Free execise classes for mental health awareness

Free exercise classes and mental health information will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Fitness Connection University, 8709 J.W. Clay Blvd. The event – “Sanity, Not Vanity” – is sponsored by the Charlotte chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness. Participants must be 18 or older. Fonda Bryant, a NAMI volunteer, said the workout will illustrate how exercise relieves stress and improves mood and can be helpful for those who have a mental illness. Details: 704-405-1330.

This story was originally published February 8, 2017 at 11:35 AM with the headline "Free execise classes for mental health awareness."