Healthy Lifestyle - Staying in Control

 The Gilbert Patterson Library in Maxton will hold a series of classes promoting healthy eating and exercise practices this spring.

Each class will also include a sampling of food and five to 10 minutes of physical activities. Each class will be held from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the library, located at 210 N. Florence St.

The class schedule is as follow: April 4, “Taking Control;” April 11, “Moving More;” April 18, “Living Mindfully;” May 2, “Controlling Your Sodium;” May 9, “Controlling Your Fat;” May 16, “Reducing Your Added Sugar;” May 23, “Eating More Fruits, Vegetables and Whole Grains;” and May 30, “Staying in Control.”

For information or to sign up for a class, contact Janice Fields, an Extension Family and Consumer Sciences agent, at 910-671-3276 or via email at janice_fields@ncsu.edu; or Francine McLaurin, a health coordinator for St. Matthews Metropolitan AMEZ Church, at 910-610-5733.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made at least five business days prior to the class date to Fields.