Archive for the ‘Fitness’ Category

Each month, Catch Central Florida features sports venues across Polk County. Check out this month’s spotlight on Polk Lake Eva Park. Then, look for June’s feature on The Lakeland Center. May is here, and summer is fast approaching with local citizens and tourists alike looking for something to do outdoors in the Florida sunshine.  If [...]

Event Links Florida Sports Foundation Senior State Games The Lakeland Center Hoops For Lakeland’s Finestest Charity Basketball Tournament Interviews: Mike LePan, Executive Director of The Lakeland Center Stephen Rodriguez, Vice President of the Florida Sports Foundation Nick Gandy, Director of Communications for the Florida Sports Foundation Michele Taylor, Hoops for Lakeland’s Finest Battalion Chief, James [...]

Explore Downtown Lakeland in a new way with BeFly Bike Tours! Have you ever wanted to explore the beauty, art and culture the city has to offer other than by car or foot? That’s why proprietor Beth Geohagan created BeFly Bike Tours. Geohagan’s mission is to capture the cultural beauty of Lakeland and Polk County by [...]

The 21st Annual Florida International Senior Games & State Championships came to a close Sunday with action in eight sports as more than 2,200, athletes age 50 and over, competed in 22 sports over the last nine days.  The 2012 Games served as a qualifier for the 2013 National Senior Games, to be held in [...]

Event Links Fluid Ski & Sport Rocketman Night Jump Frank Tiano’s Monster Planes Fantasy of Flight Interviews: Kyle “Kiwi” Eade, Fluid Ski & Sports Igor Morozov, Professional Water Skier Frank Tiano, RC Planes Enthusiast, Frank Tiano Enterprises Jennifer Gallagher, Director of Event Sales and Services, Fantasy of Flight Show Packages: Winter Haven Stingrays, Get Rowdy [...]

Event Links Lake Mirror Classic Auto Festival and Auction Lakeland Parks and Recreation Central Florida’s 2012 NatureFest Interviews: Ford Heacock, President of Heacock Insurance Group Bob Donahey, Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Lakeland Keeli Carlton-Carmichael, Environmental Specialist, Polk County Parks and Natural Resources Show Packages: Tee It Up For Men’s Health [...]

Event Links Today and Tonight Magazine’s “Wing Fling Tour” Tuff Luck Ranch “CornFusion Corn Maze 5k” Winter Haven Stingrays “Get Rowdy and Race” Interviews: Tracey Greene, Today and Tonight Magazine Donna Smith, Tuff Luck Ranch Linda Howard, Winter Haven Stingrays Show Packages: Dixie Youth World Series Chain of Lakes Golf Splash Local Events Update With [...]

Event Links Tee It Up for Men’s Health Golf Scramble Tampa Bay Buccaneers Florida Southern College Men’s Lacrosse Haines City Main Street Margarita Run 5k Interviews: Ashley Link, Public Relations and Marketing Manager, Lake Region Medical Center Dr. Frances Martin, Urologic Oncologist at Lakeland Regional Cancer Center Rick Brown, Sports Columnist, The Ledger Ronnie Wood, [...]

For the first time in its 19 year history, the Bike Florida Spring Tour will hold its week-long bicycle tour in Polk County. The seven-day event, titled the “Orange Blossom Express”, will be held March 22-29, 2013 and will bring more than 900 bicyclists from around the United States and Canada to Polk County to experience the [...]

What do Margaritas and running have to do with each other? The 2012 Margarita Run, a race that’s “So HOT it’s COOL”! This 5k run and 1 mile walk is sure to be a good time both during and after the race. The 2012 Margarita Run benefits Haines City Main Street.  This is your chance [...]