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Texercise Fort Bend — Fit for LifeAbout US
At the Nov. 6, 2007, city council meeting, Mayor David Wallace issued proclamations to local activity directors and site managers from senior center organizations for accepting the Texercise Challenge. This started a 12-week Texercise program to encourage activities that will help area senior citizens (ranging from 60-100 years of age) and communities make good physical health and nutrition choices. Wallace created the city's health and fitness goals and vision, working with the Shape Up Sugar Land nonprofit organization of local citizens and business leaders. The program won Gov. Rick Perry's Texas Roundup Health and Fitness Program's Fittest City Award for the last four years (in its city size category). "Again we seek this title for the fifth year by creating partnerships for health and wellness by raising the bar even higher with a healthy competition among my fellow city leaders to take the Texercise Challenge," said Wallace. "Our senior's have lead this initiative the last four years by accepting to be part of the Texercise challenge." Texercise is a statewide fitness campaign, developed by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, to educate and involve all Texans in physical activity and good nutrition throughout their lifespan. Texercise motto is "An active healthy lifestyle is a key component to aging well." "Our strategic plan will help prepare teams from local companies, health care systems, educational institutions, and municipalities to take proactive steps toward improving the health and well-being of their most important assets – employees and their families," said Wallace. We at Greatwood Retirement are all so excited about the Texercise Program that I have needed to purchase additional one pound weights for our afternoon chair aerobics class. We have so many seniors who are over the age of 80, and many in their 90s, who participate daily. That said, the oldest who is 97 years young, has attended my chair aerobics class every weekday. She told me that before she began the classes she could not step up into her son's SUV without quite a bit of assistance. After months of our chair aerobics, her children were delighted to see that she could climb into their car without help. Unfortunately, this month, she had a fall and fractured her hip. Motivated and determined, at the age of 97, after surgery, she is back at Greatwood Retirement and looking forward to continuing Texercise. She tells me that "it's fun to do chair aerobics." (By the way, we exercise to the music of John Philips Sousa.) The Texercise program has encouraged so many of our Greatwood residents to participate in our daily chair aerobics or to walk around the building with the pedometers that you have generously provided. Thank you for a wonderful program. Elizabeth Varela Team Planning Meetings and Important DatesTexercise is coming to Fort Bend County for the fourth annual awards event in 2008!
Pictures and stories for the Texercise website can be submitted to Nicole at any time. (See "Learn More" below.) Texercise is a great way for site managers and/or activity directors to have their residents participate in a challenging 12-week exercise program and celebrate with us at the luncheon awards program on Jan. 18, 2008. We are looking for community sponsors who will support the community in promoting healthy lifestyles choices. Texercise eventsNo Texercise Fort Bend events currently scheduled. For other events around Texas, please visit the Texercise Calendar Learn MoreContact Texercise Partners
Updated: May 14, 2008 |
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