The 2010 Fitness Challenge, the third offered by the Diabetes Association, Inc. (DAI), Children In Balance, Community Development Recreation (CD-REC), the Fall River YMCA and Healthy Lives Fall River, held its second Fitness Challenge on February 6, 2010. CD-REC program director Jamison Souza challenged teams and individuals to walk from CD-REC headquarters on Bank Street down the hill to Battleship Cove and then to walk the mile-long boardwalk to the Iwo Jima Memorial monument at Bicentennial Park and back to CD-REC. Over twenty-five Challenge participants took advantage of the opportunity to increase their fitness despite the wintry weather. The Challenge continues for another ten weeks until the May 7th finale. Click here for the video of the event.  Click here for links to all of the videos of past Challenge events. Call CD-REC at 508-679-0922 or go to www.FallRiverFitnessChallenge.com for information about the Challenge. 

(Top row, left) CD-REC program director Jamison Souza leads the group out of CD-REC headquarters at 72 Bank Street to head down to Battleship Cove. (Top row, center) Louise Tavares leads the challenge participants down Center street to Battleship Cove. (Top row, right) Participants walk across the wooden bridge to Heritage State Park as the snow flies on a cold day. (Middle row) Challenge participants walk the mile-long route to Bicentennial Park. (Bottom row, left and center) Mr. Souza leads a group back from the Iwo Jima Monument to the footbridge at Heritage State Park. (Bottom row, right) The group celebrates with a group cheer.