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"Texercise" Fitness and Wellness Program

 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Jheri-Lynn McSwain, M.Ed., M.S.
County Extension Agent – Family and Consumer Sciences
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
936-598-7744
jlmcswain@ag.tamu.edu
 
 
Aging Happens, So Have Fun, Be Healthy Doing It!
“Texercise” Fitness and Wellness Program Will Show You How
 
To help Shelby County residents prepare for the challenges of an older society, and to make them more aware of resources available to them, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present a fun and informative “Texercise” and Walk-Across-Texas program.  This 8-week fitness and nutrition  program, designed for those 45 years and older, will take place each Tuesday beginning October 13 and running through December 1, 2015 from 10 to 11 AM at the Shelby County Senior Nutrition Site in Center, Texas.  The cost of the program is $10.  Participants will receive a pedometer to help them track their steps, an exercise and nutrition handbook, and a program t-shirt.  Incentives will be provided and a drawing for a $50 gift certificate to Hibbet Sports will be conducted for those completing the program.
 “Texas is a young state, but that’s about to change—fast,” said Jheri-Lynn McSwain, County Extension Agent-Family & Consumer Sciences.  “In the next 30 years we’ll see our 60-plus population grow to more than 25 percent of our population due to longer lifespans, the aging of the Baby Boomers and a steady stream of retirees moving in. That’s why we’re working with the Texas Department on Aging and their Texercise health and wellness initiative. We want to help people get ready for the changes ahead.”
Texercise, an initiative of the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS),    seeks to motivate individuals and communities to engage in regular physical activity to age well and live well.   For more information or to register for the program, contact the Shelby County Extension office at 936-598-7744 or email to jlmcswain@ag.tamu.edu.  Registration information and payment is due by September 30, 2015.
 
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Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating
 

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