The first week of the Tenth Annual Greater Fall River Fitness Challenge  brought 138 participants to the Kuss Middle School on January 21, 2017. Led by Greg Medeiros of Fitness Fusion, both veteran "Challengers" and first-timers participants got moving and stretching, many for the first time in the New Year. Sponsored by Greater Fall River Re-creation, Partners for a Healthier Community, Saint Anne's Hospital, Southcoast Hospitals, the Challenge includes programs provided by Cat Studio,  Fitness Fusion, Tabi's Transformations, General Fitness. Greater Fall River Re-creation, Salt Fitness Cafe, TKO Fitness, Vitality Fitness and both them Swansea 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. Registration is open through the end of January. Click here for a twelve-minute video of the Saturday event. Click here for photos and video of the Challenge Kick-off and Health Fair held a week earlier. Call CD-REC at 508-679-0922 for more information or go to www.FallRiverFitnessChallenge.com. 

(Top row) Participants begin the session by walking around the gym at the Kuss Middle School where most of the Challenges will be held this year. (Rows two and three) Tabitha Gendreau of FitWorks On-line begins the workout with some windmills, kicks and leg lifts that Tony Gonzalez, right, helps to get him in shape. (Rows four and five) Tabitha has participants move to the floor where she leads them in some core-building exercises. (Bottom row) Challenge Organizer Annemarie Holly picks a door prize ticket winner, and Kim Robidoux looks over her new Pilates kit.