07/09/2024
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GO ONLINE TO WESH.COM. A DELAND NATIVE WANTS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY EAT WELL, LIVE WELL, AND BE WELL. KENDRA GRAHAM PAULK HOSTED HER FIRST FITNESS JAM YESTERDAY AT THE SANFORD CIVIC CENTER, THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IS ON A MISSION TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE BETTER CHOICES, AND HOPEFULLY PREVENT DIFFERENT DISEASES LIKE DIABETES. THE FITNESS JAM FEATURES DIFFERENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS VENDORS LIKE YOU SEE HERE. THERE WAS ALSO A PLENTY OF WORKOUT SESSIONS AND A PANEL FOCUSED ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. I WAS SO HONORED TO MODERATE THAT CONVERSATION. THERE WE ARE FEATURING A DOCTOR, A NUTRITIONIST, A PERSONAL TRAINER, AND THERAPIST MAKING SURE EVERYONE CAN MAKE BETTER

DeLand native hosts fitness jam to inspire a healthy lifestyle

The Eat Well, Be Well, Live Well Fitness Jam was held at the Sanford Civic Center

A DeLand native wants to help the community eat well, live well and be well.Kendra Graham-Paulk hosted her first Fitness Jam Saturday at the Sanford Civic Center.The small business owner is on a mission to help people make better choices and hopefully, prevent different diseases like diabetes.The Fitness Jam featured different health and wellness vendors, workout sessions and a panel focused on physical and mental health.WESH 2’s Christina Watkins moderated the conversation alongside a doctor, a nutritionist, a personal trainer and therapists.Paulk says the passing of her grandmother inspired her to encourage others to focus on fitness. The US Department of Health and Human Services reports African Americans have a higher chance of developing diabetes, heart disease and other health conditions. “My grandmother and her siblings, died in their 50s and 60s, early 60s, because of diagnosis of Heart Disease or Diabetes. I want to kind of stop that in its tracks, right and say, ‘hey, what can we do differently, ‘” she says. Paulk works in the healthcare industry. She’s also the owner of Genia’s Jammin Juice, which she opened in memory of her grandmother, Eugenia.

A DeLand native wants to help the community eat well, live well and be well.

Kendra Graham-Paulk hosted her first Fitness Jam Saturday at the Sanford Civic Center.

The small business owner is on a mission to help people make better choices and hopefully, prevent different diseases like diabetes.

The Fitness Jam featured different health and wellness vendors, workout sessions and a panel focused on physical and mental health.

WESH 2’s Christina Watkins moderated the conversation alongside a doctor, a nutritionist, a personal trainer and therapists.

Paulk says the passing of her grandmother inspired her to encourage others to focus on fitness.

The US Department of Health and Human Services reports African Americans have a higher chance of developing diabetes, heart disease and other health conditions.

“My grandmother and her siblings, died in their 50s and 60s, early 60s, because of diagnosis of Heart Disease or Diabetes. I want to kind of stop that in its tracks, right and say, ‘hey, what can we do differently, ‘” she says.

Paulk works in the healthcare industry. She’s also the owner of Genia’s Jammin Juice, which she opened in memory of her grandmother, Eugenia.