Health & Fitness
Pasadena Heart Walk to End Heart Disease and Stroke
An estimated 10,000 people are walking to end heart disease and stroke
You are never to young to take part in a healthy cause. A six-month-old heart warrior, a mother who survived a stroke, and an NFL player will be among thousands expected at the Heart Walk to End Heart Disease.
About 10,000 people are walking to end heart disease and stroke as part of the American Heart Association’s Pasadena Heart Walk Saturday, Sept. 29, beginning at 8 a.m. at 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena. Participants include a 6-month-old boy who spent his first days fighting for life, a young mother of three who survived a stroke and LA Chargers defensive tackle Corey Liuget whose son was born with a heart defect.
The event is celebrating its 25th year, the 5K Heart Walk raises awareness and critical funds to save lives from heart disease and stroke – the No. 1 and No. 2 killers in Los Angeles County – and support programs that promote longer, healthier lives for all.
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The event includes a 5k walk around the Rose Bowl, interactive sessions on
lifesaving Hands-Only CPR, an installation where one can experience what it’s like to have a stroke, and fun activities designed to encourage people to move more, eat smart and be well.
Besides the 5K walk, the AHA’s Hands-Only CPR Mobile Tour, which brings lifesaving training to various locations across the country, will make a stop at the Pasadena Heart Walk to teach people two simple steps to save a life during interactive sessions set to music.
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Other activities include yoga, massage, giant games, Kids Zone, obstacle course and more. At the F.A.S.T. Room installation, participants will learn firsthand what it feels and looks like when one is having a stroke.
In the 25 years since Heart Walk started, the American Heart Association has funded $3.4 billion in research, resulting in innovations like CPR, artificial heart valve, cholesterol drugs, stents, and the mechanical heart pump, which help save, extend and improve the lives of patients every day.
The Heart Walk is sponsored by Keck Medicine of University of Southern Colorado, Huntington Hospital and University of California Los Angeles Health. The Hands-Only CPR Mobile Tour is supported by Anthem Blue Cross Foundation and CareMore Foundation.
You can register to walk, start a team or join a team at: www.heartwalkla.org
Photo courtesy of: www.heartwalkla.org