Norton Healthcare Get Healthy Walking Club
Expo kicks off the walking season at the Louisville Zoo Feb. 23
Want to get healthy this year? Come to the
Zoo and find out how at the annual Norton Healthcare Get Healthy
Walking Club Expo on Saturday, Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Health and fitness experts will offer free
health screenings, health and fitness displays and advice on
starting fitness regimens. There will also be free cooking
demonstrations by Julie Terrell with the Louisville Athletic Club in
Zoo Vision and The Heuser Clinic will lead group exercise
demonstrations on the MetaZoo Stage.
The Expo is free for Get Healthy Walking
Club members and Zoo members. (The Norton Healthcare Get Healthy
Walking Club is a free adult walking club program that offers safe
and invigorating walking privileges through the Zoo. You can join
now by calling (502) 629-1234 or register in person at the Expo and
enter the Zoo for $5 on Feb. 23.)
The Norton Healthcare Get Healthy
Walking Club
The Norton Healthcare Get Healthy Walking
Club is a partnership between Norton Healthcare and the Louisville
Zoo. The free Get Healthy Walking Club membership includes:
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Free admission to the Louisville Zoo
from 8 to 9:30 a.m. every day except Sunday, March through
October and 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, June through
August.
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$5 off any new Louisville Zoo
membership.
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Best Foot Forward kit, T-shirt, wrist
pack, walking log and walking guide.
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10 percent discount on any adult guests
accompanying you on the walks.
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Route and distance information for
walking at the Zoo (which is 1.1 miles of hard surface walkways
with both flat and hilly terrain. Directional signs also give
health tips.), the Mall St. Matthews and other suitable sites.
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Invitations to club activities,
including fitness presentations and screenings.
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Quarterly issues of Get Healthy!
Magazine.
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Group walking excursions throughout the
year.
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Join by calling (502) 629-1234 or
register in person at the Feb. 23 Expo.
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The Louisville Zoo, a non-profit
organization and state zoo of Kentucky, is dedicated to bettering
the bond between people and our planet by providing excellent care
for animals, a great experience for visitors, and leadership in
scientific research and conservation education. The Zoo is
accredited by the American Association of Museums (AAM) and by the
Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). For more information, visit
www.louisvillezoo.org.
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