DUBAI - Over 300 Filipino expatriates in Dubai and the Northern Emirates walked around the approximately 3.5 kilometre jogging track of the Safa Park from 7am to 10am on Friday for the third edition of “Walk For Your Health” event this year.
Initiated by Gawad Kalinga (“To Give Care”) and the Filipino Healthcare Providers in the Emirate, the event started with a discussion and demonstration by medical professionals of First Aid Procedures.
Medical volunteers from the public and private sectors checked the blood pressure of all participants.
Art Los Banos, overall organiser, said that “Walk For Your Health” was launched in 2007 to link Gawad Kalinga with the various Filipino Community (Filcom) organisations in Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
“Now, it has become a big annual gathering where Filcom leaders, group members, friends and acquaintances walk and exercise together,” he added.
The walk, which was designed to raise awareness on the importance of exercise and healthy lifestyle, ended with a dance exercise conducted by the Filipino Dance Sports and Social Club at the amphitheater.
Source article: Over 300 Filipino Expats Walk to Raise Awareness of Healthy Lifestyle
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