Campus hosts Heart Walk

Events Friday, November 11th, 2011

Francis Marion University hosted the 2011 American Heart Association’s Pee Dee Heart Walk on Oct. 29.

Cold and rainy weather earlier in the morning tried to put a damper on the day, but participants and volunteers were still out in full force.

Many people at the event were cold from the weather, so an instructor from Fitness World Gym led the group in a warm-up.

Men, women and children of all ages danced and sang along with “Hey Ya” by OutKast to get their bodies warmed up and ready to walk.

Sponsors, like McLeod Hospital and Carolina Pines Hospital, handed out heart healthy fruits like apples and bananas to walkers, as well as hot coffee to help keep the cold away.

Survivors of heart disease and stroke led the walkers as they began the three-mile walk around the FMU campus. Eighty-year-old Ralph Wase was one of the survivors who walked. Read Full Article

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