Heartlands go Red in more ways than one!

February is National Heart Month and staff at Heartlands Ford in Erdington have been going ‘Red’ in more ways than one over the last week – through taking part in a series of active challenges in order to raise awareness of heart and circulatory disease.

In a specially organised ‘healthy heart week’ at the Kingsbury Road dealership, employees worked up a sweat during a ‘sit up and push up’ contest, followed by a hula hoop competition in the showroom, where they competed against each other throughout the day to see who could keep the hoop spinning the longest.

During the week they also hosted a charity quiz and a game of bingo, as well as displaying posters and leaflets to inform staff and customers of the many ways they can stay active throughout their day to protect themselves against heart and circulatory disease - the UK’s biggest killer.

Viv Duffy, Heartlands Ford’s ‘healthy heart week’ organiser, said: ““We wanted to promote healthy living amongst our staff and customers in a fun and interactive way. Our health can impact on every aspect of our lives therefore it’s important for people to realise that keeping active can be easily fitted into their daily lives”.

She continued: “We have all enjoyed talking part in National Heart Month, which is organised by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and hope that we have gone some way to help raise awareness of the great work that they do across the UK”.

For more information about the BHF and National Heart Month, or to take part in a fundraising activity of your own, visit www.bhf.org.uk.

You can visit www.heartlands-ford.co.uk to find out more about the dealership which is based in Erdington, Perry Barr and Tamworth.