Greater Fall River Fitness Challenge participants were again invited to General Fitness in the Durfee Union Mills on April 5, 2014 to for the 24th Challenge. One group joined a spinning class led by Wendy Raposa while the other group moved to the instructions of Jocelyn Alvernez in the yoga room. "It was a good workout whichever room you chose," commented Partners Challenge staff member Nicky D'Abrosca. The Challenge is sponsored by Partners  along with Greater Fall River Re-creation, Saint Anne's Hospital, and Southcoast Hospitals. The Challenge includes programs provided by All Generations Fitness, the Diabetes Association, Inc., Fitness Fusion, FitWorks, General Fitness. Greater Fall River Re-creation, Striking Beauties, TKO Fitness, Wiggle Kids, 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. Click here for a  ten-minute video of the event. Click here for photos of the twenty-second event. Call Annemarie Holly at 508-679-0922 for more information or go to www.FallRiverFitnessChallenge.com.

(Top row) Spinning instructor Wendy Raposa gets the group ready for a 45-minute class. (Row two, left) Jocelyn Alvernez, center, gets the group moving for nearly an hour. (Row three, right) Partners Challenge staff member Nicky D'Abrosca checks the Challenge participants in the spinning class, (Bottom row, right) Nicky hands the raffle prize of an exercise mat and book to the winner.