On Saturday, July 14, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.’s office will launch the 2nd Bronx Can Health Challenge, hosted by Blink Fitness, a new fitness center located at 744 St. Ann’s Ave and East 156TH Street.
Staff
from Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, a CAN partner, will be
on site to register community residents, record vital stats,
measurements and screen for blood pressure and diabetes. Blink Fitness
will have trainers on site to provide fitness tips and will be extending
free trials to all participants 18 years and older. Blink Fitness will
also provide a complementary six-month membership to the top male and
female participants with the highest percentage of weight loss.
“I
am pleased to launch the second Bronx CAN Health Challenge in the
Morrisania section of the Bronx. The Bronx CAN Family Health Challenge
is a perfect example of how members of our Bronx community could work
together to create great programs that have a large, positive impact on
the well-being of the borough. I urge all Bronx students and their
families to take on the eight-week Family Health Challenge,” said Bronx
Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
"The
Bronx CAN Initiative has changed the lives of countless Bronxites by
promoting a healthy lifestyle and allowing people to take control of
their well-being by establishing positive goals. Too many of our
residents are suffering from preventable ailments like obesity and high
blood pressure. It’s very exciting that this initiative is expanding
outward to other areas of the Bronx, and I look forward to working with
Borough President Diaz to promote healthy living in my district. I
encourage everyone to take the Challenge, and take a positive step
toward an active, healthy life,” said Senator Jose M. Serrano.
The
Bronx CAN Health Initiative brings together individuals, doctors and
other health providers, places of worship, community gardens and
community centers, schools, and civic-minded groups of all kinds to
promote the types of behaviors that lead to healthy lifestyles. The goal
of the Bronx CAN Health Initiative is to have all the members of our
community – young and old alike – build healthier lives, free of
ailments like obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and high
cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease.
WHEN: Saturday, July 14
TIME: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
WHERE: Blink Fitness, 744 St. Ann’s Ave and East 156TH Street, Bronx
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