monkey Business offers treadmills, bikes and weight lifting equimpent for children. (WSBT photo)

By WSBT News1

Story Created: Feb 22, 2008 at 7:31 AM EST

Story Updated: Feb 29, 2008 at 6:12 PM EST

GRANGER — WSBT's First Thing in the Morning crew is nearing the end of week 5 of their Why Weight series. Friday morning they touched on the topic of childhood obesity, and a local gym made just for kids to fight it.

"If they're going to do it at an early age, it's building a lifestyle," said Monkey Business owner Stephanie Hostetler. "It's teaching them that it's part of your lifestyle to work out every day."

Kids can run on specially-sized treadmills, ride bikes or even lift weights.

Some of the classes offered at Monkey Business are Salsa Tots and Numbers & Letters for Toddlers. Infants can work out with their mothers in Mommy & Me classes. The gym accepts kids up to 15 years old.

Monkey Business is located in Toscana Park in Granger.
For more information, call (574) 273-9551.
It's open 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. Monday-Friday, &
Saturdays 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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