New program puts Springfield in motion

There's a new goal in Springfield, to combat obesity and promote wellness.

The mayor this morning announced the appointment of 16 people to the Mass Motion Wellness Leadership Council.

The group will come up with ways to cut the obesity rate in Springfield which is significant.

“For Springfield its 32 percent of the population is obese. So we really feel this is a great opportunity now to address it,” Waleska Lugo-Dejesus, director of Mass Motion.

Springfield is receiving a $120,000 grant to fund the Mass Motion program for two years.