Maplewood Loves Wellness Week

 The Township of Maplewood, in


partnership with Overlook Medical Center - Atlantic Health System, invites you to “Maplewood

Loves Wellness” week  taking place September 21 through September

27.  To kick off the week, a public

Wellness Fair will be held in Maplewood Memorial Park from noon to 3pm on

Saturday, September 21.  Throughout

Wellness Week, Maplewood professionals and businesses will participate in open

houses and presentations to encourage healthy living.  

Two new programs are being offered as part of this year’s events:

1)    Community

Walking Program:  Count on Yourself Coaching, together with Maplewood Loves Wellness,

will launch a free six-week community walking program.  Maplewood residents can apply here to

participate in this pilot program which includes coaching and a free pedometer;

40 initial participants will be chosen by lottery.

2)    Healthy

Cooking Contest:  Maplewood-licensed food

businesses can participate by preparing up to two healthy dishes in “sweet” or

“savory” categories. The winners will be publicly announced during the Fair,

and will be featured on the Township’s website. 

Maplewood-licensed food businesses can click here for Healthy Cooking Contest details. 

Wellness Week activities are all free of charge and open to the public, 

and will include:

·  Yoga,

tai-chi and meditation classes

·   Chair

massages and talks on the benefits of chiropractic care

·   Workshops

on diabetes health, stress management, and other topics

·   Healthy eating, cooking, and gardening workshops for children and adults

Maplewood’s Wellness program is being showcased by the NJ Mayors


Wellness Campaign and the NJ League of Municipalities.