Get Healthy NOW!

Saint Anthony, Sheriff’s Department team for Wellness Fair May 31

CROWN POINT | There is no time like the present to get your health on the right track.

In that vein, a free community wellness fair titled, “Get Healthy NOW!” will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. May 31 at Franciscan Point, Saint Anthony Medical Center’s newest outpatient health complex, 12800 Mississippi Parkway, located along U.S. 231, just east of Interstate 65.

The day will feature screenings for skin cancer, vision, blood pressure, glucose, pulmonary function, nutrition and body fat analysis.

The fair also will serve as the location for the kickoff of the Sheriff Department’s F.I.T. Challenge, a three-month program devoted to promoting proper nutrition and healthy lifestyles for Northwest Indiana residents.

Developed by Sheriff’s Department Chief Marco Kuyachich, the Challenge will offer weekly programs through Aug. 30, aimed at weight loss. Exercise and wellness events will take place Saturday mornings at area parks.

The most successful participants will lose body fat but gain weight in the pocketbook. Cash prizes of $2,500, $1,000 and $500 will be awarded for first- through third-place finishers, respectively.

Cost to participate is $10 and will include a Chief’s Challenge t-shirt. The program only is open to Lake County residents. For more information, visit www.lakecountysheriff.com.

Also at the Wellness Fair, tours of the Saint Anthony Sports Medicine Institute’s Athletic Development Department, including a soccer demonstration from 2 to 3 p.m. by department Director Frank Eksten, will be offered, as will tours of a Lake County SWAT team truck and command center, a fire truck, Lake County Sheriff’s Department helicopter and Lakes of the Four Seasons Fire Force Safety Smoke House.

Other highlights will be a Moonwalk for children and refreshments, among them free Hot Healthy Turkey Dogs, provided by the Sheriff’s Department.

Raffle prizes will include a Wii and Wii Fit Package, a Professional Trek Mountain Bike, therapeutic massages and sports physical certificates.