Wellness is where it’s at for teachers

New program promotes exercise, healthful diet.

  • Yoga instructor Lisa Lizotte leads school district employees through stretches Tuesday afternoon in the Parkview Baptist Church gymnasium. Twenty-five people attended the first yoga class, offered as part of a school district wellness initiative. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
    Yoga instructor Lisa Lizotte leads school district employees through stretches Tuesday afternoon in the Parkview Baptist Church gymnasium. Twenty-five people attended the first yoga class, offered as part of a school district wellness initiative. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
  • School district employees walk around Lake DeSoto on Monday afternoon as part of the new wellness initiative. The group walked three miles their first time out. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
    School district employees walk around Lake DeSoto on Monday afternoon as part of the new wellness initiative. The group walked three miles their first time out. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
  • Amy Gasparrini meditates during a yoga session for school district employees Tuesday afternoon at the Parkview Baptist Church gym. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
    Amy Gasparrini meditates during a yoga session for school district employees Tuesday afternoon at the Parkview Baptist Church gym. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
    The Columbia County School District has launched a new initiative to promote physical, mental, social and financial wellness for its employees, and it’s free. Rachel Umstead, the school...

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