Fitness events
YMCA Outdoor Yoga Class: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays, through Oct. 31 at Lichterman Nature Center (across from Ric Nuber YMCA). All levels. Yoga II (with Diane). Members and nonmembers alike. E-mail or call (901) 682-8025.
Yoga in Overton Park: 6:15-7 p.m. Thursday near doughboy statue. this free yoga practice takes place before the Levitt Shell concert. Bring your own yoga mats.
The American Cancer Society ?Making Strides Against Breast Cancer?: 8 a.m. Saturday at Laurelwood Shopping Center (corner of Poplar and Perkins Ext.) Registration 7 a.m. Call (901) 278-2091.
NAMI-Memphis 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk, Health fair: Saturday. The Avenue Carriage Crossing (at Houston Levee & Hwy. 385, Collierville). 5K starts 9 a.m.; Fun Run & Walk at 10 a.m. Pre-registration for 5K through Friday ($20), $25 race day (7 a.m. registration). Fun Run & Walk registration through Friday ($15); $20 race day. Reservations for wheelchair participation accommodations. Call (901) 725-0305.
Humane Society ?The Fast and The Furriest 5K Run & Walk: 9 a.m. Saturday at 935 Farm Road. Registration online $16 before Friday (mail-in form by Wednesday to secure discounted fee). Race-day registration $20, $45 for family of 2 adults and 2 children under 16. Leashed and well-behaved dogs are welcome. fastandfurriest5k.racesonline.com
Tennessee Trails Association: Saturday, hike Meeman-Shelby Forest, Chickasaw Bluff and Woodland Trail. Meet at 9 a.m. at the Park?s Visitor Center. (901) 385-1988. tennesseetrails.org
Overton Park 10K Trail race: 8 a.m. Sunday in Overton Park. race begins and ends near the pavilion on easternmost side of the park. Call (901) 409-3507. overtonpark10k.racesonline.com
Step up for Down Syndrome: Sunday at Memphis Botanic Garden. Gates and on-site registration at noon; stars on mainstage 12:15 p.m.; opening ceremony/awards 1:30 p.m.; Step up (1-mile walk) 2:15 p.m.; dance 3:15 p.m.; event wrap-up 4 p.m. dsamemphis.org
Foundation Fighting Blindness hosts annual Memphis Vision Walk: Oct. 22 at Overton Park. The 4th annual walk starts at 10 a.m. (registration 9 a.m.) East Parkway North-pavilion. (919) 781-8014 fightblindness.org
Kyle W. Kiihnl Foundation 3rd annual Eye Opener 5K & Fun Run: 9 a.m. Oct. 22 at Shelby Farms. All ages encouraged to run in pajamas. 5K runners register or pick up packets 8-8:45 a.m. at Visitors Center. 5K begins 9 a.m.; Fun Walk/Run at Patriot Lake 9:30 a.m. Event raises awareness of dangers of driving while sleep impaired, in memory of Kiihnl, a junior at Houston High School, killed by a drowsy driver in 2002. eyeopener5k.racesonline.com
Right Road 4 Mile Run: 9 a.m. Oct. 22 at Juvenile Court, 616 Adams (7 a.m. registration). Food, beverages, entertainment and awards ceremony to follow on the grounds of the historic Woodruff-Fontaine House. Call (901) 497-1834. Register online RightRoad4miler.racesonline.com until Oct. 20.
Health events
Baptist Rehab-Germantown offers free program to those diagnosed with pre-diabetes and are at a significant risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. Experts at the hospital guide participants through a three-month program of healthy lifestyle changes that can reduce risk of Type 2 diabetes. for details or to sign up, call (901) 757-3428.
Medicare Talk: 10 a.m. today at YMCA at Schilling Farms, 1185 Schilling Blvd. E. Collierville. Speaker: Larry Turner, Aging Commission of Memphis & the Mid-South. Topic, ?Medicare and Upcoming changes.? Call (901) 850-9622.
Baptist Weight Loss Center to offer free support group meeting: 6 p.m. today. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis (in seminar room 6), 6019 Walnut Grove. Bariatric patients discuss topics that are important to them. Call (901) 226-LOSE (5673). memphis.baptistonline.org
Methodist South Hospital Stroke Support Group: 6:30 p.m. today at 1251 Wesley Drive (Medical Office Complex, Suite 141), Whitehaven. Survivors and caregivers. (901) 516-3726. methodisthealth.org
Diabetes Survival Skills: 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Delta Medical Center campus (Medical Office Building-Room 205), 3960 Knight Arnold (at Getwell). Free to the public; call to register. (901) 369-8558. Seats limited.
Women Helping other Women, a breast cancer support group: 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting at Baptist Women?s Health Center, 50 Humphreys Blvd., Suite 23. Women diagnosed with breast cancer, undergoing breast cancer treatment or recovering from breast cancer are invited to attend.
Hip and Knee Replacement Classes: Wednesday, 11 a.m.-noon. Methodist North Hospital (Total Joint Center), 3960 new Covington Pike. Procedure and recovery discussed. other class: 11 a.m.-noon Oct. 26. Call (901) 516-5639.
?Take Control of your Asthma?: 11 a.m. Wednesday. Church Health Center Wellness, 1115 Union. Class free and open to the public. (901) 259-4673, ext. 1617, to sign up.
Surgical Weight Loss Options: Noon Wednesday in seminar room 2. other seminars 10 a.m. Oct. 22 seminar rooms 2 and 3; 7 p.m. Oct. 27 seminar rooms 2-3. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, 6019 Walnut Grove. Benefits and risks discussed at this free educational seminar. Call (901) 226-LOSE (5673). memphis.baptistonline.org
Surgical Weight Loss Options: 11 a.m.-noon Thursday seminar at Delta Medical Center (Medical Office Building-Winchester Room), 3960 Knight Arnold (at Getwell). Free to the public. Registration is required. Call (901) 369-8501.
Jones Clinic-facilitated Men?s Cancer Education & Support Group: Noon-1:30 p.m. Oct. 17. Carriage Court, 1645 W. Massey. (901) 202-7639.
Exploring your Medicare Options: 10 a.m. Oct. 17 at the Courtyard Memphis Collierville, 4640 Merchants Park Circle. a team of BlueCross Medicare Advocates holds community meeting to help beneficiaries and their loved ones find out more about Medicare options. (877) 664-6422. Persons with special needs should request accommodations in advance.
American Cancer Society?s Look Good ? Feel better Program: Free service teaching female cancer patients beauty techniques to help restore self-image. Call (901) 278-2000 or (800) 227-2345. Oct. 17: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Methodist University Hospital, 1265 Union.
Jones Clinic-facilitated Women Living with Cancer: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 18 at Carriage Court, 1645 W. Massey. (901) 202-7639.
?Clinic and Community Partner Updates?: Noon-1:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, 1726 Poplar. a lunch and learn. Free training for medical and social service providers. Lunch, presentations on reproductive health care needs of people living with HIV/AIDS. Call (901) 274-3550 ext. 104. RSVP by Oct. 17.
Related posts:
- Health & Fitness Calendar
- Health & Fitness Calendar: Oct. 3, 2011
- Health calendar
- Health Briefs
- Georgetown Hospital System offers a variety of health screenings
Source: http://www.diabetes6.com/health-and-fitness-calendar.html
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