Rain doesn't stop 20th year of Man on the Move
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WVOW News | A.M. Stone & Tanner Thomas
MAN For the twentieth year, residents around tridelphia were on the move for the annual “Man on the Move.” Saturday morning.
The Buffalo Creek Memorial Library hosts the event every year as a way to raise health awareness and encourage the community to get a little exercise.
Eddie Tackett, or “Bub” as he’s known in the community, is the director of the library and says Man’s numbers of participation have been slow to jump back since COVID, but he says the forty or so that participated this year are enough for him to know interest is there in the community.
“With COVID,” Tackett said, “our numbers did go down and every year we say if it’s under a certain number and we may not continue it. People are still coming out, so we’ll be back next year.”
The event Saturday morning seemed to be threatened by rain, which in and of itself can impact turnout, but the rain didn’t last and a break allowed everyone a chance to walk the track at their convenience at Man Community Park.
Kistler resident Chris Tipton is a Physician’s Assistant with Southern West Virginia Health Systems he walked the tracked and says just thirty minutes a day of exercise can make a difference.
“Thirty minutes of physical activity has been proven to decrease blood pressure by 7 to 10 percent,” Tipton told WVOW. “Just thirty minutes a day. Movement is probably the most important thing we can do for our body. Getting up and being physically active.”
Man’s Mayor John Fekete says he has naturally participated in the Man on the Move many times over the last twenty years. Says he’s seen the people lined up down the street and says he saw rain completely ruin the whole event. He says, at the end of the day, it’s all about community.
“It’s a good thing. It gets our community out,” Fekete said. “That’s what it’s all about, and getting a little exercise.”
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