Planet Fitness offers teens a safe place to work out for free

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Planet health helps excessive schoolers keep energetic this summer time with a free summer time gymnasium membership. The Excessive Faculty Summer season Cross permits teenagers 14 to 19 to work out free of charge by way of August 31.  

Mariah Crockett is the supervisor at Planet Health on West Market Avenue in Greensboro. She stated this system was established for teenagers that are not capable of keep energetic in their very own each day routine. It affords a protected area the place they do not want their dad and mom concerned to allow them to keep the bodily parts and psychological parts of wellness and well being.

This system, which was once known as the Teen Summer season Problem, first launched in 2019, when greater than 900,000 teenagers signed up. Teenagers can pre-register for this system this summer time now at planetfitness.com/summerpass. There are greater than 2,200 Planet Health places all through the U.S. and Canada.

A Planet Health nationwide examine discovered that 78% of teenagers stated accessing a spot to work out and with the ability to train with pals would profit their well being and health journeys. The identical examine discovered that 92% of teenagers agreed they really feel a lot better mentally when they’re commonly bodily energetic.

To additional encourage teenagers to benefit from this system, all contributors will robotically be entered right into a sweepstake awarding one individual in every state with a $500 scholarship. Moreover, one grand prize of a $5,000 scholarship might be awarded on the finish of the summer time. The scholarships can be utilized for educational or athletic actions or different packages.