Family Matters: Heart to Start 5K Challenge

Story Published: Jan 8, 2013 at 11:41 AM PDT

Regular exercise is the single greatest thing you can do to prevent heart disease and one of the best ways to get regular exercise is running.  If the idea intimidates you, there's help-- Providence Heart to Start 5K Challenge!  Cardiologist James Beckerman, MD, from the Providence Heart & Vascular Institute and Chantell Fitz-Amado, a Heart to Start participant, joined us to share how the program is helping get people up and active.

  • Free Weekly Workouts
  • Tuesdays at 6:00pm through February 5, 2013
  • Duniway Park Track, SW 6th & Sheridan Street, Portland
  • Heart Breaker 5K
  • Saturday, February 8
  • Liberty High School, Hillsboro
  • Registration required

For more information, head to our Family Matters webpage.

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