One remedy to all the fuss being made about kids being overweight: Starting them early with a fun fitness class so they can learn how good it is to get the body moving. The following area programs are geared specifically with the idea of physical fitness in mind.

Please note: This listing DOES NOT include dance classes for children.

nashville

12 South Yoga
2814 12th Ave. S., Nashville
385-3600 • 12southyoga.com
Classes include Mommy and Me yoga for moms and infants and Yoga for Kids for ages 4 – 10 years. Either class can be taken once or twice per week – $100 or $200 respectively – for eight weeks.

Charles Harding School of Creative Arts
1200 Northgate Business Pkwy., Madison
860-0190 • charlesharding.com
For $40 per month, classes offered include Tiny Tumbleroo for ages 16 mos. – 3 years, Tumbleroo for 3 – 5 years and High Step Tumbleroo for age 5.

Green Hills Family YMCA
4041 Hillsboro Circle, Nashville
297-6529 • ymcamidtn.org/greenhills
Recreational gymnastics classes include Baby & Me for ages 6 mos. – 2 years ($21 for members, $31 for nonmembers) and Parent ‘N Tot for ages 1 – 3 years (costs $38 for members, $52 for nonmembers).

Gymboree Play and Music
Bellevue Center Mall
7620 Hwy. 70 S., Nashville
673-0333 • gymboree.com
Classes (includes Mommy and Baby Fitness, Fitness Fun, Yoga Fun and Gymboree) for more than seven developmental levels for ages newborn to 5 years.

Laurie Morrison’s School of Dance
225 Jackson Meadows Drive, Hermitage
872-8533 • Imsdance.com
Gymnastics and tumbling is offered for ages 3 and older, and Creative Movement is available for 2-year-olds, both for $30 plus a registration fee.

Lorey Yoga
The Scarritt-Bennett Learning Center
1008 19th Ave. S., Nashville
585-3499 • loreyyoga.com
This one-hour yoga class just for kids ages 4 – 10 years meets once a week for eight weeks. Cost per session is $100.

Magnitude 10.0 Gymnastics
3622 Central Pike, Hermitage
883-5166 • magnitudegymnastics.com
Classes include Mommy and Me for 18 mos. – 3 years and Busy Bodies for ages 3 – 4 once a week for $48 per month; Young Beginners’ Gymnastics for ages 4 – 6, Beginners Tumbling and Boys’ Beginning Gymnastics are also available for $48 per month (once a week) or $86 per month (twice a week).

Margaret Maddox East Family YMCA
2624 Gallatin Road, Nashville
228-5525 • ymcamidtn.org/maddox
Tiny Tumblers for ages 3 – 5 years teaches basic gymnastics skills for $45 (members) or $75 (nonmembers).

Ta-Dah! Dance
2710 Old Lebanon Road, Nashville
391-5500 • tadahdance.com
Classes include creative movement for ages 2 – 3 years, Bend Me, Stretch Me for 4 – 10 years and Tumbling for 4 – 6 years. Costs are 30 minute class: $27; 45 minute class: $32; 1 hour class: $37.

Tri-Star Gymnastics
2008-B Johnson Industrial Blvd., Nolensville
776-8333 • tristargymnastics.net
Recreational gymnastics classes include Buddy and Me class for ages 18 mos. – 3 years and Little Dipper for ages 3 – 4 years and 4 – 5 years. Days and prices vary.

rutherford county

Elite Energy Gymnastics
2121 Battlefield Pkwy., Murfreesboro
890-6611
Mommy and Me class is for ages 1 – 2 years, Gymnastics is for ages 3 – 4 years, and Gymnastics and Tumbling is for ages 5 years and older. All classes are offered once or twice a week at $55 per month (once a week) or $97 per month (twice a week).

E.T.C. Gymnastics
1137 Haley Road, Murfreesboro
867-6900 • etcgymnastics.com
Classes include Preschool Gymnastics for ages 2 – 3 years and Kindergym for ages 4 – 5 years, both once a week, $55 per month plus a $25 registration fee.

Rutherford County Family YMCA
205 North Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro
895-5995 • ymcamidtn.org/rutherford
For no extra charge, members only can participate in the Preschool Fit Class (ages 3 – 5 years) and Preschool Yoga (ages 3 – 5).

williamson county

Harpeth School of Gymnastics
2204 Hillsboro Road, Franklin
790-7825 • harpethgym.com
Mommy and Me class is for 18 months – 3 years and Preschool Gymnastics is for ages 3 – 5 years. Both are offered once a week for $52 per month.

Little Gym
99 Seaboard Lane, Ste. 1000, Brentwood
661-6700 • thelittlegym.com
The Parent/Child Developmental Gymnastics class is for infants to 3-years-olds while the Preschool/Kindergarten Gymnastics class is for ages 3 to 6 years.

Let It Shine Gymnastics
1892 General George Patton Drive, Franklin
369-FLIP • letitshinegym.com
Parent and Child classes are available for ages 12 – 36 months. Preschool classes as well as rhythmic classes are for ages 3 – 5 years. And Tiny Tumblers is for ages 36 months – 5 years. All classes are $56 per month.

Mighty Muscles
1530 Lexington Pkwy., Franklin
598-6984
Ages 2 – 4 and their parent or caregiver can build strength, coordination, balance and sports skills. Cost is $6 per class, $2 for additional siblings. First class is free.

Mpact Sports
1647 Mallory Lane N., Brentwood
377-3444 • mpactmartialarts.com
Classes include gymnastics for ages 3 and older, Mommy & Me for ages 3 – 4 years, and Recreational Gymnastics for ages 5 and older.

My Gym of Franklin
Watson Glen Shopping Center
188 Watson Glen, Franklin
591-7718 • my-gym.com

My Gym of Brentwood
Brentwood Place
330 Franklin Road, Brentwood
371-5437 • my-gym.com
Class offerings include Tiny Tykes for ages 3 – 11 months; Waddlers for 12 – 18 months; Gymsters for 19 months – 2-and-a-half years; Terrific Tots for ages 2 – 3; Mighty Mites for ages 3 – 4; Whiz Kids for ages 4 – 5; Jump, Jazz, and Roll for ages 3 – 5; and Gymnastics I for ages 4 – 6. The 10-week sessions cost $145 (45 minute classes) or $150 (60 minute classes).

wilson county

Intrigue Athletics
300 North Maple St., Ste 1A, Lebanon
443-7995 • intrigueathletics.com
Recreational Gymnastics classes include Mommy and Me (18 mos. and older), Preschool (ages 3 – 5 years) and Beginning Tumbling, all once a week for $50 per month.

Universal Gymnastics
5003 Market Place, Mt. Juliet
758-4786 • universalgymnastics.com
Preschool Gymnastics is for ages 2-and-a-half to 4 years, Young Beginners is for ages 4 – 7 years, and Boys’ Beginners is for ages 4-and-a-half to 7 years). One-hour weekly sessions cost $48 per month.

sumner county

Sumner County Family YMCA
102 Bluegrass Commons Blvd., Hendersonville
826-9622 • ymcamidtn.org/sumner
Tumblin’ Tots is offered for ages 3 – 5 years and costs $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers.