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Sixth Challenge event brings sunny, dry weather

April 3, 2010 by drweed

The 2010 Fitness Challenge, the third offered by the Diabetes Association, Inc.(DAI), Children In Balance, Community Development Recreation (CD-REC), the Fall River YMCA and Healthy Lives Fall River, held its sixth Fitness Challenge on April 3, 2010. CD-REC executive director Grace Gerling challenged teams and individuals to walk, jog or run the 3.2 mile course at the Industrial Park on a beautiful April morning. About 25 participants completed the course, some in just over half an hour.

Second Fitness Challenge Offers a Chilly 5K

The second Fitness Challenge, held on February 6, 2010, was led by CD-REC program director Jamison Souza who challenged teams and individuals to walk from CD-REC headquarters on Bank Street down the hill to Battleship Cove and then to walk the mile-long boardwalk to the Iwo Jima Memorial monument at Bicentennial Park and back to CD-REC. Over twenty-five Challenge participants took advantage of the opportunity to increase their fitness despite the wintry weather.  Click here to see the web page and here to see the YouTube video.

How To Use MyFallRiver for The Fall River Fitness Challenge

This year you can use MyFallRiver.org to keep track of your progress throughout the Fall River Fitness Challenge. It is simple quick and free. You will also be able to get your latest Fitness Challenge information. Below are the quick instructions on how to be able to utilize the tracker on the site.

Fitness Challenge Finale celebrates 5,057 pounds lost!

May 11, 2009 by drweed

The Fall River Fitness Challenge held its 2009 Finale at the Eagle Restaurant on May 9th celebrating the conclusion of the four-month series that began on January 10th. Over seventy-five participants and their supporters got to her remarks from Fitness Instructor Amy Jones, Mark Kruger from the NBC television show "The Biggest Loser, 2008 Challenge winner Daryl Parrent and Healthy City Fall River coordinator Dr. David Weed.

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