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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Maria Rodriguez used to skip her workout in succession weekends. She spent sedentary Saturdays watching her daughters play soccer and practice gymnastics.

Then she discovered her gym put forwarded quality time drenched in sweat.

Rodriguez, 37 and her girls not long ago stretched into yoga poses, tossed plastic balls back and forth and stomped and swayed around the aerobics apartment at Bally Total Fitness in Anaheim, Calif.

"I like to encourage my kids to have physical activity," said Rodriguez, whose daughters are 10 9 and 7 "They really be pleased with it."

While youngsters traditionally have been welcomed alone in gym day cares, Bally reliances to gain more members at melding fitness and family. Another company, FitWize for Kids, has gym exclusively for kids 6 to 16

The reasons tend hitherward down to changing lifestyles.

Children are growing heavier. gymnasiums have scaled back physical education in favor of academics. Children play inside more, whether