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Kids Fitness

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Bowie Woman Gets Local Kids Fit

Molly Nercessian wants kids to see exercise as a necessary part of their lives.

Not everyone gets to combine their passion with their work, but Molly Nercessian, the children’s activity director at Sport Fit in Bowie, gets to do just that every single day. Nercessian grew up in Los Angeles and moved to Bowie with her husband and two small children five years ago. Both she and her husband are very physically active—Nercessian is a runner and her husband is a triathlete—so moving to an entirely different climate was a big change for them.   “In LA, it’s sunny every day. Here, you can’t necessarily go for a run in December,” Nercessian said. So it made sense that when she saw an opening in the children’s department at Sport Fit, that she would apply. It would give her the chance to be active and she could bring her kids …

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Jenni Pompi

4:18 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

I love the idea of kids getting into the routine of exercising because they see their parents exercising, and it's great that Sport Fit has these programs for kids. As a parent, it can be tough to make time to get to the gym, but knowing I could take my kids makes a big difference.   more ›

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