The second Challenge Event of the Fourth Annual Fall River Fitness Challenge was held at General Fitness in the Durfee-Union mill complex on January 29, 2011. Over fifty Challenge participants lined up to join the Zumba class with Tabitha Gendreau, the spinning class with Marcee Therrien, and and a session with kettle bell weights. "It was tough" said Challenge participant Sue Soares as she finished the spinning class. Sponsored by the Diabetes Association, Inc. (DAI),  Community Development Recreation (CD-REC), the Fall River YMCA, General Fitness and Healthy City Fall River, and supported by grants from the United Way of Greater Fall River and Partners for a Healthier Community, the Challenge offers low cost opportunities for those who live, work or attend school in Fall River to get fit, lose weight, have fun and win prizes. Registration is open through the end of January, and many people will register and weigh-in at General Fitness or the YMCA. Click here for the video of the event. Click here for photos of the first Challenge event. Call CD-REC at 508-679-0922 for more information or go to www.FallRiverFitnessChallenge.com..

(Top row) Rick Cormier keeps pace with the zumba exercises led by Tabitha Gendreau at General Fitness. (Middle row, left and right) Tara Greenwood and her mother, Alyssa Dailey, move to the zumba music. (Middle row, center) General Fitness owner Scott Fastino stands at the door to a kettle bell workout session that Fitness Challenge participants joined. (Bottom row, left) Kelly Neto and Christie Frank join a group of spinners for a 30-minute work-out. (Bottom row, center) Sue Soares and Mel Ferreira push hard during the final minutes of the spinning session. (Bottom row, right) Heather McGann leaves the spinning session with some sore muscles and a sense of accomplishment.