Students Exercised Limbs, Smiles at LPES Health Fair

Students Exercised Limbs, Smiles at LPES Health Fair

By Joe Zlomek

A student keeps his eye on the ball (at top) during Friday night’s Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School Health and Wellness Fair

Students Exercised Limbs, Smiles at LPES Health Fair
The run was timed, and she made the most of it

LOWER POTTSGROVE PA – A health and wellness fair that emphasized ways Pottsgrove School District families could improve their physical, mental, emotional, and financial health offered two hours of entertainment and exercise Friday (Jan. 27, 2023) at Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School on Buchert Road.

Students Exercised Limbs, Smiles at LPES Health Fair
Tossing flying foam rings onto a pylon sounds easier than it looks

The event, presented as a “wellness adventure” (at top, above, and below) for both children and adults, was conducted by the Lower Pottsgrove Parent-Teacher Association.

Students Exercised Limbs, Smiles at LPES Health Fair
She kicked, and kicked, and kicked, just as instructed. Even she was surprised when the plastic sheet went flying away
Students Exercised Limbs, Smiles at LPES Health Fair
The wellness fair demonstrated, again, that the Pottsgrove Falcon mascot roosts everywhere
Students Exercised Limbs, Smiles at LPES Health Fair
Think of using these hula hoops as an exercise in suspended animation

The fair featured more than 20 local business sponsors offering a variety of services and products. They included The Bridge Wellness Hub, Blossom Counseling and Wellness LLC, Pottsgrove Soccer Club, Tri County Home Health, Parisi Speed School, Smoothie Q, Outward In Learning, Optavia, Pottstown YMCA, Pottsgrove Youth Field Hockey, Pottsgrove-Pottstown Little League, Philadelphia Rock Gyms at Oaks, North End Swim Club, Pottstown Medical Specialists Inc., Girl Scouts, Pottsgrove Recreation, Action Karate, Community Health and Dental Care, Pottsgrove Falcons Booster Club, PA United, and the PTA.

Students Exercised Limbs, Smiles at LPES Health Fair
A health snack is always a good choice

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