Created: Sep 25, 2025 08:22 AM (Updated: Sep 25, 2025 08:22 AM)<\/p>\n
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Yah\u2019Zai Waldron Smith, 3, enjoys an interactive experience at the Family Fitness Fun event at Victoria Park (Photograph by Akil Simmons)<\/p>\n
Physical and mental health was the name of the game as Wellness Week activities took over Victoria Park yesterday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Celebrating Wellness: Family Fitness Fun brought together around 100 people to work out, have fun and learn more about healthy habits.<\/p>\n
David Kendell, director of the Department of Health, greeted attendees. He said this year\u2019s event was aimed at family participation with stations geared towards both adults and children.<\/p>\n
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said the event was intended to celebrate wellness and encourage people to get up and moving.<\/p>\n
She said the event had a wide variety of stations, where people could learn about healthy cooking and exercise.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a number of gyms present, the Bermuda Gymnastics Association, the Jump Rope Federation, and we are just encouraging everyone to get healthy and understand how important it is to stay healthy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn addition to the fact that we have a high rate of non-communicable diseases, a lot of the issues we have in Bermuda are health related. They are related to what we do.<\/p>\n
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Family Fitness Fun event in Victoria Park (Photograph by Akil Simmons)<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can try to change that, arrest it or reverse it simply by adopting proper, healthy etiquette such as eating well, exercising, moving and getting plenty of rest.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also want to make sure that people recognise the importance of taking care of mental health because it is just as important as physical health. They go hand in hand.\u201d<\/p>\n
Donna Steede said she was interested in taking part in the event as a way to introduce herself to new approaches to fitness.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe great thing is that they are encouraging young people to come out and do things like gymnastics,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot easier to keep good habits going if you don\u2019t have to unlearn all the bad ones.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow that it\u2019s getting a little cooler I\u2019m hoping that I will be able to get out and do more walking but it is also about diet and watching what you eat.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Ed Christopher, Town Crier, at Family Fitness Fun event in Victoria Park (Photograph by Akil Simmons)<\/p>\n