November 3, 2022
Golden Guitar winner Amber Lawrence will be squeezing in more than a little exercise between her performances on stage at the Murgon Music Muster this weekend.
Amber will be swapping her guitar and high heels for runners to take on a fitness challenge close to her heart.
She is aiming squeeze in 1000 minutes of exercise in November as part of the Stroke Foundation’s Stride4Stroke exercise challenge and fundraiser.
Amber is making the effort in honour of her late father, Brian, who had a massive stroke in 1987.
Stride4Stroke is about encouraging people to get active to reduce their risk of stroke, as well as raising awareness of stroke and its risk factors.
A Stroke Foundation spokesperson said it was particularly relevant to regional Australians as they are 17 per cent more likely to have a stroke than people living in city areas.
Nationally, more than 27,400 Australians had a stroke for the first time in their lives in 2020. That’s one stroke every 19 minutes.
There are almost 450,000 people living with the effects of stroke in the community.
In Queensland, more than 5300 first time strokes will be experienced by residents in Queensland this year and there are at least 87,000 stroke survivors living in the community.
- Donations to support Amber’s fundraising efforts can be made online
(Photo: Supplied)
