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COULD COME UP HIGHER, SHE COULD COME UP LOWER.[Grand Prairie Fitness Courts Ribbon Cutting]
ARE MULTIPLE AREAS THAT SHE CAN PLACE HER HANDS.FITNESS COURTS ARE THE NEWEST WAY TO STAY HEALTHY.
IN GRAND PRAIRIE FITNESS COURTS ARE AN OUTDOOR INNOVATION TO CIRCUIT TRAINING THAT PROVIDES A FULL BODY WORKOUT IN JUST SEVEN MINUTES, GRAND PRAIRIE IS GETTING SIX FITNESS COURTS THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY, THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN, AND BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS.
THE COURTS ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND EACH ONE FEATURES A UNIQUE DESIGN CREATED BY LOCAL ARTISTS.
TWO, ONE ON THURSDAY, ALL THE COURTS WERE OFFICIALLY OPENED WITH ONE RIBBON CUTTING.
I'VE NEVER WANTED TO LIVE IN A TOWN THAT ON THAT DIDN'T HAVE PARKS.
I NEVER WANTED TO LIVE IN A TOWN THAT DIDN'T HAVE LIBRARIES.
AND I'M THANKFUL TO BE HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE WHERE OUR CITIZENS AND OUR COUNCIL AND OUR STAFF HAS MADE THAT A BIG PRIORITY.
AND THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE SHOWING THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE ALL IN FOR EVERYTHING.
WE WANT TO, WE WANT YOU TO ENJOY LIFE, AND WE WANT TO GIVE YOU OPPORTUNITIES TO GET OUT AND ENJOY IT.
WE KNOW THAT ON AVERAGE, ABOUT ONE IN TWO INDIVIDUALS DO NOT GET ENOUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THEIR DAILY LIVES.
AND THAT LEADS TO, UM, MORE PREVENTATIVE CHRONIC ILLNESS THAT WE SEE TIME AND TIME AGAIN THROUGHOUT, UM, OUR CLAIMS HISTORY.
UH, WE JOINED WITH THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN TO TRY TO TRY TO REDUCE THOSE BARRIERS TO FITNESS AND, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES.
OFFICIALS ALSO PRESENTED COMMISSION CHECKS TO THE ARTIST WHO CREATED THE SIGNATURE LOOK FOR EACH FITNESS COURT.
I NEVER QUITE UNDERSTOOD THE PHRASE OF, UM, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE SOMETHING UNTIL IT'S GONE, OR, UM, UNTIL YOU'RE AWAY UNTIL I WENT TO COLLEGE.
AND SO MY ARTWORK IS ACTUALLY THINGS THAT UNEXPECTEDLY REMINDED ME OF HOME WHILE I WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE.
AND, UM, YEAH, AND I DID IT IN A STAINED GLASS STYLE TO REPRESENT LIKE A SACRED REMEMBRANCE BECAUSE IT'S MY HOME.
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GRAND PRAIRIE FITNESS COURTS BY VISITING GRAHAM FUND GP.COM.