​2012-06-01: Join Soweto Healthy Lifestyle 7 km funwalk and Open Day

THE City of Johannesburg will be hosting an  Open Day and a 7km Fun Walk event on Sunday, 24 June 2012 at Elmond Molele Park, Protea North in Soweto  from

07h00-14h00, to promote healthy lifestyle under the theme "Walking for Healthy Living and Lifestyle Change".

Approximately 3 000 people including youth are expected to participate in activities including aerobics, medical screening, fun walk. At the same event, the

City in partnership with different organisations will educate the public on the benefit of living a healthy balanced lifestyle and to reducing the risk of

developing chronic diseases.

"The Open Day will provide an ideal opportunity to find out about the wide range of exciting programmes the City of Johannesburg and other organisations

offers to the community", says Cllr Nonceba Molwele, the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Health and Social Development Department in Johannesburg.

There will be a range of activities during the day, which include Open Day event that will promote healthy lifestyle including fitness instruction and

nutritional advice stalls, arts and culture exhibition.

"The main focus will be on the chronic diseases i.e. testing blood pressures, sugar diabetes and HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT)", said Molwele.

The 7km fun walk registration forms are available to all the City of Johannesburg's clinics, the City's Sport and Recreation Centres, Social Development

Centres, Biokinetic Centres and all the City of Johannesburg Regional Offices. For more information contact: Eddie Campbell (011) 986 0108 / 0180 and Busi

(011) 986 0164.

Issued by:
Health and Social Development Department
City of Johannesburg

For more information contact:
Nkosinathi Nkabinde
Communication Specialist
Group Communication and Tourism Department
City of Johannesburg 
Tel: (011) 407 - 6477
Cell: 083 408 7787
E-mail: [email protected]