When you put yourself first, health and happiness will follow. This is not fortune cookie wisdom, but the mindset needed for a better new you! On Tuesday, February 21, make new friends while having fun getting fit at The Gardens Mall.
The Gardens Mall Walking Club meets monthly for brisk power walking and special presentations hosted by Jupiter Medical Center. This month’s special guest speaker is Dr. Raiza Lopez, a board-certified internal medicine specialist with Jupiter Medical Specialists. Dr. Lopez will discuss heart health, including risk factors, managing stress, and how participants can add positive lifestyle changes like diet and exercise into their daily routine.
New member registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Nordstrom Court. Light bites will be served. Nutrition discussion starts at 9 a.m., followed by mall walking. New members will receive a complimentary Mall Walker Fit Kit, which includes a tote bag, water bottle, pedometer, and T-shirt.
The number of calories burned when walking depends on the intensity of the walk, as well as a person’s weight. According to Harvard Health Publications, a 125-pound person will burn about 120 calories walking 1.5 miles, while a 185-pound person will burn about 170 calories.
To reserve your spot, please contact Teresa Dabrowski, Guest Services and Tourism Director, at tdabrowski@thegardensmall.com or call 561.622.2115.
Mall walking hours are Monday-Saturday, 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
About The Gardens Mall
The Gardens Mall is located one mile east of I-95 on PGA Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The luxurious, 1.4-million-square-foot, super-regional shopping center features more than 150 world-class retail specialty shops and restaurants. It is anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, and Macy’s. The Gardens Mall is owned and managed by The Forbes Company. For more information about The Gardens Mall, call 561.775.7750 or visit the mall online at thegardensmall.com or floridaluxuryshopping.com.
About Jupiter Medical Center
A not-for-profit, 327-bed, regional medical center consisting of 207 private, acute-care hospital beds and 120 long-term care, sub-acute rehabilitation and Hospice beds, Jupiter Medical Center is reimagining how to restore the community’s health and wellness. Award-winning physicians, world-class partnerships, and innovative techniques and technology enable Jupiter Medical Center to provide a broad range of services, with specialty concentrations in cardiology, oncology, imaging, orthopedics and spine, digestive health, emergency services, lung and thoracic, women’s health, weight management and men’s health. For more information on Jupiter Medical Center, please call 561.263.2234 or visit jupitermed.com.
