Rumford marks National Senior Health & Fitness Day

Ladies acquire section Wednesday afternoon in the 29th once-a-year Nationwide Senior Well being & Conditioning Working day at the Hosmer Complicated in Rumford. The working day is the nation’s biggest more mature grownup wellbeing and wellness event with a lot more than 100,000 anticipated to participate. Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Situations

RUMFORD — A dozen women Wednesday participated in the 29th once-a-year National Senior Overall health & Fitness Day, the nation’s biggest older grownup well being and wellness celebration.

The women of all ages did a one-mile stroll at the Hosmer Complex, becoming a member of far more than 100,000 predicted to participate at 1,000-furthermore locations throughout the country, according to the National Senior Overall health & Fitness Working day internet site.

Mitzi Sequoia of Rumford stated she tried out for two many years to maintain the occasion but was prohibited by the pandemic.

It was sponsored by the River Valley Wholesome Communities Coalition and Maine West, a partnership of local and regional companies doing the job throughout the financial, training, health and fitness and conservation sectors to place rural western Maine communities as feasible and appealing sites to dwell, function, do enterprise and elevate households.

Sequoia claimed Wednesday’s wander was the kickoff for this year’s Wellness Walks for those 50 and older at the Hosmer Subject keep track of. The two six-week periods are Wednesdays at 5 p.m. June 1 to July 6 and Sept. 7 to Oct. 12.

H2o, treats and sunscreen will be offered walkers are invited to provide a hat and drinking water bottle and use at ease footwear.

For far more data and to sign up, speak to leaders Kim Sequoia and Mitzi Sequoia at 364-7400, or the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition at 364-7408.


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