Ironman Champion Launches Youthtown Fitness Trail

Media Release 19 April 2011

Ironman Champion Launches Youthtown Fitness Trail

Champion New Zealand Ironman triathlete, Cameron Brown, launched a Youthtown fitness trail at Glenfield Intermediate School last week as part of a national initiative to encourage Kiwi kids to engage in physical activity.

Funded by the Youthtown Property Trust, the fitness trail has been specifically designed to suit the fitness requirements of Kiwi primary and intermediate school children in conjunction with fitness guru and personal trainer, Graeme Ahern.

The trail comprises eight stationary workout stations including: a tyre run, chin up bars, push up bars, balance beam, step up, hanging bars, jump beam and parallel bars.

Ten-time New Zealand Ironman winner Cameron Brown was delighted to get behind Youthtown for the fitness trail launch, challenging the students of Glenfield Intermediate to a time-trial race through the new equipment.

"It's fantastic to finally have this innovative equipment available in our communities, to help Kiwi kids engage in physical activity in fun and exciting new ways," says Brown.

Youthtown CEO, Keith Thorpe, says: "We are delighted to make this long-term investment in our community and assist in promoting a healthy lifestyle on the North Shore, where Youthtown also has a branch."

Glenfield Intermediate School Principal, Raewyn Matthys-Morris, adds: "The Youthtown Fitness Trail is a welcome asset to our school and the wider Glenfield community. This will greatly support us in achieving our objective to encourage our students to become more active."

Youthtown already has three trails in place and plans to roll out an additional six fitness trails at schools in Auckland, Taupo, Upper Hutt, Greymouth, Oamaru and Christchurch over the coming months.

For more information or to learn more about Youthtown go to www.youthtown.org.nz

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