Visitors to the “Madison Square Garden of Queens” were seeing red — and glad of it — when Astoria Sports Complex hosted a heart-smart seminar in recognition of “National Wear Red Day.”
Owner Steve Poliseno and Dr. Sharon Cadiz, CEO and founder of 747 Seminars — CEO and founder of 747 Seminars, helped alert the public about making healthy lifestyle choices — during an information session at the facility on 38th Street, between 34th and 35th avenues.
Cadiz, a national speaker and director of the Clinical Consultation Program for the New York City Administration for Children’s Services, wore a red outfit and handed out red-papered literature for her talk which she delivered in front of visitors who sat on red couches to mark the occasion.
According to the American Heart Association, nearly 67 percent of Americans are overweight and at risk for heart complications from living a sedentary life. The group also cites that heart disease is the leading cause of death for American men and women, with numerous studies indicating that while women are more apt to be concerned about breast cancer, their more likely killer will be heart disease.
More than half a million women have heart attacks each year — 100,000 are under 65 years of age, and more than 30,000 are under the age of 55 — states the research and advocacy group, which began its national Go Red for Women campaign in 2004 to help women become aware of their risk for heart disease so that they can equip themselves with the proper tools and knowledge to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
For more information, visit www.goredforwomen.org, or 747seminars.org.
