Health fair held at Braham Elementary
Braham Area Elementary School held a Family Fitness Fair on Tuesday, Nov. 13, where students and their families learned about healthy eating and the importance of physical activity. The fair included Bounce House, Bean Bag Toss, Hula-Hoop Contest, Body Balance Challenge and Zumba. Festivities also include free sub sandwiches, a tour of the Allina Health Mobile Wellness Center and free adult health screenings given by medical professionals. The health fair was part of the $10,000 School Health Connection grant the school received from Allina Health.
Click on an image to start the slideshow. Photos by Elizabeth Sias
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- Assistant Principal Judy Adams serves Subway sandwiches and apples to students.
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- Kelly Kern and 9-year-old Jacob Kern look at models of one pound of fat compared to one pound of muscle.
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- Haley Horbul, 11, tries out the body balancing challenge.
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- Rob and Jodi Thurston, with 6-year-old Matthew Magistad, learn about the amount of sugar in soft drinks, fruit drinks and flavored water and learn about healthy alternatives.
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- Jesse Eklund, 7, left, and Wyatt Eklund, 4, compete in the hula hoop contest.
