Mymo Adventures, Celebrating 30 Years of Fitness and Fun! (Review and #Giveaway)

"My Gym is celebrating 30 years of family fitness and fun! With their unique, innovative and ever-changing fitness program for kids, My Gym has been at the forefront of providing the best fun place for kids to remain active, while successfully combating frightening obesity statistics amongst children.

The “Mymo’s Adventures” DVD features the gym’s irresistibly cute mascot, Mymo, as he engages children and leads them on six awesome, interactive adventures. The DVD combines animated fun, live action workouts and a wisecracking puppet named Alphonzo Bartholomew III. “Mymo’s Adventures” is created to educate, entertain and motivate children to be active and helps them to develop their coordination, balance, flexibility, strength and fine/gross motor skills. "

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My Thoughts on the  Mymo’s Adventures” DVD --

Have you been to a local My Gym with your children?  Unfortunately, we are not near a local My Gym, so have to rely on BabyTV to get our My Gym fix daily.  Being a health educator by trade, I know how important physical fitness is for families, especially making sure that children as young as 2 get up and move around.  We continue to see a rise in childhood obesity, due in part to all the technology available to us.  Children would rather sit in front of the computer or television, than go outside, run around and get some fresh air.  And, when it comes to the cold winter months, if you live in colder locations, then you and your children are probably not getting out and getting the much needed physical activity to stay fit and healthy.  But, thanks to the folks at My Gym, they offer a place where parents can take their children for indoor fitness and play. 

"My Gym combines innovative, early physical education/pre-gymnastics classes with state-of-the-art facilities to empower children - ages 6 weeks to 13 years - by helping them acquire the skills, confidence and positive self-image needed to become healthy young adults. My Gym’s award winning, structured, noncompetitive, and age-appropriate classes and birthday parties enhance children’s overall development through games, music, exercise, sports, gymnastics, puppets, special rides, and fun. The children gain strength, balance, coordination, fine and gross motor proficiency, agility, flexibility and social skills."

But, if you are like my family and not near a My Gym facility, you can enjoy DVD's like “Mymo’s Adventures” DVD, to get your little ones excited about fitness and working out.  Who doesn't love monkeys?  I know both my girls go crazy whenever they see them in books and on television.  So, when they saw Mymo appear on the screen in this DVD from My Gym, they went crazy with excitement.  My youngest is at that stage where she tries to copy all your movements and sounds.  So, this DVD couldn't have come at a better time.  Each of the six workouts are not only easy for little ones to do, but also incorporate interactive adventures.  Unlike the My Gym segments seen on BabyTV, this one relied on Mymo and a bunch of little children to demonstrate the workout routines, set to music. 

The girls and I had a blast doing each of the six workouts, and make a point to do at least 1-2 a day, when we can't make it outside.  I can't stop raving about this in-home fitness workout DVD for young children, that is not only fun to watch and get up and move to, but will help develop a "coordination, balance, flexibility, strength and fine/gross motor skills."

So, if you are looking for a way to get your children more active at home, why not consider picking up "Mymo’s Adventures” from My Gym today?  You kids will have a blast interacting with Mymo, as did mine. :-)

 

Don't Forget to Enter the My Gym’s Fit and Healthy Family Contest:

On April 1, My Gym will be announcing their “My Gym's Fit and Healthy Family” Contest on their Facebook page! In celebration of My Gym’s 30^th anniversary, they are searching for the fittest family in North America.

In order to enter the contest, participants would need to visit My Gym’s Facebook page and follow the instructions, which will include submitting a photo and essay. Thirty families with the most votes will receive a prize package (that will include a certificate from the President’s Council of Physical Fitness Sports and Nutrition and a gift package from BabyGanics and free MyGym and Chuggington DVDs).

The thirty families will then have an opportunity to win the grand prize! The package includes top items from Little Tikes, one free year at My Gym, including kids classes and a birthday party!

So, what are you waiting for?  Head on over to the My Gym's Facebook page and enter today. :-)

--GIVEAWAY--

One lucky reader will win a copy of "Mymo’s Adventures” to enjoy with their little one(s), thanks to the folks at My Gym. To enter, please complete the entries on the Rafflecopter form below.  Good luck!

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More About My Gym Children’s Fitness Center:Established in 1983, My Gym is a leading fitness center destination for children with more than 260 locations worldwide, including international locations in China, France, Canada and Brazil among others. More than 30 additional locations are planned to open worldwide in the next 12 months. My Gym combines innovative, early physical education/pre-gymnastics classes with state-of-the-art facilities to empower children - ages 6 weeks to 13 years - by helping them acquire the skills, confidence and positive self-image needed to become healthy young adults. My Gym’s award winning, structured, noncompetitive, and age-appropriate classes and birthday parties enhance children’s overall development through games, music, exercise, sports, gymnastics, puppets, special rides, and fun. The children gain strength, balance, coordination, fine and gross motor proficiency, agility, flexibility and social skills.

For more information about My Gym Children’s Fitness Center and the location near you, please visit www.MyGym.com.

Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this DVD from the vendor in order to write up an honest review.  The views above are mine and mine alone.