South Edmonson and Kyrock Family Fitness Walk Deemed Success

Students hula hooping at the 5th Annual Fitness Walk.

Edmonson Voice Staff Report:
The fifth annual Family Fitness Walk was held on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Edmonson County High School. South Edmonson Elementary and Kyrock Elementary students and family members could walk or run their choice of number of laps on the ECHS track. 

Students rang a bell each time they completed a lap on the track and students used a pulse meter to track their heart rate. Once participants completed their laps, they visited activity stations which were set up by a group of WKU Physical Education majors, that included hula hoops, jump ropes, beanbag toss, ball toss, skip-its and a pushup station where students could challenge their parent/guardian to a pushup contest. 

WKU Physical Education major students who helped coordinate the Fitness Walk & Run

Nutrition related hands-on activities that educated students on healthy food choices accompanied the healthy snack table where bananas, carrots, lightly salted pretzels and bottled water were provided

Nutrition related hands-on activities that educated students on healthy food choices accompanied the healthy snack table where bananas, carrots, lightly salted pretzels and bottled water were provided.

“We would like to thank the following businesses and persons for their role in making this event a great success:  Bowling Green Internal Medicine & Pediatric Associates, Bank of Edmonson County, Patton Funeral Home, Green River Canoeing, Greg Vincent Law Office, The Cee Bee Food Store, Gravil Funeral Home, Carroll Brothers Used Cars and Auto Body Shop, Madison Flowers, Rachel’s Place Hair Salon, Edmonson Voice, and Community Champion Ruth Parker, said a representative of the event. “We would also like to thank Coca Cola/Clark Beverage Group for donating water for the event, ECMS PE Teacher Brad Meredith for providing us with the push-up counters, ECHS Administrators Tommy Hodges, Patricia Sharp, and Kyle Pierce for their assistance in reserving the track, and a special thanks to Darrell Basil for his event day facility assistance.”