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Shape Up NYC and Shape Magazine Team Up for Nutrition Seminars
Through a new partnership with Shape Magazine, FREE nutrition seminars will be offered before or after our most popular Shape Up NYC classes across the five boroughs.
Seminars ranging from “How to Break Up with Your Salt Shaker,” to “Eating to Beat Diabetes” will engage participants, taking them to green markets and community gardens to learn about selecting healthy, budget conscious meals and teaching participants how to prepare those foods in the kitchen.
Nutrition seminars will begin September 7th at various Shape Up NYC sites, including:
- St. James Recreation Center (9/7 at 6 p.m.)–“Portion Control” led by Shape expert Alice
- Harlem Hospital (9/10 at 5 p.m.)–“Sugar” led by Shape expert Trisha Calvo
- Brownsville Recreation Center (9/20 at 6 p.m.)–“Fruits & Veggies” led by Shape Expert Juno
- Lost Battalion Hall (9/21 at 9 a.m.)–“How Many Calories Do You Need?” led by Shape Expert Cynthia Sass
For the full seminar schedule, or to find a free Shape Up class in your neighborhood, visit nyc.gov/befitnyc and start to Shape Up today!
About the Instructors
Cynthia Sass is an award winning registered dietitian and certified personal trainer with master’s degrees in both nutrition science and public health. Since 2009, Sass has been empowering Shape readers with her creative, “I can do that” advice as a contributing editor and author of the monthly Weight Loss Coach column. In addition, Sass is also an accomplished journalist. She is the co–author of four books including two New York Times best sellers. Her feature articles have been published in Shape, Ladies' Home Journal, Woman’s Day, and other magazines and she's the former nutrition director at Prevention magazine.
Trisha Calvo, a health and nutrition editor for more than 15 years, joined Shape in 2005 as deputy editor for health and nutrition and became the executive editor in 2006. Calvo has appeared regularly on local and national news programs, including NBC’s “Today,” “Good Morning America,” CNN and “Entertainment Tonight.”
As a deputy editor at Shape, A.J. Hanley oversees the health, nutrition, beauty, and fashion sections of the magazine. In addition, she assigns and edits various feature stories and columns, compiles and writes “The Hot List” each month, and contributes to a weekly wedding blog on shape.com.
Marissa Stephenson is a senior associate fitness and health editor with Shape magazine. She edits and writes many of the magazine’s fitness, health, and travel pages, including the “Get Fit News” department, “Escapes" column, workout bonuses, and various guides for eco–friendly finds, breast cancer awareness products, and new gadgets.
Sharon Liao is a senior health and nutrition editor with Shape magazine. She edits and writes many of the magazine’s health and nutrition pages, including various features and the “Eat Right,” “Live Healthy,” and “Weight Loss Workbook” columns. Her stories have won National Health Information Awards and a Gold Eddie Award for their consumer health reporting.
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