Posted on: Saturday, September 7, 2002
Health Calendar
• Exercise classes, low-cost fitness classes, offered various times, Mondays- Fridays, taught in the Wellness Center Auditorium, Castle Medical Center, Kailua; $25 a month, free for Windward YMCA members. Call for complete schedule: 263-5400.
• Health Screening for Women, pap smears, mammograms and pelvic exams for ages 50-64. By appointment only at St. Francis Medical Center, Liliha, or the West Campus in 'Ewa Beach. Call for qualifying guidelines and appointment: 547-6798. • Applications Available for the Susan G. Komen Hawaii Race for the Cure, held Sept. 29 at Kapi'olani Park. Registration is $18 for individuals and $15 per entry for groups of five or more (after Sept. 20, registration is $25 and $22, respectively). 973-5967 or www.raceforthecurehawaii.org.
• 12th annual Memory Walk/5K Run, run starts 7 a.m. and walk starts 7:10 a.m. today, begins at Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant area and finishes at Ala Moana Beach Park. Registration is $30 and supports the Alzheimer's Association. 591-2771. • "Introduction to Pilates Workshop," with instructor Jayme Newhouse, sponsored by Aloha Body Therapy, 9-10:30 a.m. today, Kailua Fitness, 25 Maluniu Ave.; $5. 263-0101.
• One Nation — One Family 5K Fun Run, 7 a.m. Sunday, begins at Kapi'olani Park bandstand. Registration is $25, $15 for groups of five or more and $10 for students; proceeds support Hawaii Children and Youth Foundation. For registration forms: call 394-5665, 384-5665 or 394-2125, or pick up at the Running Room, 819 Kapahulu Ave.
• Qigong Healing Seminar, with Master Jizhou Yang, sponsored by East West Qigong International, 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday, Kamehameha Auditorium, The Queen's Medical Center; $10. 941-9707
• "Herbs and Supplements for Arthritis," lecture by Dr. Joe Pepping, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Second Floor Conference Room, Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center; free. Arthritis Foundation: 596-2900.
• "The Vegetarian Agenda: Politics and Success," a lecture with Dr. Richard McLellan on why democracy is important to the success of vegetarianism, animal rights and other social movements, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Ala Wai Golf Course club house; free. 944-8344.
• Chi-Lel Qigong Class, sponsored by Blue Sky Healing Arts, 8-9 a.m. each Thursday, Kapahulu Center; $5. 396-9080.
• "Cardiovascular Risk Factors for Women," lecture by Dr. Neal Shikuma, 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Fifth Floor Conference Room, Weinberg Medical Pavilion, St. Francis Medical Center Liliha; free. 547-6410. • Introduction to Reiki, learn the Usui system of natural healing, 1-2 p.m. Sept. 14, Sun and Moon Yoga Studio, Kailua; free. 262-3700. Send announcements to: Health Calendar, Island Life, The Adver-tiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Fax: 525-8055. E-mail: islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com or fax 525-8055.
