THE SPORTS CENTER AT CHELSEA PIERS
ANNOUNCES NEW FAMILY DAY ACTIVITIES

Having a child doesn't mean that you've got to give up your gym membership! The Sports Center at Chelsea Piers recognizes how precious time is, and how little of it is available to parents who work out. In response to a growing market of baby boomers with children, Chelsea Piers has developed new family programming options to bring families together around sporting activities: fathers can swim with their sons, mothers can rock climb with their daughters, or children can take classes as parents work out on their own. On Family Days, Sundays of each week from 9am - 2pm, parents may either work out with their children or work out while their children play. The recently opened Kids' Space, equipped with babysitters, toys, games and an indoor matted playground, is for children ages 18 months to 8 years.

On Family Day, in addition to such regularly scheduled family programming as Hoops 4 Kids, Kidswim Clinic, and funARTS, the Sports Center has added three new children's classes including Poekoelan Martial Arts for Kids, a martial art from Indonesia which allows children to imitate the playful movements of the monkey, tiger, snake and crane. On top of learning this unique martial arts style, children learn practical self-defense awareness in a non-competitive manner. Little Dippers I (toddlers 18 - 24 months) & II (toddlers 24 - 36 months) provide water babies the opportunity to learn beginner swimming skills - water adjustment, water entry, bubble blowing, front kick, and arm movement. Each child progresses at his or her own pace to build confidence in and around the water, while time in the pool together provides a fun parent/child activity.

For more information about the Sports Center at Chelsea Piers and family programming, please contact Stacey Demar at 212.336.6074.

PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AVAILABLE.
INTERVIEWS WITH FAMILIES MAY BE ARRANGED UPON REQUEST.