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Let's Dance, Savannah! Slated for July 24 at Savannah Mall
July 13, 2010 - It's time for Coastal Empire residents to get up and get moving during "Let's Dance, Savannah!" The third annual event will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Savannah Mall's Center Court. The day of free dance demonstrations and classes is being offered to encourage dancing as a legitimate form of exercise and to teach people about the importance of cardiovascular health.
The event will include free dance classes, healthy snacks, blood pressure screenings, Body Mass Index (BMI) measurements, blood glucose testing and bone density scans. In addition, participants will have the chance to win an iPod Shuffle/iTunes gift card gift pack and a set of FitDeck cards.
"Dancing is a fun way to get the daily exercise you need to stay in shape," said Coastal Health District Director of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. "Whether it's ballroom or Zumba, dancing is a great way to get fit."
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about every 25 seconds, an American will have a coronary event, and about one every minute will die from one.
"There are some simple steps you can take to reduce your chances of developing heart disease including getting 30 minutes of moderate exercise every day," said Gibson. "Sometimes it's hard to get motivated to put in those 30 minutes but when you're dancing, it hardly seems like exercise at all."
Let's Dance, Savannah! 2010 is sponsored by The Heart Truth Campaign, the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, VIP Mobile Entertainment, Community Cardiovascular Council, CVS, and Armstrong Atlantic State University Health Sciences Department.
For more information, please call 484-1885. Click here for a lineup of dance demostrations Let's Dance Savannah!.pdf