Category: Healthy Huntsville
Fun, Fit, Free – Two Months of Healthy Huntsville Events to Get You Moving
April 18, 2018
Try something new or tried and true! That’s the message from the Healthy Huntsville team after announcing the 2018 Mayor’s Bike Ride and summer series of free fitness classes designed to have you riding, rowing, dancing, balancing and more. From POUND Fit to Zumba, the Mayor’s Bike Ride, Yoga, or Barre Fusion, Healthy Huntsville is filling its “no-excuses” calendar with numerous opportunities to improve your quality of life. “We want everyone in Huntsville [more]
Read MoreMeet the winners – Mayor’s Walking Challenge
December 4, 2017
The end of November brings the end of the Mayor’s 100 Miles in 100 Days Walking Challenge. A big ‘Thank You’ is due to our walk hosts this year: Huntsville Botanical Garden, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville Hospital, U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Arts Huntsville, Operation Green Team, Campus No. 805 and Downtown Huntsville Inc. Thank you, also, to Hall Albright Garrison & Barnes for their generous donation of water for each [more]
Read MoreMayor’s 100 Miles – 100 Days Walking Challenge
August 20, 2017
Mayor Tommy Battle will launch his annual 100 Miles – 100 Days Walking Challenge on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 6 p.m. with a brisk walk through the Huntsville Botanical Garden. The kick-off event will join“Fidos After Five” walkers, and participants are invited to bring their leashed dog or walk one provided by Animal Services. The Garden is offering free entrance for this event starting at 5:30 p.m. The Mayor’s 100 Miles – 100 [more]
Read MoreFun, Festive, Free – Two Months of Healthy Huntsville Events to Get You in Shape
April 26, 2017
No excuses! That’s the message from the Healthy Huntsville team after announcing a series of free fitness events designed to entice the most reluctant couch potato to get up and move. From salsa dancing to Zumba, the Mayor’s Bike Ride, yoga, or a brisk walk at lunch, Healthy Huntsville is filling its “no-excuses” calendar with opportunities to improve your quality of life. “It’s easy to justify the many reasons why you don’t [more]
Read MoreMark your calendars for these 2017 Healthy Huntsville events
April 5, 2017
Get ready for a string of Healthy Huntsville events that will reinvigorate your desire to stay healthy in 2017. Thursday, May 4 will kick-off three days celebrating different ways to be healthy in the community. In partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, Healthy Huntsville is hosting Walk@Lunch from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Big Spring Park East. This event encourages people with busy lifestyles – like you! [more]
Read MoreHealthy Huntsville Team Kicks Off 2017 with Scale Back Alabama
January 13, 2017
Healthy Huntsville is gearing up for another year of fitness and nutrition to help citizens live a healthier life. From now through March 15, Healthy Huntsville is promoting Scale Back Alabama through a series of events at the City’s Parks & Recreation centers. Scale Back Alabama is a free, statewide weight-loss program designed to help Alabamians eat less and move more. The goal is to lose at least ten pounds in eight weeks, [more]
Read MoreCity Partners with Scale Back Alabama for Healthy 2017
January 11, 2017
Over the past 10 years, more than 1.3 million pounds have been shed across the state through the annual Scale Back Alabama program, and folks are again stepping on the scales and beginning a concentrated weight-loss effort. Healthy Huntsville, an initiative by the City of Huntsville to encourage healthier lifestyle choices, is partnering with Scale Back Alabama and Parks & Recreation to help people meet their resolutions to lose weight. And it’s [more]
Read MoreStepping into the Final Weeks of the Mayor’s Walking Challenge
October 25, 2016
Max your mileage this week with Arts Huntsville and HudsonAlpha walks in the Healthy Huntsville Mayor’s 100-Day 100-Mile Walking Challenge Strap on your walking shoes! With just under six weeks left in the Mayor’s 100 Mile – 100 Day Walking Challenge, Healthy Huntsville is offering two fun walking events this week to help participants clock those miles and reach their goals. On Thursday, Arts Huntsville and WHNT News 19 Weekend Anchor Megan [more]
Read MoreMayor’s Walking Challenge: Pumpkin Patch Walk with Arts Huntsville
October 5, 2016
Get ready for another fun and unique walk to get some miles in for the Mayor’s Walking Challenge, which ends on December 1, 2016. Healthy Huntsville and Arts Huntsville are teaming up to take you on a mile walk around the Downtown/Big Spring Park East area to look at some of the sculptures on the SPACES sculpture trail, as well as Arts Huntsville’s Pumpkin Patch. Huntsville’s Pumpkin Patch is organized by Arts [more]
Read MoreHealthy Huntsville Walking Challenge Joins Botanical Garden Fidos After 5
September 26, 2016
The Healthy Huntsville team is offering another opportunity to log miles in the Mayor’s 100 Mile – 100 Day Walking Challenge at the Botanical Garden “Fidos After 5” weekly event. Parks & Recreation and Animal Services are partnering with Huntsville Botanical Garden to host a one-mile dog friendly walk on Thursday, September 29, at 5:30 p.m. Walkers may bring their dogs for a round of exercise, or host one of the [more]
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