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Those who were part of the
2009
Fitness Challenge got a chance to work out for free at the
Fall River YMCA
on February 21st in the third Challenge event, this time sponsored by
Saint Anne's Hospital
and the
American Heart Association. Fitness
Instructor Karyl Benoit of Saint Anne's Oncology Department led over
twenty participants in three twenty-minute workouts set to music in the
gym. "I just want people to enjoy the experience," stated Benoit. "The
weight loss comes later," she added. Benoit leads exercises for hundreds
of participants every spring in the Hospital's annual
Get Moving
fundraising walk. Following Karyl's workouts, participants were
invited to join YMCA aquatics instructor Judy Small for a free session
of
water aerobics. This kind of exercise is often recommended for
people with knee or hip problems who find regular aerobic workouts to be
too painful. The Challenge ended with a
Zumba session
with YMCA fitness trainer
Tabitha Gendreau.
Saint
Anne's Hospital's Coordinator of Public Relations & Marketing Anne
Ferreira and Melyssa Beaudry
of the Providence office of the Heart Association were on hand to give
out information about heart disease, part of the month-long
Go Red For Women campaign to
increase awareness about heart disease among women.
Over 800 people have
signed up for the Fitness Challenge that
began on January 10, 2009.
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(Top row, left) Jenny Cabral of the Big Mamas Fitness Challenge Team weighs in with YMCA staffer Danielle Vital before the Challenge. (Top row, center and right) Saint Anne's Hospital Oncology Department fitness instructor Karyl Benoit leads the group in three twenty-minute aerobic workouts to music. (Middle row, right) Team members Rene Morro, Niki Marzilli, Robin Bouchard, and Jenny Cabral work on getting into shape for the upcoming women's softball season. (Bottom row, left) Lightolier employee Steve Fontaine goes over material provided by Saint Anne's Hospital Coordinator of Public Relations & Marketing Anne Ferreira and Melyssa Beaudry, Corporate Events Director of the Providence office of the Heart Association, right. (Bottom row, center and right) YMCA aquatics instructor Judy Small goes over the benefits of water aerobics with Gloria Bessette and Jeannine Levesque before leading the group that also includes Jennifer Beaulieu, Kristen Cornman and Kerry Barlow from the PINC Fitness Challenge Team from People, Inc. |
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