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RELATED: Shop local with gifts from San Antonio's brick-and-mortars “Busiest weeks we’ve had in years,” Honingblum added. “It’s great - especially for people (getting) exercise - to see all these dads coming in with their daughters, whole families jumping together.” “We’ve seen increased traffic,” said Reyes, who oversees 25 locally hired employees at the park. “We have (a trampoline park) right here on the South Side.”Īfter just a few weeks, Reyes said the influx from the trampoline park has driven up overall numbers at Pica Pica. “Our whole motto has been, 'travel to the north no more,’” Honigblum added. “But last summer, I came in - it was 100 degrees out, kids were out of school - and all these kids were just bouncing all over our sofas, rolling over the floor in (our lounge area).”įlip’z was Honigblum’s way of harnessing that energy, while also acting as Pica Pica’s counter to similar North Side venues such as Altitude Trampoline Park, ThinAir Extreme Air Sports and Amazing Jump. “The whole concept of Pica Pica was to bring the family unit together in a comfortable, clean, safe environment,” Honigblum said. Managing Partner Al Honigblum said the park also is meant to act as a “front door” for the rest of the mall, enticing entire families of shoppers. “Parents get peace and quiet in the evening.”įrom a business standpoint, Pica Pica’s owners realized the mall wasn’t keeping children engaged during family shopping trips, which was the reasoning behind bringing in Flip’z. “They want to wear their kids down,” she said. RELATED: San Antonio barber Roberto Ferrel shaves Kim Kardashian's face into customer's headīesides a healthy form of exercise, Reyes said the jumping can help kids get out that extra energy, benefitting the parents. In a breakdown of Hispanic adults with diabetes, 13.9 percent are Mexican Americans. In terms of diabetes, the rate of Hispanics diagnosed with diabetes is 12.8 percent. The statistics support that statement, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting Hispanics have an age-adjusted obesity rate of 42.5 percent, second to Non-Hispanic blacks with 47.8 percent.

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