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Mayor’s 5K Challenge
Take the Mayor’s 5K Challenge this Sunday!
Registration is available at the Early Bird Packet Pick-up sessions on Friday (11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and Saturday (9 a.m. to noon) at Public Square Park. Walk-up registration will be available, beginning at noon, on Sunday.
The 3.1-mile event starts on the Public Square Park at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13. Already, over 4,000 people have registered and over 250 teams are participating. It’s not too late to join the fun and make a statement about getting Nashville healthy! This free event is open to all ages and fitness levels. All you need [...] Read More
Nashville Woof Walk/Fun Run
11/5 Nashville Woof Walk Fun Run
Nashville Woof Walk Fun Run and Community Dog Walk When: Saturday, November 5, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Where: Centennial Park Bandshell 2600 West End Avenue Nashville, TN 37203 Cost: Free For: All ages Event Description: Walking with your dog is one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways for families to get off that couch and get moving! So bring your furry friend and join us for a free community dog walk and a morning full of family and pet friendly activities, sponsored by THE POWER OF PETS™ by Mars Petcare! Additional Activities: – [...] Read More
2011 Female Nobel Peace Prize Winners
Last week, the Nobel Prize Committee awarded three women a Nobel Peace Prize. Notably, only 11 women have ever received it. DailyWorth has the story:
“By now you may have heard that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize went to three women: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee; and Tawakkul Karman, a Yemeni opposition leader and mother of three.
The news is both thrilling—and a little embarrassing.
First, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to 98 individuals since 1901, and only 11 of them have been women. Suddenly with this year’s award, we’ve upped the number of female laureates by [...] Read More
Nashville’s 1st Annual Food Day Celebration
Join Community Food Advocates tonight, Monday, October 24, from 5-8pm at the Nashville Farmers’ Market (900 Rosa Parks Blvd.) for the 1st annual Food Day celebration! Nashville is joining cities across the country to celebrate healthy, just and sustainable food systems, and letting people know, “it’s time to eat real!”
This free event will feature cooking demonstrations by local Chefs and youth, taste testing stations, Yazoo beer (proceeds benefit Community Food Advocates), local-pumpkin decorating activities for kids, opportunities to sign a Food Day pledge card, and a celebration of Nashville’s first Real Food Hall of Fame and Real Food Emerging Leaders [...] Read More
Find Apps to help you Quit Smoking, Fight Diabetes and more
Yesterday, the Tennessean published a story about the growing use of Apps for healthy choices.
“Dr. Mathew Ninan could tell a 19-year-old patient wasn’t really listening to his spiel about not smoking, so he said the magic word: app.
Ninan, a thoracic surgeon at Centennial Medical Center, prescribed a smartphone app with a whole toolbox of information to help people toss away their cigarettes for good. It even has a link to a Facebook support group.
‘He was the ideal candidate,’ Ninan said. ‘He’s always got his iPhone in his left hand.’
The app, developed at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in [...] Read More
Run with the Mayor
Step up to the challenge with Mayor Karl Dean!
More than 4,000 Nashvillians walked over 100,000 miles this past spring and summer as part of the Mayor’s Walk 100 Miles health initiative. Now the Mayor is stepping up the challenge by asking Nashvillians to join him for a 5K walk or run on Sunday, Nov. 13.
Join him as he kicks off a free nine-week training program in preparation for the 5K event:
Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011
9:00 a.m.
McCabe Park Community Center
101 46th Avenue North
Or participate in a training session at one of the other locations around Davidson County: View [...] Read More
Become a Women Who Inspires
All About Women brings you enriching content and events because of your support. Find out more about how you can help and how to join our Inspiring Women Societies.
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All About Women at LEAD Academy
Join us for another great Community Event, this time at LEAD Academy, on August 27th!
Find out more and RSVP on our Facebook Event Page! [...] Read More
10 Ways to Take Good Care of Yourself
NAME: Z
STATUS: Overloaded
GOAL: Peace and quiet
PEEVE: Today, everything
GLEE: An hour or two of my very own
Must get through summer with sanity intact. Must. Love my kids, husband, mom, church job, world but right now I want them all to GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME ALONE!
What does it take for a woman these days to get a few hours of her own time, an Act of Congress? The summer just started and to me it already feels endless. I am tempted to put on a deli counter uniform and tell the folks clamoring for my attention to take a [...] Read More
Walk 100 Miles Initiative
Mayor Karl Dean Challenges Nashville to Improve its Health in 2011!
Over the next three months Mayor Karl Dean challenges you to join him in walking 100 miles in Nashville’s parks and greenways.
Walks are April 2 – July 9 view the schedule
All walks will be on paved or natural tails and will range in length from 2 – 10 miles
Walk on your own or with Mayor Dean and track your miles online at www.walk100miles.com
Learn more about living a healthy lifestyle in Nashville
All registered participants who complete the 100-mile challenge will be invited to a celebration concert downtown on July [...] Read More
