By Kristy Smorol February is one of my favorite months of the year. It’s American Heart Month! As a marketing and communications director for the American Heart Association, I spend my February days wearing red, talking about heart health, and...
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Inspire – Cathy Huss-Johnson: Losing the weight, gaining a new life
by Cheryl Abrams Catherine Huss-Johnson isn’t a healthcare professional who simply talks the talk. She’s actually taken the steps to improve her life — and is still walking the walk. Putting years of medical experience and education into a new...
Guest commentary: Understand what type of motivation keeps you going
By Lauren Burdick As the new year approaches many people begin to create new goals for themselves. The most common New Year’s Resolution is the goal of beginning an exercise regime. As an athlete and coach, I always see an...
Special Feature – Girls on the Run: Instilling fitness and empowerment at a young age
By Alyssa Dearborn Girls on the Run was introduced to the Central New York area in 2002. Twenty years later, program director Andrea Autry has been able to expand the nonprofit from its beginnings in Skaneateles to several other counties...
Inspire – Penny Noll: On a mission to run a marathon in every state
By Kate Hill Longtime Cazenovia Children's House (CCH) director Penny Noll is well on her way to accomplishing her goal of running a marathon in every state in the country by 2025. On Oct. 2, 2022, Noll took first place...