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The first Challenge Event of the Fifth Annual Fall River Fitness Challenge was held at the Veterans' Memorial Auditorium on January 14th. Designed as an opportunity for Challenge participants to start getting into shape, the event began with a challenge to complete thirty laps of the gym. Participants were then invited to shop at the first winter farmers' market. The market featured local vendors offering cheese, bread, oatmeal and honey, in addition to a table with sample items provided by Chef Jessica William. Sponsored by the Diabetes Association, Inc. (DAI), Community Development Recreation (CD-REC), the Fall River YMCA, General Fitness and Healthy City Fall River, and supported by Partners for a Healthier Community, the Challenge offers low cost opportunities for those who live, work or attend school in Greater Fall River to get fit, lose weight, have fun and win prizes. Registration is open through the end of January, and many people will register and weigh-in at their workplace in the coming weeks. Click here for the video of the event. Click here for a notice of upcoming market dates. Call CD-REC at 508-679-0922 for more information.
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(Top row,
left) Personal Trainer Amy Jones Delgiacco of Where Is the Workout welcomes
participants to the event and gives them instructions on what to do over the
next hour. (Top row, center) Wellness and market coordinator Annemarie
Sharkey explains the SNAP token exchange to Elaine Branco. (Top row,
right) Nick Soule, Ashley Chaynt and Michele Nogueira walk around the gym
during the first Challenge event. (Middle row, left and right) Cindy
Rothwell looks over the bread offered by Mary Mehri of the Main
Street Cafe and Bakery. (Middle row, center) A customer looks over the
offerings from Foxboro
Cheese at the Lawton Family Farm. (Bottom row, left) The Souza family
from Somerset looks over the products offered by Mad
Hectic Oatmeal. (Bottom row, center and right) Chef Jessica Williams
talks with UMass
Extenion Nutrition Education Program project leader Pat Bebo about the
honey offered by Aquidneck
Honey before offering Elaine Torigny a sample of pumpkin bread made with
locally grown butternut squash served with a cinnamon yogurt spread. The
recipe will be a featured recipe in the Fitness Challenge Meals-N-Minutes
recipe book that will be available at the finale in May and will include
25 low-cost healthy meals: five each of breakfasts, lunches, dinners,
snacks, and desserts |
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