Mayor's Council

Parks & Recreation
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Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health

On March 1, 1999, the Columbia City Council adopted a resolution officially establishing the Columbia Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health. The mission of the Council is to improve the physical fitness and health, and enhance the quality of life of all citizens of Columbia and Boone County.

As part of that goal, the Council has created an awards program which is intended to recognize those individuals who have made a commitment to their personal health or inspired those around them. To make a nomination, please complete the Nomination Form and tell us why this individual should receive the award. Nominations are due by April 1st.

The committee was charged with the following duties:

Educate the public about the importance of regular physical fitness activity.
Promote, initiate, and encourage local physical fitness and sports programs.
Assist Columbia businesses, schools and community organizations in establishing fitness programs.
Recognize outstanding developments, contributions, and achievements in physical fitness.
Submit annual reports to the City Council and the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health.

Announcements

2009 Spring Health and Fitness Forum

The Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness & Health will host the 2009 Health and Fitness Forum for the community on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC) on Ash Street. The Expo will consist of a Health and Fitness Expo from 5:30-7:30 pm and the Mayor's Award Program from 7:30-8:00 pm. Both events are free to the public.

Local health organizations, fitness companies and special lifestyle services will be on hand to educate, demonstrate and share health and fitness information and services with the community. All services are provided free to the public. The last event at the Forum will be the annual presentation of the Mayor's Health and Fitness Awards. The awards are presented to local City of Columbia citizens that have made significant health or fitness changes in their lives or the lives of others. The Council has added a fifth category for 2010...Youth...to go with our other four categories of someone or some group that has made significant strives in health and fitness over the last year, please complete and submit the Nomination Form by April 1st.

2008 Mayor's Health and Fitness Award Winners Stories
2008 Award Winners Photo

2009 Fall Health and Fitness Expo

The 2009 Fall Health and Fitness Expo will partner with the Youzeum's Starlight Bike Ramble again this year to bring health and fitness information and services to the Columbia Community. The Expo will function as a pre-Ramble activity and will run from 5:30-7:30 pm on Saturday, September 26, 2009 outside the Youzeum on the corner of 7th Street and Cherry Street. The Ramble will start at 8:00 pm.

There will be something for everyone at the Expo, please come out and enjoy the fun.

2010 Happy New U Event
The Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health is hosting Columbia's second annual "Happy New U" fitness event. Held at Columbia's Activity & Recreation Center (ARC) from
9:00 am-12:00 noon, this free community event will have Columbia's fitness experts conducting mini-workouts and demonstrations to show the variety of exercise options that are available in our city. Our goal with this event is to help Columbians get a jump start on New Year's resolutions, get moving and to stay moving longer by connecting them with local fitness options and professionals that will be the best match for them. Last year's event attracted over 200 people that kicked off the New Year with a renewed commitment to health and fitness.