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Participants in the
2009
Fitness Challenge had the chance to ramp up their cardiovascular
health by visiting ten stations at Community Development
Recreation headquarters on February 7, 2009. In recognition of the
American Heart Association's
Go Red For Women event the
day before, participants were also able to get their blood sugar and
cholesterol levels by staff from Southcoast Hospitals.
Melyssa Boudray of the Providence office of the Heart Association was
also on hand to give out information and to sign participants up for the
Start Walking program.
Fitness instructor Amy Jones
then challenged each participant to complete each of ten different
exercises, including knee lifts, shoulder presses, bicep curls, half
squats, kicks and arm extensions. "This was not an easy challenge,"
noted Jones, "but it showed people what they can do if they try," she
added. The event was one of a series of bi-weekly events that will take
place throughout the four-month Challenge period. Over 800 people have
signed up for the weight-loss and fitness program that
began on January 10, 2009.
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(Top row, left) The entire Estrella family, including Brittney, Colleen, Jeff, Jr., and Jeff, and Jean Souza sign up for the American Heart Association's Start Walking program with Melyssa Beaudry. (Top row, center) Rene Morro and Niki Marzilli receive instructions for the ten-station challenge from fitness instructor Amy Jones. (Top row, right) Jenny Cabral, Niki Marzilli, Rene Morro and Elaine DeGagne perform 200 arm extensions. (Middle row, left) Fall River WIC Nutrition Program Director Carol Webber leads the group through 300 knee lifts. (Middle row, center) Members of the "Big Mamas" team Niki, Rene, Elaine and Jenny pose with Melyssa at the Go Red For Women table. (Middle row, right) Amy Jones leads the group through 200 half squats. (Bottom row, left) Susan Oliveira, RN, of the Southcoast Health Van prepares to measure Scott King's cholesterol level. (Bottom row, center and right) Community Development Recreation's program director Jamison Souza leads the group through 200 arm extensions and bicep curls. |
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