By Carlena Knight
Fitness enthusiasts and those persons who just want to burn a few calories are being encouraged to participate in this weekend’s Fitness Jam and Exposé put on by the Antigua and Barbuda Amateur Bodybuilding and Weightlifting Federation.
The first edition of the event which takes place on Saturday starting at 3pm until 6pm at the St. Anthony’s Secondary School (SASS) grounds and is in aid of offsetting costs for the national team to travel to Aruba for the regional championships in September.
It is one of several fundraisers the sporting body will host.
A number of activities are scheduled for tomorrow’s event, so said Melissa Seaforth, Public Relations Officer of the ABABWF.
“It is open to the public, its for everyone. Its not a long event so, this is not one of those events you want to stroll into two hours late else you will miss out on the action. We have four fitness instructors that will be taking you through aerobic routines for 30 minutes and of course, we will take breaks in between so that we can get hydrated, take a break, catch yourself but we have Steps in Motion by Monette Theodore. We have contemporary with a new instructor called Anewbian “MOfit” Anthony and then we have afro, so if you like the afro beats, we also have a new instructor Shannan Lawes and we are going to end it off with socarobics by none other than Tony “The Tiger” Jacobs.
“In addition to the fitness jam we do have competitions which will be testing flexibility, agility, balance and of course, the last-man standing. The winner will walk away with a trophy,” Seaforth detailed.
Acting Vice President Clement Samuel explained the aim is to not only raise funds but to raise more awareness about their health and the ABABWF.
“What we want to do is create more awareness. Yes, everybody knows about the nationals but we also want to make sure that we encourage persons of all ages to participate and so, we though as an executive, that this was a good time to let people come out. It’s going to be a fun event and enlarge we want people to come support us, support the athletes and then, we think this is just going to be a precursor to a wonderful nationals that we are going to have in August, so, we are just wetting the appetite of everyone,” Samuel explained.
Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12. Food and drinks will also be on sale.
Water will be provided for those persons competing.