Organizers of an all-day community event Saturday are asking Tucsonans of all ages and fitness levels to participate in a group workout.
The "Move Your Body" group workout is set for 11 a.m. this Saturday Jan. 7 at Reid Park's DeMeester Outdoor Performance area.
Beyoncé altered the words to her hit song "Get Me Bodied" and created a song — "Move Your Body" — for Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign. The revamped song has a dance routine that doubles as a workout kids can do to get fit.
The group exercise is part of Saturday's daylong "BEYOND: Commemorate * Celebrate * Commit, which aims to bring the community together in the same spirit that united us after the Jan. 8 shooting tragedy.
The Tucson Trails Tribute Fund, co-founded by Ross Zimmerman, is spearheading the effort. Zimmerman is the father of Gabe Zimmerman, an aide to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who died in the shooting.
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Here is a list of BEYOND activities: http://www.beyond-tucson.org/
Organizers will teach the steps to the Move Your Body workout at 10 a.m. but participants are invited to learn the steps at home and practice early. Here are 3 videos that teach the choreography:
For a full list of events that will be taking place to remember Jan. 8, go to: http://www.rememberingjanuary8.org/
Six people died on Jan. 8 and 13 others, including Giffords, were wounded. Giffords' husband Mark Kelly is scheduled to speak at a community event Sunday night. Giffords is also expected to be in Tucson for the anniversary but her office is not yet saying when or where she'll appear in public.
