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Mayor
William Flanagan announced the 2013
Fall River Fitness
Challenge at a November 15th press event and issued his own challenge
to local employers and medical care providers to encourage their employees
and patients to improve their fitness. The Mayor's challenge was
reinforced by Dr. Holly Alexandre of the SSTAR
Family Healthcare Center who cited the benefits of exercise in keeping
people healthy. Her comments were followed by BayCoast Bank CEO Nick
Christ and Sue Potvin, RN, of Family Service Association who each
described the benefits of having a worksite wellness program for
employees. The event began with a cardio
flow demonstration by personal trainer Dara Midwood who will be
offering sessions to City employees at Government Center and to the public
at Greater Fall River Re-Creation
starting in January when the Challenge begins. Other Challenge locations
will include
the
Fall River YMCA, General
Fitness and Generations
Fitness in Somerset. Click
here for or a
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(Top row) Partners Community Health and Well-being manager Annemarie Sharkey introduces Dara Midwood who led a group in a ten-minute Cardio Flow exercise before the announcement. (Middle row) Dr. Holly Alexandre of the SSTAR Family Healthcare Center, Mayor William Flanagan, and BayCoast Bank CEO Nicholas Christ each describe the benefits of fitness. (Bottom row, left) Family Service Association wellness program coordinator Susan Potvin, RN, talks about their agency's return on investment from their program which includes participation in the annual Fitness Challenge. (Bottom row, center) Personal trainer Dara Midwood chats with General Fitness owner Scott Fastino after the event. (Bottom row, right) Partners worksite wellness coordinator Angela Braz talks to Herald News reporter Brian Fraga and Fall River Spirit reporter Phil Devitt as AmeriCorps fellow Brittany Bertone listens. |
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