Health and Wellness Days – San Mateo

II Health and Wellness Conference in Vega de San Mateo, Gran Canaria.

Vega de San Mateo hosts from April 7 to 12 the II Health and Wellness Conference, an initiative focused on promoting healthy habits and the balance between body and mind. Under the motto The balance between body and mind is true health, the program includes various proposals for the whole family. The event features the participation of the Vega de San Mateo Health Center and the Canarian Health Service.

The activity schedule includes:
– Awards ceremony.
– Nutrition and self-care workshops.
– Sports activities and physical well-being.
– Dance Fit sessions and family proposals.
– Yoga sessions and specialized talks.

The conference will conclude on Sunday with the cycling event La Titánica, putting the finishing touch to a week entirely dedicated to health in the municipality.

PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES

TUESDAY 7

• 19:00 h: Opening of the conference with musical performance (saxophonist).

• 7:20 p.m.: Brief review and subsequent awards ceremony.

  • Awards to:

    • Francisco Nicolás Rodríguez Sánchez (Paco «the pharmacist»)

    • Purita Déniz Suárez

    • Pedro José Rodríguez Suárez

    • Hermenegildo Suárez Ramírez

• Presents the event: Manolo Santana.

• At the end, a cocktail will be offered to attendees.

WEDNESDAY 8

• 12:00 h: Talk «Prevention of falls and accidents in older adults» – María Eugenia de la Fe Hernández (Nurse of the San Mateo Health Center).

• 16:00 h: Practical nutrition workshop «Balance your table» – Leticia Hernández Navarro (Nurse of the San Mateo Health Center).

• 5:00 p.m.: Yoga for beginners «Active Wellness Yoga» – Belén Huguet Santana (Nurse of the San Mateo Health Center).

• 18:00 h: Talk «When loneliness speaks» – Gustavo Moreno Valentín (Family doctor of the Teror Health Center).

THURSDAY 9

(Activities organized by the Department of Equality)

• 9:00 to 10:00 h: Hypopressive Workshop – Yaiza (Alltau Club).

• Morning shift: 10:15 to 12:15 / Afternoon: 17:00 to 19:00 h: Workshop «Self-care, roles and balance» – Conchi Acosta (Psychologist from the Equality Service).

• 12:30 to 14:00 h: Workshop «The transitions of women» – Álvaro Martín Moreno (Wellness Specialist – Alai Club).

• 16:00 to 17:00 h: Workshop «Care 40+» – Lourdes López Socorro (SCS Midwife).

• 18:00 h: Talk: «Between energy and health: Supplements and energy drinks; what your body really needs’we take care of ourselves, everything changes: people, relationships and community» – Yasmina and Noelia Rivero (Family doctors from the Health Centers of Teror and Valsequillo).

• 19:00 h: Workshop «When we take care of ourselves, everything changes: people, relationships and community» – Esteban Rodríguez García.
  (Note: All these events will take place in the Sociocultural Venue)

FRIDAY 10

(Note: All these events will take place in the Sociocultural Venue)

• 10:30 h: Strength exercise workshop «Muscles at any age» – Felisa Pérez Ruiz (Physiotherapist from the Teror Health Center).

• 12:00 h: Workshop «Healthy Dance in action» – María Eugenia de la Fe Hernández and Silvia Chessa Zaragoza (Nurse and social worker from the San Mateo Health Center).

SATURDAY 11

• 11:00 h: Dance Fit with the Alltau Club.

• 11:00 to 14:00 h: Children's workshops, face painting and inflatables in the Plaza de Los Gofiones.

SUNDAY 12

• 10:00 h: Dance Fit with the Alltau Club.

• 12:00 h: Cycling race «La Titánica». Time trial on the municipality's roads. Award ceremony in the vicinity of Plaza del Pino.