December 28th, 2007

La Crosse Tribune

Organizers of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Winter Youth Sports and Fitness Camp don’t want kids to rest too much on their Christmas vacation.

“It’s a lot of fun and you get to meet new kids,” said Lindsay Felt, 12. “It’s better than staying at home.” 

The Logan Middle School seventh-grader is among the participants in the camp, which ends today.

The program promotes a physically active lifestyle, said Co-Director Ray Martinez, who also is a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse professor.

“We’re trying to get kids active so they can be healthy,” said Martinez, who teaches sports science and physical education at UW-L. “We also want to teach lifetime games they can continue to play.”

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