Some of Today's Local News Headlines
Today is Monday January 7, 2008
Wellness Center holding first Fitness Challenge of 2008
The Wellness Center at Wyandot Memorial Hospital is holding its first Fitness Challenge of 2008 from Jan. 21 through April 12.
The challenge is open to area individuals who form teams of three people. The goal of the motivational program is to increase overall health.
Participants must have a body mass index of 25 or more to join a team to ensure weight loss is appropriate. BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women and can be calculated on a chart available from the Wellness Center or by logging onto the Web site for the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.
For the Fitness Challenge, each team member pays $15, weighs in weekly and has measurements taken at the beginning and end of the program.
The Wellness Center staff will calculate the percentage of weight lost on each individual and the number of points earned for exercise and other achievements. Those figures then will be totaled for the team. Prizes will be awarded to the first and second place teams at the end of the Fitness Challenge.
(Refer to page 3 of today's Daily Chief-Union)
Local diabetic support group scheduled to meet
"Diabetes, What I Wish I Would’ve Known" is the featured program at the local diabetic support group meeting to be held Jan. 21.
Social worker Marge Sink will share her experiences of having a diabetic spouse both from a personal and professional perspective.
The one-hour program will start at 5:30 p.m. in the Bowman and Kirkland conference rooms on the lower level at Wyandot Memorial Hospital.
A light meal will be provided.
The diabetic support group is open to diabetics and their families and friends.
For more information about the upcoming meeting or to register, contact the Wellness Center at the hospital by calling 419-294-4991, ext. 2236.
(Refer to page 3 of today's Daily Chief-Union)
F-J library holding meeting
FOREST - The Forest-Jackson Public Library board of trustees will hold its reorganizational meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the library.
The library is located at 102 W. Lima St., Forest.
(Refer to page 3 of today's Daily Chief-Union)
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