April
23,
2004
Women's
Health and Fitness Symposium and Golf Outing to Precede
USGA Week
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As a prelude
to the 2004 U.S. Women's Open, Mount Holyoke College and
the
University of Massachusetts are pleased to announce an educational
symposium titled "G.O.L.F.--Gaining Opportunities
for Lifetime Fitness." This one-day conference, featuring
internationally recognized speakers on exercise, diet, golf, and
health, will be held Sunday, June 27, at Mount Holyoke. In
conjunction with this symposium, Hickory Ridge Country Club in
Amherst will host a golf outing on Monday, June 28.
Focusing on the particular benefits for women, the symposium
will demonstrate how golf, as well as other forms of exercise,
can help decrease risk factors associated with common health
concerns, and how the sport provides a unique opportunity for
lifetime fitness and recreation. The conference will include
sessions on flexibility and strength exercises for golf, several
health screening procedures, and a variety of topics, such as "Physical Activity and Breast Cancer," "Nutrition
and Health," and "Is Technology Making the Game Too Easy?"LPGA
Hall of Fame member Pat Bradley, the honorary chairman of the 2004 U.S. Women's
Open, will also be the featured guest at the reception Sunday afternoon.
Registration prices are: Symposium--$60; Golf Outing--$65; Symposium
and Golf--$125.
A registration form and more
information can be found at www.mtholyoke.edu/athletics/symposium. If you would
like a brochure sent to you, please call 413-538-2310. The registration deadline
is June 10.
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