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The Chairman’s Health Walk furthers his 2023 XerciseDaily initiative

Chairman Gilbert hosted the Chairman’s Health Walk to further his XerciseDaily initiative

Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert, III is all set to host the inaugural Chairman’s Health Walk. The walk took place at 09:00 am on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Stephen P. Clark Government Center. This initiative was cosponsored by Commissioner Marleine Bastien and the walk furthered the XerciseDaily program initiated by the chairman.

Get all the details about the walk, its route, and more in this news below.

From Government Center to Bayfront Park

The Chairman’s Health Walk started from the Stephen P. Clark Government Center at 111 NW 1st St., Miami, FL 33128, and continued to Bayfront Park, 301 N. Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132.

This Health Walk further advanced Chairman Gilbert’s XerciseDaily initiative, which he launched this year in January. The program encourages everyone to reserve 30 minutes of their day to make healthy decisions.

The representatives of the Board of County Commissioners and many others followed Chairman Gilbert on a walk from Stephen Government Center to Bayfront Park. The Chairman’s walk commence from the 1st-floor lobby and continue eastbound to NE 1st St.

This brisk walk also included a brief stop for an exercise session. Tony Thomas Sports lead this exercise engagement at East Flagler St. and NE 2nd Ave. The Chairman’s Health Walk continued to Biscayne Boulevard where an inaugural photo was taken at the park before concluding the walk back to the government center.

Chairman Gilbert posing for picture with crowd in front of river

The Chairman’s Health Walk participants

The participants of the walk included nine offices of the Board of County Commissioners, Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces (PROS), Miami-Dade Police Department Bike Response Team, Employee Support Services-Health & Wellness, Division of Emergency Management (DEM) and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) will sponsor the event.

More about the XerciseDaily initiative

XerciseDaily is Chairman Gilbert’s challenge to the people of Miami to focus on getting active by making healthy choices every day. He reiterated the importance of adopting a new mentality every year, as each brings an opportunity to get better. He continues to urge more people to join @XerciseDaily to improve the health and wellness of the community.

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