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Walking for health inside the mall

Dan Speicher
Dan Speicher

Rain and cold temperatures Thursday didn’t stop nearly 300 people from participating in the Excela Health Mall Walkers event.

Started nine years ago, the event is held on the fourth Thursday of each month for a health education presentation, screenings, a light breakfast and walking.

For 65-year-old Mike Setmire of Greensburg, an open-heart surgery brought him to the group. After 50 years of smoking and a quadruple bypass in September 2019, followed by rehab, he exercises three days per week at The Aerobic Center at Lynch Field in Greensburg.

“I quit smoking the day I went in for surgery,” Setmire said. “So I need the cardio and exercises. I then come out to the mall every morning and walk. I aim for two miles to get the blood flowing throughout my body.”

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Walkers make their way around the upper level during the monthly Excela Health Mall Walkers program Thursday at Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield. More than 300 people attended the event, which included a continental breakfast, speakers and blood pressure screening.
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Bill and Debbie Robbins (left), both 67 of North Huntingdon, make their way around the mall with friends Larry and Sue Sedlacko, both 63 of Hempfield, during the monthly program. “I walk my dog every day,” Debbie Robbins said. “But this helps us get out with friends when it’s cold.”
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From left, Debbie and Bill Robbins, both 67, of North Huntingdon, make their way around the mall with friends Larry and Sue Sedlacko, both 63, of Hempfield, during the monthly Excela Health Mall Walkers program at the Westmoreland Mall in Hempfield on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. “I walk my dog every day,” said Debbie Robbins. “But this helps us get out with friends when it’s cold.”
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Martin Lang, 64, of Unity and Kathy Kuchta, 67, of Hempfield get their exercise in the mall.
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