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>> Ken: MANY PARENTS ARE
CONCERNED THEIR KIDS ARE NOT
GETTING ENOUGH EXERCISE.
>> Christine: SOME FAMILIES ARE
TRYING A CONCEPT POPULAR IN
RUSSIA AND EASTERN EUROPE,
INDOOR HOME GYMS.
PAT FORAN EXPLAINS ON CONSUMER
ALERT.
>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT, KEN
AND CHRISTINE.
THANK YOU.
MANY PARENTS ARE CONCERNED THEIR
CHILDREN SPEND TOO MUCH TIME
WATCHING T.V. OR PLAYING VIDEO
GAMES.
IT'S WHY HOME GYMS FOR KIDS ARE
BECOMING MORE POPULAR.
IT'S A WAY FOR YOUNGSTERS TO
BURN OFF ENERGY AND GET IN
SHAPE.
LIKE MANY SMALL CHILDREN, THESE
BOYS AND GIRLS WATCH THEIR FAIR
SHARE OF TELEVISION, BUT IN THIS
HOUSEHOLD, ALMOST EVERY DAY,
THEY TAKE A BREAK FOR AN INDOOR
WORKOUT.
>> OKAY, KIDS, IT'S TIME TO SHUT
THE T.V. OFF AND LET'S PLAY IN
THE GYM.
>> Reporter: IT'S OFF TO THE
BASEMENT AND A HOME GYM MADE
ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS.
HERE THEY CAN HAVE FUN, BURN OFF
STEAM AND STAY ACTIVE NO MATTER
WHAT THE WEATHER'S LIKE OUTSIDE.
>> THAT'S HOW WE SPEND MOST OF
OUR TIME IN WINTER TIMES AND
WEEKENDS, FAMILY DAY, LIKE WE DO
ENJOY OUR TIME HERE.
>> LOOK AT ME.
>> I SEE, YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
>> Reporter: THIS HOME GYM IS
MADE BY A COMPANY CALLED LIMY
KIDS.
IN RUSSIA, MANY PARENTS WANTED A
PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY AND
STAY ACTIVE.
SWIMMING AND CLIMBING PROMOTE
UPPER BODY STRENGTH AND
GYMNASTIC ABILITIES.
>> IT WAS DEVELOPED IN RUSSIA
ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO AND NOW IT'S
IN CANADA AND THE U.S.
>> Reporter: THE GYMS SELL FOR
BETWEEN 400 AND $800 AND CAN BE
ORDERED WITH MULTIPLE
ATTACHMENTS.
THEY CAN BE PURCHASED FROM A
SHOWROOM IN VAUGHAN OR ORDERED
ONLINE.
LIMI KIDS SAYS THE GYMS ARE EASY
TO SET UP, REQUIRE NO DRILLING
AND ARE SECURED BETWEEN THE
FLOORS AND THE CEILING.
THEY CAN HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 200
POUNDS.
>> IT'S FUN AND A LOT OF
PHYSICAL SKILLS AND GIVES THE
KIDS A LOT OF DIFFERENT CLIMBING
ROPES, RINGS, OR SWINGS.
>> Reporter: IF YOU INSTALL A
GYM LIKE THIS IN YOUR HOME,
SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT.
YOU SHOULD HAVE THESE SAFETY
MATS AND PARENTAL SUPERVISION IS
RECOMMENDED AT ALL TIMES.
>> WE DO WATCH THEM ALL THE
TIME.
IT'S NOT FOR THEM TO BE ON THEIR
OWN.
>> Reporter: PARENTS WHO HAVE
THE GYM SAY THEIR KIDS SHOW MORE
ATHLETIC ABILITY AND IMPROVED
SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND WHETHER
IT'S SNOWY, COLD, OR WET, THEY
HAVE SOMETHING TO DO BESIDES
WATCH T.V. AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
HOME GYMS ALSO COME WITH
EXERCISE ROUTINES FOR CHILDREN
SO THEY CAN LEARN EARLY ABOUT