TWFD - Fitness Program

TWFD HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAM

· Cornell Cooperative Extension has offered to bring a formal health and wellness program to the TWFD members.

· They are doing this at no charge to the Department. Their only stipulation is that participants must attend six (6) out of eight (8) sessions.

· Members who attend the required six (6) sessions will receive service award points.

· Sessions will be held at Station 1, Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:00 pm.

· Open to all TWFD members, auxiliary, family and friends who register for the program.

Week	Date	Activity
1	09/10/09	Introduction: Make a change eat less fat, salt and sugar
2	09/17/09	Grocery Store tour and enrollment
3	09/24/09	Get Moving: Physical activity and safety
4	10/01/09	Increase veggies and focus on fruit/families that eat out daily
5	10/06/09	Make ½ your grains whole
6	10/15/09	Build strong bones
7	10/22/09	Go Lean with Protein
8	10/29/09	Celebrate! On the road to good health!

To learn more about our Health and Wellness Program

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"Step Into Nature!"
(A Guide to Family-Friendly Trails in Jefferson and Lewis Counties)

"Downtown Watertown"
(A walking tour of downtown)

"My Pyramid"
(US Department of Agriculture Food Pyramid)

"My Pyramid Plan"
(Do you want to know how much food you need?)

"Menu Planner"
(My Pyramid Plan Menu)

"My Pyramid Tracker"

Fit to Fight Cooperative Extension Presentation
4/29/09 (Power Point)

April 29, 2009:

Tonight we had our first TWFD Fitness Program. There were 18 fire fighters, spouses, and auxiliary members in attendance. David Clement shared information and statistics from a publication regarding the need for fire personnel to be aware of their fitness level and the fact that 46% of line of duty deaths are cardiac related.

Cornell Cooperative Extension provided three staff members to give a presentation on the importance of health, nutrition, and fitness. They discussed how small changes can make big differences in health and the importance of eating healthy balanced meals to lose weight; not fad diets. After their presentation, some participants benchmarked their walking time, so they can see how they improve over the next 12 weeks and others tried the fitness balls and resistance bands for their first time.

Next week, May 6^th is a "Free Form" night for gathering to share and work out. The following week, Wednesday, May 13th, Wanda Collins from Cornell will be back to discuss "Living Healthy in a Fast Food World". If you have specific programs/topics for which you would like a speaker, please let Lorraine or David Clement know.

Thanks to everyone who attended and to the many of you who expressed their enthusiasm about the program.

The enthusiasm was sparked tonight...now it is our jobs, individually, to build that spark into a healthy lifestyle!