BLUE ZONES CALENDAR
NOV. 18, 9 A. M. – Blue Zones Project Ambassador Training, Finemark National Bank & Trust, 10010 Coconut Road, Bonita Springs
Regularly attending faith-based services can add 14 years to your life.
Buettner’ s book, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ ve Lived the Longest, became a New York Times bestseller and created a movement that now has more than 25 communities across the United States that are trying to become Blue Zones Project Certified.
Blue Zones Project works with worksites, schools, restaurants, grocery stores, faith-based organizations and more to help lower healthcare costs, improve productivity and, ultimately, increase well-being so that Southwest Florida residents have a higher quality of life.
Ways to get involved in Blue Zones Project include:
Cooking Classes. Learn how to prepare great-tasting, plant-based recipes.
Purpose Workshops. Discover your talents, gifts and passion. People with a strong sense of purpose live longer, are happier and more productive.
Join a walking Moai. Moai( pronounced“ Mo Eye”) walking groups are groups of 5 to 8 people who meet at least once a week to walk for a half-hour. The small size of the groups allows the members to focus on building strong friendships, and those social connections are as vital to well-being as the exercise.
Volunteer. Volunteering gives you a chance to lead a more meaningful life by donating your time, expertise and effort to help a worthy cause. Aside from the emotional benefits of volunteering, studies have noted lower rates of cancer and heart disease as well as reduced healthcare costs among people who volunteer regularly.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Blue Zones Project Southwest Florida 311 9th Street N., Suite 105, Naples, FL 34102 • 239-624-2312 SouthwestFlorida. BlueZonesProject. com • bluezones. com / recipes bluezonesprojectSWFL @ healthways. com
NOV. 29, 9:30 A. M. – Purpose Workshop, Commons Club at The Brooks, 9930 Coconut Road, Bonita Springs
DEC. 1, 5:30 P. M. – Blue Zones Project Ambassador Training, NCH North Naples Hospital Campus, 11190 Health Park Blvd.
JAN. 11, 5:30 P. M. – Purpose Workshop, NCH North Naples Hospital Campus, 11190 Health Park Blvd.
JAN. 14, 10 A. M. – Blue Zones Project Ambassador Training, Spanish Wells, 9801 Treasure Cay Lane, Bonita Springs
JAN. 26, 9:00 A. M. – Purpose Workshop, Finemark National Bank & Trust, 10010 Coconut Road, Bonita Springs
FEB. 8, 9:00 A. M. – Purpose Workshop, Finemark National Bank & Trust, 10010 Coconut Road, Bonita Springs
FEB. 14, 9:00 A. M. – Blue Zones Project Ambassador Training, Finemark National Bank & Trust, 10010 Coconut Road, Bonita Springs
FEB. 28, 9:00 A. M. – Blue Zones Project Ambassador Training, NCH North Naples Hospital Campus, 11190 Health Park Blvd.
MARCH 14, 4:00 P. M. – Blue Zones Project Ambassador Training, Spanish Wells, 9801 Treasure Cay Lane, Bonita Springs
MARCH 22, 5:30 P. M. – Purpose Workshop, NCH North Naples Hospital Campus, 11190 Health Park Blvd.
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