Healthy, Well and Wise
Healthy, Well and Wise
Saturday, January 29, 10:00a-5:30p
Hughes Main Library
Meeting Rooms A-C, Computer Training Lab and Story Time Room
The path to being healthy, well and wise begins at the library with this interactive health fair! Call 527-9293 for more details.
- Wii Fitness Room
- 4 Wii Stations, Balance Board, Motion Plus and tons of games:
- Biggest Loser Game
- Yoga
- Obstacle course
- Water Sports
- much more
- Chair massages
- Demo online health resources
- Healthy give-aways
Speakers:
Beverly Allen on Aging and Family Caregiver Issues at 11:00a
Jo Ann DiFedele on Complementary and Alternative Medicine at 12:00p
Eleanor Taylor author of Feeding the Kids at 12:30p
Phil and Amy Parham of the Biggest Loser at 2:00p
Phillip and Amy Parham were contestants on season six of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser: Families” in 2008. During their season, they lost a combined total of 256 pounds. As a couple, they lost the highest percentage of weight loss of any married couple in “The Biggest Loser” history to date. Amy Parham will be signing copies of her brand new book, 10 Lessons from a Former Fat Girl, as well as copies of couple’s joint book, The 90 Day Fitness Challenge, which addresses their journey to healthy weight loss and inspires readers on how to achieve similar goals.
Dr. Dale Dingledine on Stress Management at 3:30p
Participants
American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, Center for Developmental Services, Clemson University Extension, Greenville County’s Spare the Air, Greenville Hospital System, Greenville Organic Foods Organization, Greenville Rec’s Swamp Rabbit Trail, Greenville Technical College School of Massage Therapy, National Alliance on Mental Illness, SC Department of Health and Environment Control, Sherman College of Chiropractic and YMCA of Greenville County.
This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3502 under the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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