Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 21, 2017 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Health will be partnering with Elite Fitness and other local gyms to spearhead the inaugural Caribbean Wellness Day Health Walk to be held on September 08 as part of the activities to commemorate 2018 Caribbean Wellness Week from September 08 – 14.
Owner of Elite Fitness based in Half Moon Bay, St. Kitts, Althus Herbert, said that he took the charge to partner with the Ministry of Health for the walk to promote healthy living through being active. He also said that the gym’s mission is maintaining the physical well-being of its clients.
“The Elite Fitness Gym is glad to have been afforded the opportunity to partner with the Ministry of Health for Caribbean Wellness Week and honoured to be the leading gym to spearhead the walk. We pride ourselves in maintaining the physical well-being of our clients. We are also looking forward to this being an annual event and collaborating on future events with the ministry,” Mr. Herbert said.
The walk is scheduled to commence promptly at 5:00 am at the Caribbean Cinema Parking Lot with a warm up activity. The walk will proceed East on the island’s main road, turning left onto Wellington Road, left onto the Bypass Road and returning to the Caribbean Cinema.
Registration fees are $10.00 for persons 12 and up, $20.00 for persons over 13 and $15.00 for every 10 persons registered as a business. Registration ends on September 05, 2018.
