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The visit to the citizen groups involved in the active program to promote physical activity, launched through a collaboration agreement between the city of Molina de Segura and the Foundation for Health Research and Training in the Region Murcia (FFIS) has taken place on Friday March 18 at the Pavilion Sawmills.

Attended by the Mayor of the town, Eduardo Contreras Linares, the Director General of Planning, Health and Pharmaceutical Management and Research in the Region of Murcia, José Antonio García Córdoba, Councillor for Health, Lola Vicente Quiles, and the Councillor for Sports, Jesus Maeso Monge.

Development Program of Exercise for patients with cardiovascular risk has been welcomed in the town of Molina de Segura, following the recent launch of the first 12 groups with a total of 180 patients.

These are referred by your doctor or nurse from the county health centers and have to have some cardiovascular risk as smoking, cholesterol, hypertension, obesity or diabetes.

Referrals for these first weeks have exceeded original estimates and has therefore been necessary to hire two licensed instructors in physical education, so as to meet the soaring demand.

The 12 groups are formed by their sessions in the Sports Pavilion Sawmills, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Schedules are very flexible, with groups in the morning, at 09.00 and 10.00 hours, afternoon, 18.00, 19.00, 20.00 and 21.00.

The program takes place over 10 weeks, with three weekly sessions of 1 hour for a total of 30 sessions.

Eduardo Contreras Mayor congratulated "on the one hand, all professionals of health centers for their involvement in this program because they are the ones who will raise awareness and refer patients to it. On the other hand, I want to congratulate citizens of Molina de Segura, who once again have shown their involvement in all initiatives by the council are implemented to improve the quality of life molinense. "

The agreement makes possible the development of this program was signed in December 2010 and be in force until December 31, 2012, and can be extended if agreed by both parties.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Molina de Segura