Run for Your Heart Fitness and Wellness Program

Fees

$75

Registration Closing Date

Sunday, June 26, 2011 PST

Brief Description

The MCVI Foundation and YMCA of Saginaw's Run for Your Heart Fitness and Wellness program will give you the help and support you need to live healthier while training for the Run for Your Heart 5K run/walk on Saturday, September 10. Space is limited, so register early! Registration will close when limits are reached.

Additional Information

Program includes:

  • Pre- and post-program health assessments

  • Training plan designed by Pace Management to help you complete a 5K run or walk

  • Certified athletic trainer available from Saginaw Valley Bone & Joint Center for injury prevention and assessment

  • Weekly training sessions with a team leader (Mondays at 6 PM. First group training is July 11.)

  • Bi-weekly educational and motivational clinics including:

  • Getting Started on the Right Foot: Goal-setting and you! by Dawn Earnesty, MS, RD, Michigan State University Extension

  • Back by popular demand! Injury or Sore: When to keep going and when to stop by Dr. Kurt Menapace and Toby Blosser, Certified Athletic Trainer and Orthopaedic Technologist, Saginaw Valley Bone & Joint

  • Walk this Way by Andrea Deering, St. Mary’s of Michigan-Seton Cove

  • Get Fit, Stay Fit! by Kaly LeBourdais, YMCA of Saginaw

  • The Day has Arrived: Race Day 101 by Saginaw Community Runners Club and Saginaw Valley State University-Department of Kinesiology

  • Bi-weekly nutritional counseling and guidance provided by registered dieticians

  • Free training t-shirt (moisture wicking), water bottle, training handbook and other goodies

  • Discount on running and walking footwear and apparel at Runners: Performance Footwear and Apparel

  • Free entry into the Run for Your Heart race on September 10 (includes race day t-shirt)

  • Post-race celebration on September 12!