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Let’s Move Family Day 2012

Jennifer — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:21:54 +0000

More than 400 people attended Let’s Move Family Day at the Waltham YMCA on Saturday, March 3^rd! Family Day featured an afternoon of active games, educational activities, and fun in support of the national Let’s Move campaign. Families participated in face painting, swimming, rock climbing, and many other activities. More than a dozen organizations participated, including the Waltham Partnership for Youth, the Waltham Land Trust, Mount Auburn Hospital, and Hannaford Supermarket. Thanks to the YMCA for hosting this event and to all who helped make this day a success!

Let’s Move Family Day Volunteers

Rock climbing!

Waltham Land Trust

Cooking demonstration by Hannaford Supermarket

Mount Auburn Hospital

Join us on March 3

HW_admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:57:27 +0000

Join us Saturday, March 3, from noon-3:00 pm for Let’s Move Family Day, a fun, FREE event! Come enjoy healthy snacks, family games, inflatable bounce house, climbing wall, swimming, and much more! Over 12 local organizations will be participating at the Waltham YMCA, located at 725 Lexington St. Learn ways to stay active AND healthy!

Some of the organizations participating include Healthy Waltham, the Waltham Recreation Department, Waltham Fields Community Farm, Hannaford, and Mt. Auburn Hospital. A free trolley will be running to the YMCA from the Waltham Common starting at 11:30 am.

All are welcome at this free family event. Please download and post the flyer which can be found here.

Waltham City Walks

HW_admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:17:27 +0000

Looking for a great way to get some exercise? Why not try walking? Walking provides a number of health benefits, and can be enjoyed by people of all ages and fitness levels. There are many great places to walk in Waltham. A few months ago, Healthy Waltham and the Waltham Land Trust got together to map out some walking routes in the city, and our new Waltham City Walks pamphlet was born. The brainchild of Waltham Land Trust Program Director Sonja Wadman and Healthy Waltham Intern Caitlin Abber, Brandeis University 2013, the pamphlet outlines six urban walking routes in Waltham neighborhoods and along the bank of the Charles River. We will be posting versions of the pamphlets translated into other languages as well.

The walking map can be downloaded here:

English Version-City Walks Map

Spanish Version-City Walks Map

Waltham Walks at Stonehurst Sunday Oct. 16!

HW_admin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:39:16 +0000

Join the Friends of Stonehurst, Healthy Waltham, the Waltham Land Trust, and the City of Waltham for a Let’s Move Waltham! Community event.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Noon-4:00 pm

Explore the forests, fields, rocks and hills of Stonehurst, the surrounding Storer Conservation Lands, and the new Western Greenway. Join is for an afternoon of healthy Halloween treat alternatives, mask-making, kids’ activities, guided tours and more! To download our flier please click Waltham walks flier, or the Spanish version.

Let’s Move Waltham Kick Off 9/17/11

HW_admin — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:53:15 +0000

Join us for a kick off for Let’s Move Waltham!

Come to Waltham Day at the Waltham Common (located at intersection of Main and Moody Streets, Waltham) on:

Saturday, September 17, 2011, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

We will be kicking off Let’s Move Waltham with events guaranteed to get you moving!

Here is the schedule of all the Let’s Move Waltham activities:

10:00 AM Creative Movement Performance (gazebo)
10:30 AM Creative Movement will teach children the “Down South Shuffle” (gazebo)
10:45 AM Zumba – with Cassandra Aviles, Certified Zumba Instructor, ZIM member
11:15 AM Yoga – with Katie Dowcett. Certified Yoga Instructor
12:00 PM Let’s Move Waltham Kick Off Ceremony with Mayor Jeannette McCarthy and Christie L. Hager, J.D., MPH, Regional Director of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (gazebo)
12:30 PM Tug of War – Led by Waltham High Sc hool Athletics
1:00 PM Fitness Circuit – Led by the Waltham Boys and Girls Club
1:30 PM Parachute Game – Led by the Waltham Recreation Department
2:00 PM Races – Led by the Waltham YMCA
2:20 PM Zumba – With Linda Flores, Cert ified and Licensed Zumba Instructor (gazebo)

Plus, try our two inflatable obstacle courses available all day.

What is Let’s Move Waltham? The City of Waltham recently joined Let’s Move, the national campaign to address childhood obesity. Let’s Move Waltham is about making healthy food choices and increasing physical activity. Over the next year we will host various city-wide events, work with schools and kids, and challenge you to get healthier!