LEWISTON — Bob Brainerd was in the room last August when more than two dozen community members implored St. Mary’s Health System to keep HealthSteps. They said Lewiston-Auburn desperately needed the fitness program and its exercise classes. They said HealthSteps provided the only way most people could use Bates College’s indoor track, tennis courts and […]
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HealthSteps members ask St. Mary's to keep it
LEWISTON — More than two dozen people gathered in a St. Mary’s Health System conference room Wednesday to urge St. Mary’s to keep its HealthSteps program. They suggested the hospital system better publicize HealthSteps, which offers an array of fitness classes for adults. They suggested classes run only in the fall and winter, when people […]
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St. Mary's ends HealthSteps
LEWISTON — St. Mary’s Health System is ending its once-popular HealthSteps program. For good this time. St. Mary’s this week notified members that the program, which offers an array of fitness classes for adults, will end Aug. 31. Spokesman Jason Gould said participation has dropped steadily in recent years. A summer session three years ago, […]
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HealthSteps members use Bates track
DEAR SUN SPOTS: A member of our HealthSteps program told me that in the Feb. 2 Sun Spots, it was stated that there is no access or availability to any community members to utilize Bates College’s indoor track unless you have a Bates ID. Actually, community members can use the track if they’re part of […]
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Fitness program will continue, with changes
LEWISTON — HealthSteps isn’t going away just yet. After hearing from people upset that St. Mary’s Health System was ending the popular fitness program at the end of 2014, officials have decided to see whether they can save parts of the program, according to a spokeswoman. HealthSteps had offered yoga, track, aquatic fitness, racquetball and […]
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HealthSteps program halted after decades
LEWISTON — St. Mary’s Health System’s popular HealthSteps program will end Dec. 31. Participants got the news abruptly on Friday. “Today, we’re getting ready to leave and they say, ‘No more HealthSteps,’” said Dick Houle who has run three mornings a week through the program for the past 15 years. “That’s a big shock.” St. […]
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Winter core classes offered at HealthSteps
LEWISTON — HealthSteps, part of the Prevention & Wellness Services offered through St. Mary’s Health System, is an award-winning health education and prevention program for adults. The core membership fee includes a wide range of classes including the following. Cardio Mix: This is a great class for people who get bored with exercise. Try everything […]