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Free gym access for high school aged girls at YMCA

<h2>The federal government’s <em>Girls Make Your Move<&sol;em> campaign and the YMCA have teamed up to give girls and young women a great opportunity to get active&period;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p> One hundred YMCA Health and Fitness Centres around Australia will provide free entry to girls aged 12 to 19&comma; for up to 30 days each&period; The offer is underway now and runs until 30 June 2017&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <em>Girls Make Your Move<&sol;em> is all about encouraging young Australian women to get physically active by doing something they enjoy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> This great offer means that girls can try out a range of options available at YMCA facilities&comma; free of charge&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> Each YMCA is slightly different in their services&comma; which can include group fitness classes&comma; court sports&comma; swimming&comma; teen programs&comma; and more&period; Visit your nearest YMCA and see what they offer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> The YMCA is a community not-for-profit organisation focused on helping young people to be happy&comma; healthy&comma; and socially engaged&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> Like Girls Make Your Move&comma; it promotes sport and physical activity for the multiple benefits they bring to our mental and physical health&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> The hope is that all girls who want to make physical activity part of their life will take up the offer and benefit from access to the free service&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> To get involved visit <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;australia&period;gov&period;au&sol;girlsmove">australia&period;gov&period;au&sol;girlsmove<&sol;a> to find the nearest participating YMCA gym&period; Then simply download a voucher from the site&comma; take it along to your local YMCA and get started&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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