{"id":22627,"date":"2024-09-05T19:21:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T19:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22627"},"modified":"2024-09-05T19:21:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T19:21:46","slug":"stride-592-partners-with-space-gym-to-promote-cardiovascular-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/stride-592-partners-with-space-gym-to-promote-cardiovascular-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Stride 592 Partners with Space Gym to Promote Cardiovascular Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a bid to tackle the rising threat of cardiovascular disease in Guyana, Stride 592 has launched the Soca Heart Project, a new initiative aimed at encouraging healthier lifestyles through increased physical activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is a collaborative effort between Stride 592, Space Gym, the Ministry of Health, and various local health organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Soca Heart Project emphasizes the H-E-A-R-T principles: Health, Exercise, Awareness, Responsibility, and Training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This framework underpins the project&#8217;s mission to empower individuals to take charge of their cardiovascular health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, the initiative took center stage at Space Gym 2.0 on Mandela Avenue, where participants engaged in high-intensity Zumba sessions designed to elevate heart rates and promote cardiovascular fitness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event marked one of many activities planned for the project, which includes educational campaigns, awareness drives, and fundraising efforts to support cardiovascular health in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Onika Jervis, the Founder and Director of Stride 592, highlighted the urgency of addressing high heart disease rates in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized the project&#8217;s goal of bringing attention to the issue through active participation and community engagement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stride 592&#8217;s efforts are set to continue with strength training classes throughout September at Space Gym, encouraging more people to get involved in physical fitness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the Zumba sessions, the Soca Heart Project features nine different walk and run groups preparing for a major event on September 29, which includes a 5k, 10k, and relay races for kids and families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local pharmacist Ariel Ganesh from Mr. Med Pharmacy is also contributing by offering free health checkups to further promote heart health in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stride 592 remains committed to fostering an active lifestyle through various initiatives, including their weekly free yoga sessions held at the National Park every Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a bid to tackle the rising threat of cardiovascular disease in Guyana, Stride 592 has launched the Soca Heart Project, a new initiative aimed at encouraging healthier lifestyles through&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22627"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22628,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22627\/revisions\/22628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}