It's quite natural for obese parents to have obese children and similarly for lanky parents to have lanky kids. Both are health issues. One is overweight and the other is underweight. As far as the scene in Australia is concerned obesity is a national crisis because more than one-third of the country is overweight. From a survey made by the organization Nutrition Australia early in the decade, every family in Australia had at least one obese member. Well the statistics could be scary at times and this definitely is. But then to counter this crisis health clubs gyms etc have sprouted all across Australia from Sydney to Melbourne to Canberra . This section deals with health clubs but those exclusively for the family. One reason why most of the Australians refuse to work out in the gym is the fear of being watched. They are uncomfortable to work out in the company of strangers due to a general inferiority complex for being obese. This is why a lot of health clubs have either created a family section at their gym or has extended their workout place further to include a family room. This is a healthy trend in several ways because our ultimate aim is to bring down the density of obese men and women in the country – at the earliest. Setting up a family fitness club and making sure you follow occupational health and safety precautions is a right step in the direction. This section will be providing you access to several online directories that has contact information about the various family fitness centers in Sydney Melbourne etc, which you could check and decide for yourself. We will be helping you with some useful tips in identifying the right gym for your family and also some idea about your trainers. We would be sending you articles on how to approach a nutritionist and how to check with your physiotherapists. Apart from this we would also be helping you with details of some work out routines you can try out at your personal family gym itself. Make sure that you join one soon because obesity can be controlled through a strict diet and disciplined exercise regime.