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Women's Day Returns to Loyola
Loyola Center for Fitness will host a free women's health and wellness day on Saturday, Oct. 23. Women's Day is designed to help women take time for themselves and make their health and wellness a priority.
"This event provides women with opportunities to sharpen their mind, energize their body and improve their outlook on life," said Josh Carlson, executive director, Loyola Center for Fitness. "It also offers valuable information and tools to help them care for themselves and their family."
Women's Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Loyola Center for Fitness on the medical center campus, 2160 S. First Ave., Maywood. Activities will include health screenings, exhibits and seminars on topics such as pelvic floor disorders, bariatric surgery, addictions and sports medicine.
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Women's Day will feature experts in personal training, aesthetics, breast health, ophthalmology, orthopaedics and nutrition. Attendees also will have the opportunity to undergo vascular and blood pressure screenings.
Dr. Judith Wright, PhD, will give the keynote lecture. She is a respected leader, best-selling author, inspirational speaker, world-class coach and corporate consultant in the area of personal transformation, leadership development and goal fulfillment. She also has appeared as a coach on ABC's 20/20, Oprah, Good Morning America, the Today Show and hundreds of radio and television shows.
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Women's Day speakers include:
9:30 a.m. – Loyola family physician Haemi Choi, MD, will discuss sports medicine.
10:30 a.m. - Loyola surgeon Sharfi Sarker, MD, MPH, will discuss a type of bariatric surgery.
11:30 a.m. – Keynote speaker Judith Wright, EdD, will review soft addictions or seemingly harmless habits that rob people of time, energy and satisfaction.
Loyola Center for Fitness has been ranked the No. 1 fitness center by the Chicago Tribune Reader's Poll. This state-of-the-art facility has premium locker room amenities and degreed, certified professionals. The center will waive enrollment fees for people who become members on Women's Day.
To register, call (708) 327-2348.
