Second Sunday event promotes physical activities

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October 3, 2010

By Tim Mandell Register News Writer The Richmond Register Sun Oct 03, 2010, 12:00 PM EDT

RICHMOND — It is time to get active.

The annual Second Sunday celebration is coming to Madison County to promote involvement in physical activities.

Scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 10 at Battlefield Park and Golf Club, the event will feature a variety of ways to become physically active without participants necessarily having to focus on exercise.

“The idea behind the event is to show people that there are lots of options for physical activities,” said Gina Noe, University of Kentucky cooperative extension agent for Family & Consumer Sciences. “They can be fun and they don’t have to be sweaty and painful.”

Local businesses will be on hand to promote fitness.

Among the businesses scheduled to attend are representatives from Mike’s Hike and Bike.

They will provide bikes for people to ride.

The YMCA is expected to bring items such as stationary bikes and kickboxing equipment.

Participants also will have a chance to Jazzercise, participate in Frisbee golf or play fun games provided by chiropractors.

In the past, games brought by chiropractors included cornhole and Hula Hoops.

A bicycle rodeo will be run by the Berea and Richmond City police departments and games for kids will be coordinated by Berea College students.

Organizers also are trying to get members of the EKU football team to make an appearance to encourage kids to be physically active.

While participants will be exercising, the focus is to avoid calling it exercise.

“I don’t like using the word exercise,” Noe said. “A lot of people have a negative connotation of the word. We want it to be something they think of as fun.”

Second Sunday is a statewide event.

One hundred counties participated last year and 120 are expected to participate this year, according to a press release from Diana Doggett, the statewide coordinator of Second Sunday.

“Second Sunday in Kentucky is fast becoming a national model for increasing physical activity and community goodwill,” Doggett said. “Kentucky has gained national attention the last two years for the potential key role it plays in addressing the issue of inactivity.”

The hope is that the event inspires people to make positive changes to their lives, Noe said.

“When you look at the obesity problem in our country and all the chronic diseases it leads to, if we can show people that it’s fairly easy to make lifestyle changes that will increase their longevity and quality of life, then that’s a great thing,” Noe said. “I know you probably can’t change a person’s life in one day, but if we can create some awareness, I think it’s a worthwhile event.”

Participants are invited to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the grounds before the event begins, Noe said.

The local event is being sponsored by Berea Parks and Recreation, the Madison County Health Department, Patti A. Clay Regional Medical Center and the Madison County Fiscal Court.

“It’s going to be fun,” Noe said. “It’s going to be a safe family friendly environment in a safe place.”

Tim Mandell can be reached at tmandell@

richmondregister.com or 623-1669 ext. 6696.

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