Healthy Melrose Wellness And Fitness Fair Returns In May

MELROSE, MA – The annual Healthy Melrose Wellness and Fitness Fair will return to Fred Green Field in May.

The event will be held on May 6 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Fred Green Field is part of the Melrose High School athletic complex, located at 350 Lynn Fells Parkway.

The Healthy Melrose Wellness and Fitness Fair features local vendors, free health and wellness classes, free samples, and more.

The event is intended to create enthusiasm around health and wellness in the Melrose community, allowing people of all ages to adopt a healthy and physically active lifestyle.

“We hope to improve the quality of life of those who attend by helping them find ways to make health and fitness a priority,” Jenine Wright, Chair of the Healthy Melrose Committee, said in a news release. “The event will be an important source of information, presenting many different fitness, wellness, and nutrition options through demonstrations, participatory activities, table displays, and free samples from natural-local-organic food suppliers.”

A full list of vendors will be released to the public as the date of the fair approaches, and community members and neighboring communities will soon be able to sign up for fitness activities and mindfulness classes ahead of the event, in addition to during the event.

For more information, and for the latest Healthy Melrose Fair news and updates, follow the Healthy Melrose Facebook page and the Healthy Melrose Instagram. Healthy Melrose is made possible by Fit Life, Tufts Medicine MelroseWakefield Hospital, the City of Melrose, and volunteers.

In the event of inclement weather, the fair will take place inside the Melrose Veteran Memorial Middle School Gymnasium on May 6.

If you are interested in being a vendor or volunteering at the fair, please email jenine@fitlifema.com and you will receive an application. The Healthy Melrose Committee has extended its previous deadline of April 1 to accommodate more community organizations.