Health & Fitness Calendar
FITNESS EVENTS
Tennessee Trails
Association: Saturday, hike Lucius Burch Natural Area — Wolf River Trail North of Walnut Grove. Meet 9 a.m. for registration and announcements in the parking lot off Walnut Grove, east of Wolf River Bridge. Hiking boots are recommended. Rain or snow cancels hike. Call 901273-9720. Valentine’s Day 10K, 5K
Run/Walk: 9 a.m. Saturday at Bartlet t Baptist Church, 3465 Kirby Whitten, Bartlet t. Pre-registered: $20 individual or $30 per couple Pre-register 4-7 p.m. today at Kroger, 7615 U.S. 70. Race day registration: $25 per person, $35 per couple. valentinesdayrun.racesonline.com
The Memphis Mile Swim: 8 a.m. Sunday at Memphis Jewish Community Center, 6560 Poplar. Download registration form and event information at: jccmemphis.org/ aquatics/ memphis-mile. 901-761-0810.
Free Yoga Classes: 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays, through Feb. 24 at Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch, Jr. Library (Story Telling Room), 501 Poplar View Pkwy., Collierville. Eliminate stress, increase strength and flexibility, and improve mindbody connection. Bring your own mat. No registration. Walk-ins only to room capacity. 901-457-2601.
Yoga Thursdays: 1–2 p.m. Thursdays at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art (Schilling Gallery), 1934 Poplar, in Overton Park. $10. Bring your own mat. Due to the proximity of ar t, no water allowed. Preregister at brooksmuseum.org; walk-ins to room capacity. brooksmuseum.org Run Oxford’s Mighty Half
and 5K: 7 a.m. Feb. 20 on the campus of Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss. Email: Marvin.p.king@ gmail.com or Visit online: rebel well mighty half. racesonline.com
Inn at Ole Miss Grand Prix: 8 a.m. Feb. 20 at various locations in Oxford, Miss. Grand Prix series consist s of four races in Oxford: Rebel Well Mighty Half and 5K (Feb. 20); Double Decker Spring Run (April 23); Lee Family Dentistry’ s Splash N Dash (June 4); Great 38 (Oct. 8). the inn at ole miss grand pr ix. racesonline.com/register Tennessee Trails
Association: Feb. 20, hike
Tour de Wolf Trail — Shelby Farms. Meet 9 a.m. at Shelby Farms “Temporary” Visitor Center for a 6-mile easy hike. Call 901-755-5635. Let’s Square Dance! Open
House for Beginners: 7-8 p.m. Feb. 20, 27, and March 5 at Bartlet t United Methodist Church, 5676 Stage Road. A low-impact aerobic exercise with the health benefits of walking. Call 901-373-4497. Sixth annual Nanette Quinn Gobbler 5K: 9 a.m. Feb. 27 at St. Mary’s Episcopal School. $20 in advance, $25 race day. Benefiting the Nanette Quinn Memorial Scholarship Fund. 901-2742202. gobbler5K.racesonline.com Tennessee Trails Association: Feb. 27, hike Arkabutla State Park. Meet 9:30 a.m. at trail head. Bring water and wear comfortable shoes. Trail system explores the wooded bottomlands below Arkabutla Lake Dam in the Coldwater River drainage. Call 901-573-9998. Leap Day 5K — Glow Fun
Run: 6 p.m. Feb. 29 in Oxford, Miss. (South Campus Rail Trail). Glow sticks will be provided, and the first 50 registrant s get a free T-shir t. This event is not timed. Walkers and/or runners age 14 and older are welcome. Call 662-915-5597.
HEALTH EVENTS
Lifeblood blood drives: Open to the public.
Today: 12:45-5 p.m. Senatobia (Miss.) Rotary, U.S. 51 N.
Saturday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tipton Center Mobiles, 1828 Old U.S. 51 S. in Brighton, Tenn.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. New Hope Christian Church,
3300 Kirby Whitten Road, Bartlet t.
Wednesday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Baptist Memorial Hospital, 1500 West Poplar, Collierville; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital, 4800 East Johnson Ave. in Jonesboro, Ark.; 12:30-4:30 p.m. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton, 1995 U.S. 51 S. in Covington, Tenn.
Thursday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, 848 Adams.
The Kosten Pancreatic
Cancer Support Group: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday meeting at Cordova Public Library, 8457 Trinity Road, Cordova. Open to patient s, family members, caregivers or anyone interested in sharing experiences and information related to pancreatic cancer and other related disea ses. kostenfoundation.com.
Healing Hearts Suicide Grief Support Group: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday meeting at White Station Church of Christ, 1106 Colonial Road (901-743-4701); and 2-3:30 p.m. Feb. 21 meeting at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 431 N. 16th St., in Oxford, Miss. (662-701-7389).
Surgical Weight Loss
Options: 10 a.m. Feb. 20 (free) educational seminar at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, 6019 Walnut Grove Road. Benefits and risks of weight loss surgery. 901226-LOSE (5673). memphis. baptistonline.org.
Healthy Living Support Group: 6-7 p.m. Feb. 25 meeting at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. What it means to live a heart healthy life. 901227-3534.