Health and fitness calendar - Memphis Commercial Appeal

Fitness events

Overton Park 10K Trail Race: 8 a.m. Saturday at Overton Park Golf Clubhouse. $30 race day. Call 901-409-3507 or e-mail: mikecooley1968@yahoo.com^[1]

Country Store 15K and 5K: 8 a.m. Saturday in Olive Branch, Miss. Fees: $20/$30. Call 901-301-8567. countrystore15K.com

Buffalo Wild Wings 5K: 9 a.m. Saturday at 3448 Poplar (at Highland) in Poplar Plaza. Proceeds benefit St. Jude. 901-383-0084. buffalowildwings5K.com

Harding 5K: 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Harding Academy, 1100 Cherry Road. 901-299-2168. hardingacademymemphis.org

Memphis Miles for Myeloma 4 Mile Run/Walk: 9 a.m. Saturday at Shelby Farms Visitor Center (8 a.m. registration). $25 in advance, $30 race day, $20 for 1-Mile Walk. Call 901-274-2202. memphismilesformyeloma.racesonline.com

Tennessee Trails Association: Saturday, hike Lucius Burch Natural Area Wolf River off Germantown Road. Meet 9 a.m. in main parking area off Germantown Road. Call 901-624-0651.

The 10th annual Turkey Trot-5K Run/Walk: 9 a.m. Saturday at Savannah (Tenn.) Christian Academy, 3514 Cravens Road (7:30 a.m. registration). Entry fee: $20 ($12 under age 18). Call 731-926-1504. savannahchristianacademy.org or Shoalstrac.com

Stovall’s Sacrifice for Soldiers|Steps for Stovall 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run: 10 a.m. Saturday at Snowden Grove, 6205 Snowden Lane, Southaven. $20 in advance, $25 race day, $10 age 19-younger. Proceeds go to sponsor a three-day guided hunt at Tara Wildlife for Mississippi war heroes, and a Snowball Express event in Memphis.

Sugar Run 5K/Kids Run: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Johnson Park in Collierville. Fee: $20, benefiting JDRF. Kid’s Fun Run (ages 10 and under) around lake at 10:30 a.m. The 5K starts at 11 a.m. $20 pre-registration, $25 race day. Call 901-309-7700.

The 27th annual Outdoors, Inc. Cyclocross Championship: Bicycle race Sunday at Green Belt Park, Harbor Town on Mud Island. 8 a.m. registration; 9 a.m. C race (children); 9:20 a.m. B race (all women); 10 a.m. A race (pro/expert). E-mail: JoeRoyer@OutdoorsInc.com^[2]

Health Events

American Cancer Society’s “Look Good Feel Better” program: Beauty tips to help minimize the appearance-related side effects of chemotherapy/radiation. 800-227-2345.

Monday: 2-4 p.m. West Clinic, 7668 Airways, Southaven.

Nov. 11: 2-4 p.m. Baptist Memorial Hospital, 7601 Southcrest Pkwy., Southaven.

Nov. 20: 2-4 p.m. West Clinic Comprehensive Breast Center, 8000 Wolf River Blvd. (Suite 100), Germantown.

Stroke Survivor Group: 4 p.m. Tuesday meeting at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital (Medical Office Building A, Suite 250), 7655 Poplar. Stroke survivors and their families. Call 901-516-6929.

The Healing Hearts Suicide Grief Support Group: 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday meeting at M. R. Davis Public Library, 8554 Northwest Drive, Southaven. Call 901-487-5998.

Partial Knee Replacement: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The YMCA, 8555 Goodman Road in Olive Branch, Miss. Informational seminar on Discover “MAKOplasty,” a new robotic-assisted option for partial knee replacement. Additional seminar is 6 p.m. Thursday at Saint Francis Hospital, 5959 Park. Call 901-765-1849 to register.

Stroke Support Group: 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday meeting at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, 6025 Walnut Grove Road. Call 901-767-6767 for valet parking. memphis.baptistonline.org

Parents of Dysfunctional Adult Children support group: Wednesday at McVay Counseling Center, a ministry of Germantown United Methodist Church. For parents of adult children struggling with addictions, lack of employment, divorce, no place to live. Call 901-758-6524 to register. germantownumc.org

“Girl Talk” presented by A Step Ahead Foundation: 5-6 p.m. Thursday at McFarland Community Center, 4955 Cottonwood Road. Goal-setting and planning your life, information on pregnancy prevention as a means to achieve your goals. Also, 5-6 p.m. Nov. 21. Call 901-878-0170 or e-mail Katy@astepaheadfoundation.org^[3]

Mid-South Area Pulmonary Hypertension Support Group: 6 p.m. Thursday meeting at Bartlett Banquet Hall, 2758 Bartlett Blvd., Bartlett. 901-463-8688 or e-mail BarbaraInMemphis@aol.com^[4]

New Mom support group: Thursdays through Nov. 21 at Owings Life Enrichment Center. Reservations needed. 901-758-6524. germantownumc.org

Methodist South Hospital Staying Alive! event: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Southland Mall in Whitehaven. CPR importance and how to keep the heart healthy, inflatable heart exhibit, learn hands-only CPR; entertainment, demonstrations by Memphis Fire Department, valuable health info. 901-516-3580. methodisthealth.org

Methodist North Hospital Stroke Support Group: 2 p.m. Nov. 12 meeting at HealthSouth Rehabilitation (Day Room One), 4100 Austin Peay Hwy. Topic, “Celebrate and Thanksgiving.” Call 901-516-5947.

Just Say Y.E.S. third annual Kidney Awareness and Living Donor Charity Gala: 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Memphis Pink Palace Museum, 3050 Central. Call 901-878-5878.

Alzheimer’s Association Caregiving 101 Workshop — 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Orange Mound Community Service Center, 2590 Park. Signs of early detection. Call 800-272-3900. asanders@alz.org^[5]

Alzheimer’s Association Caregiving 101 Workshop — Impact of the Holidays for the Person with Dementia: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Education Center (classroom 2), 6027 Walnut Grove office building. Call 800-272-3900. scrowson@alz.org^[6]

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References

1. ^{^} mikecooley1968@yahoo.com (www.commercialappeal.com)


2. ^{^} JoeRoyer@OutdoorsInc.com (www.commercialappeal.com)


3. ^{^} Katy@astepaheadfoundation.org (www.commercialappeal.com)


4. ^{^} BarbaraInMemphis@aol.com (www.commercialappeal.com)


5. ^{^} asanders@alz.org (www.commercialappeal.com)


6. ^{^} scrowson@alz.org (www.commercialappeal.com)


7. ^{^} fason@commercialappeal.com (www.commercialappeal.com)