Center still offers free classes

SHEPHERDSTOWN Try either free exercise class at the Shepherd University Wellness Center. Beginning Tai Chi will be offered at noon every Tuesday and provides a gentle workout to improve balance and fitness. In addition, Exercise as Medicine will be offered at 10 a.m. every Friday and will get you up and moving toward a healthier, fitter you.

For more information, call 304-876-5300.

Shenandoah Health offers health classes

MARTINSBURG Shenandoah Community Health is offering free monthly health education classes to the community.

Second Wednesday: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Diabetes Education

Third Wednesday: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Diabetes Education

Third Thursday: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Weight & Wellness Support Group

Fourth Tuesday: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Cheap, Healthy Eats

All classes are held each month in the Sandra Vickstrom Board Room (to the right of the lobby) of SCH 99 Tavern Road, Martinsburg. Classes are free, open to the public, and taught by SCH registered nurse educators. Friend and family member welcome, no registration is required.

For more information, visit http://www.shencommhealth.com or call 304.263.4999.

Walk to End Alzheimers set for Saturday

MARTINSBURG Edward Jones will sponsor this years annual Walk to End Alzheimers event is scheduled 10 a.m. Saturday at Martinsburg High School located at 701 South Queen Street, Martinsburg. To support as a walker, volunteer or make a donation contact 304-724-4168, april.jones@edwardjones.com or visit http://www.alz.org/edwardjones.

0 to 5K training program announced

MARTINSBURG Its time to fall into running. Local races such as Freedoms Run on Oct. 5 and Apple Trample on Oct. 19 are coming up and it is an excellent opportunity for that first 5k or to rejuvenate an exercise program.

Running, jogging or walking in a road race can breathe new life into an exercise program. Races are a way to connect with others with a similar goal. A group of friends or family can even participate together. Theres nothing like a good physical challenge to get everyone bonding.

The Wellness Center at WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center is offering a 0 to 5k training program to help you prepare for your first 5k. The training program provides the opportunity to get in shape, gain cardiovascular endurance and improve running or walking form.

0 to 5k will be held at War Memorial Park in Martinsburg each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. from Aug. 28 through Oct. 16. The training program includes weekly coaching sessions, group runs, an 8-week training plan and instruction on running/walking form.

0 to 5k is open to all ages and levels of runners or walkers. Topics such as heart rate training, training plan, proper fueling, and injury prevention will also be addressed each week. Walkers will follow the Arthritis Foundations Walk with Ease Program.

For more information or to register for 0 to 5k program, call 304-264-1287, ext. 31814 or email dana.dejarnett@wvumedicine.org. There is no fee for this program, which is being offered as a community service of WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center and The Wellness Center.

Jefferson Medical offers programs

RANSON WVU Medicine Jefferson Medical Center is teaming with Jefferson County Council on Aging to provide health and wellness educational programs for Jefferson County older adults. All presentations will begin at 11 a.m. and are open to the public at no charge. They will be held at the Anna Mae Reedy Senior Center at 103 West 5th Avenue, Ranson.

Today Fall Prevention, Judy Hockman, R.N.

Oct. 7 What is PCOS? Anna Kent, C.N.M.

Oct. 9 Depression, Natalie Riggleman, M.S.Ed

Oct. 16 All There Is To Know About COPD, Mikayla Matheny, Pharm.D.

Oct. 23 How To Have A Successful Doctors Visit, Chad Smith, Pharm.D.

For more information about the presentations or the Senior Center, contact Gloria Hodges, JCCOA recreation lead, at 304-724-7111 or jccoarecaide@frontier.com.

For information about speakers, contact Dana M. DeJarnett at 304-264-1287, ext. 31814 or dana.dejarnett@wvumedicine.org.

Center to host blood drive Oct. 2

RANSON WVU Medicine Jefferson Medical Center will host a blood drive 1 to 6 p.m. Oct. 2, at the Ranson Civic Center, located at 432 West Second Avenue in Ranson. Although walk-ins are welcome, donors are encouraged to make an appointment online at vitalant.org or by calling 877-258-4825. Use group code W4310012.

All participating donors will receive a free pepperoni roll from A Step in Time Bakery, a Vitalant water bottle and a $10 Bingo voucher from Independent Fire Company. Accompanying children will have the opportunity to tour a HealthNet Aeromedical Services helicopter and an Independent Fire Company truck.

Vitalant is the exclusive blood product supplier for all WVU Medicine hospitals. Blood donated at one of the Vitalant blood drives in the Eastern Panhandle comes back to Jefferson Medical Center and Berkeley Medical Center to treat patients locally.

For more information about the blood donation process or reward programs, visit http://www.vitalant.org.

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