The twenty-fifth scheduled Greater Fall River Fitness Challenge event took place on April 20, 2013 at Greater Fall River Re-Creation's headquarters on Bank Street. Fitness Fusion team leader Greg Medeiros led over thirty Challenge participants in an hour-long workout, first at nine exercise stations and then through some core exercises on the floor mats. "It's so great to see so many people staying with these Challenges," noted Challenge Coordinator Annemarie Sharkey. Dr. Weed also offered one of his Low-Carb talks to several of the participants following the event.Sponsored by Partners for a Healthier Community and Southcoast Hospitals, the event was organized with the participation of All Generations Fitness, the Diabetes Association, Inc., Fitness Fusion, General Fitness. Greater Fall River Re-creation, Healthy City Fall River, and the Fall River YMCA. The Challenge offers low cost opportunities for those who live, work or attend school in the Greater Fall River Area to get fit, lose weight, have fun and win prizes. Click here for an eleven-minute video of the event. Click here for photos of the 24th Challenge event. For more information, call Challenge Coordinator Annemarie Sharkey at 508-679-0922 or go to www.FallRiverFitnessChallenge.com.

(Top row, left) Fitness Fusion team leader Greg Medeiros gets the group going with some warm-up exercises. (Row three, left) Susan Gallant and Renee Petrin work with some hand weights. (Row three, left and center) Melanie Leite, Kerri Camara and Wendy Niewola work as a team to go through the nine stations. (Row three, right) Liz Mota kicks high during one of the moves. (Row four, left and center) Fitness Fusion team members M.J. Alfano and Traci Patton work with Michelle Pacheco, Trisha Snitzer and Judy Gosselin. (Bottom row, center) The whole group poses with their Boston garb to honor the memory of those killed or injured in the Boston Marathon bombing. (click here for a large copy of the photo).