Register for Pool, Pump, and Pedal for a Healthy Heart event
The Ninth Annual Pool, Pump, and Pedal for a Healthy Heart benefiting the American Heart Association is planned for 7 am to noon on February 27 at Virtua's William G. Rohrer Center for HealthFitness, 2309 Evesham Rd., Voorhees, N.J.
Virtua’s Pool Pump and Pedal incorporates many different activities appealing to participants - regardless of age and ability - while maintaining the original focus of promoting group exercise and raising funds for the AHA. Since its inception, the event has helped to raise more than $150,000. Some of the events include mind and body classes, aqua fitness fiesta, a three-hour spinning journey, Zumba aerobics and a silent auction. The cost is $25 to $50 donation, depending on the event.
For more information about the events or to register, call the fitness center at (856) 325-5346.
Virtua is a comprehensive multi-hospital healthcare system headquartered in Marlton, NJ. Its mission is to deliver a world-class patient experience through its programs of excellence in cancer treatment, cardiology, orthopaedics, women's health, pediatrics, surgery, neuroscience and wellness. A non-profit organization, Virtua employs 8,400 clinical and administrative personnel, and approximately 1,800 physicians serve as medical staff members. Virtua has distinguished itself as one of the first Six Sigma organizations in healthcare, as an early adopter of clinical and digital technologies, and for its innovative partnerships with nationally renowned organizations such as
GE Healthcare,
Fox Chase Cancer Center and
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). It has been honored twice with the New Jersey Governor's award for Clinical Excellence and recognized with the Leadership Award for Outstanding Achievement by Voluntary Hospitals of America. Virtua has been honored as the #1 Best Employer in the Delaware Valley by the
Philadelphia Business Journal and is the recipient of the Consumer Choice Awards by National Research Corporation. Virtua is proud to be the official southern New Jersey sponsor of the Go Red for Women and Start! Walking Movements. For more information, visit
www.virtua.org or call 1-888-VIRTUA-3 (1-888-847-8823).