The Orange County Health Department and the City of Orlando are teaming up to host the Washington Shores 5K Walk and Health Fair on Saturday, March 29th from 8:00am – 12:00noon at Hankins Park located at 1340 Lake Park Court, Orlando.

The Washington Shores 5K Walk and Health Fair event (pdf 89kb) is in recognition of the fifth annual “Step Up, Florida-On Our Way to Healthy Living!” statewide campaign to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyles for the Orange County community.

The free 5K walk will begin at 8:00am with registration and the walk will start at 9:00am.  Participants can also enjoy other physical fitness activities and receive valuable information on health, chronic diseases and nutrition.  There will also be healthy refreshments.

The primary goals of “Step Up, Florida!” are to promote awareness of the importance of daily physical activity for people of all abilities, encourage healthy nutrition options year round, and highlight local opportunities for Orange County residents and visitors to engage in physical activity.

Citizens with healthy lifestyles are less likely to develop heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes.  Together, these conditions accounted for 65 percent of all deaths in Florida in 2005, according to Florida statistics.

For more information about this event please contact the Orange County Health Department at 407-858-1464.