The following information is provided by the World Heart Federation. What is World Heart Day? In May 2012, world leaders committed to reducing global mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by 25% by 2025. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is accountable for nearly half of all NCD deaths making it the world’s number one killer. World Heart Day […]
Take to the Mat with Healthy West Chicago and the West Chicago Public Library District – Free Yoga
Free Morning Yoga Flier English – .pdf 937 kbFree Morning Yoga Flier Spanish – .pdf 514 kb Free Evening Yoga Flier English – .pdf 2MBFree Evening Yoga Flier Spanish – .pdf 2MB For those looking for the many benefits that yoga provides, join Healthy West Chicago on the mat this fall. The not-for-profit is offering […]
Pioneer Park This Weekend for Bonus Activity in MWTM Challenge
Exciting bonus activities have been added to 2020 Virtual Move with the Mayor Challenge beginning in September! Engage in fun Wellness activities and earn bonus steps to help you achieve your goals. Following each activity, a QR code will appear, scan the code and automatically receive bonus steps. Once the Challenge has started, just press the ‘Bonus Activities’ selector ** in […]
West Chicago Mayor Shares Enthusiasm for Move with the Mayor Campaign – Recruits Additional DuPage Mayors for Friendly Competition
Earlier this year, West Chicago Mayor Ruben Pineda presented a compelling invitation to other DuPage County Mayors at the June Mayors and Mangers conference call to join him in a national movement campaign to increase community health through an increase in physical activity. For the fourth year, West Chicago will be participating in the Move […]
How to Be Physically Active While Social Distancing
With the emphasis on physical activity during the month of September for West Chicago’s Virtual Move with the Mayor Challenge, it is important to know how to do so while social distancing. The following information on this topic is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Move with the Mayor Virtual Challenge English – […]
