Walking for health inside the mall

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Walking for health inside the mall

Dan Speicher | Thursday, February 27, 2020 8:28 p.m.

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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.

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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