Rocky Boy launches new fitness initiative

Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson

Certified Zumba instructor Bruce Meyers, front, leads a group of people through Zumba dance steps during an open house event at the Chippewa Cree Wellness Center in Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation Tuesday evening.

Leaders at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation say they have seen too many residents become obese and then suffer the health consequences.

Even people who are moderately overweight are more likely to suffer from diabetes or high blood pressure, resulting in debilitating diseases or death, said Huck Sunchild, director of the Chippewa Cree Wellness...