Bush touts health, wellness programs in visit to Dallas YMCA

Bush touts health, wellness programs in visit to Dallas YMCA
By BOBBY ROSS JR. Associated Press Writer
July 18, 2003

DALLAS- In town to fatten his campaign war chest, President Bush stopped at a Dallas YMCA on Friday to call attention to a different kind of fitness.

An avid runner who credits exercise with helping him quit drinking more than 15 years ago, Bush urged Americans to adopt healthier lifestyles as he greeted children at the Lakewest Family YMCA in his former hometown.

The president challenged Americans to exercise at least 30 minutes a day and to consume less grease and eat more fruit and vegetables. (snip)

(snip) "We were pleased to see little youngsters doing jumping jacks, with enthusiasm I might add," Bush said. (snip)

(snip)After the YMCA event, Bush was headed to the Wyndham Anatole Hotel to hold a $2,000-per-person re-election campaign fund-raising reception.

Protesters led by the Dallas Peace Center planned to demonstrate outside the hotel to protest the president's policies, ranging from the war with Iraq to civil liberties. (snip/)

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