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Make Detroit Your Gym

Make Detroit Your Gym

Balancing family time and active time is easier when you make Detroit your gym. Join the growing number of Detroit families discovering free and easy ways to make family time, active time.

Detroit has low or no-cost resources that you can use to stay active and be healthier. Find parks, playgrounds, and recreation centers from the Detroit Department of Parks and Recreation.

Active spaces near you can make it easier for you to stay fit, while making family memories.

Did you know that Detroit has?

  • 308 parks
  • 12 recreation facilities
  • 8 pools
  • 26 baseball and softball fields

Ideas for Getting Active

In addition to activities like walking, dancing, and swimming, parents always win with these free and easy active family faves.

Make Detroit your gym by taking a walk in a park

Take a walk in a park

Make Detroit your gym by playing tag at a playground

Play tag at a playground

Make Detroit your gym by kicking a ball around

Kick a ball around

Importance of Physical Activity

Being physically active is one of the most important steps to being healthy, but fitting in the time to be active when you have a family can be a challenge. Involving your family in your physical activity can make it easier to find time – and have the added benefit of getting your family members more active, too. Because youth learn a lot from their families, families that enjoy regular physical activity together can help their children enjoy it as well – building healthy habits for the future.

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