Active Life

There are many paths to take when considering the road of fitness. For some, it starts with a quick jog every morning or counting calories while in li...

“In 2017, for much of our society, there really aren’t any times that you are truly uncomfortable,” observes Davii Parris, human resources associate a...

Loren Churchin-Lang grew up in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. As a high school student she played volleyball, soccer, basketball and softball. She competed i...

Paddle's Up! It’s been another great year forkayaking in Mount Morris — with increased participation.We say the more the merrier for these family-frie...

The Palmyra-Macedon Central School District’s Wellness Committee is a source of energy and excitement. Annual offerings include at least two large-sca...

Nearly 200 people turned out Sunday, May 21, to run for a great cause in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Held at Monroeville Community Park West, the secon...

During the wellness half-day, Clyde-Savannah's physical education teachers oversaw rock climbing sessions. Wild for Wellness On March 8, Clyde-Savanna...

Every time Sarah Burger drops her son off at day care, she says a prayer to keep him safe. “He’s not in my own bubble of safety where I know there's n...

Nalene Hamilton is steadfast in assuring she is not a serious runner. But for the 31-year-old South Carolinian, the proof is on the pavement. Hamilton...

Laura Marlowe is clear about one thing: “My life is full,” she says, emphatically. In addition to being a Wellness Champion, Marlowe holds three jobs:...

For the past 10 years, Jim Jenko has dedicated a significant amount of his time walking sections of the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia. It wa...

Becky Roffe has been giving back to her community for a long time. “When my sisters and I were in primary grades, we started volunteering our four-par...

Sunday, Oct. 9, bloomed into a beautiful autumn day. And that was good news for the Autism Speaks Walk held at Monroe Community College. More than 1,5...

Although we’re already several months into the 2016-17 school year, Wellness Coordinators across the Finger Lakes Area School Health Program districts...

Hip surgery. A packed schedule. Neither of these are enough to stop Deb Wordingham, computer lab assistant at Naples Elementary School, and Lisa Geary...

Get your screening. Get your reward. That’s part of the premise for the UR Medicine Employee Wellness pilot program designed to improve health and wel...

Most people look at Jan. 1 as the beginning of a new year. Not Ashleigh Gerstner, Special Education teacher at North Rose-Wolcott Central School Distr...

Inspiration can be found in the least likely of places. When he was in fourth grade, Jordan Geist, now a senior at Knoch High School in the South Butl...

Schools are busy places. Activities, testing, presentations, lunches, assemblies—the daily hum keeps most of the staff on their feet all day, every da...

You’ve said sayonara to summer. And it’s about to get cold and damp outside. So what? That doesn’t mean you can’t get out and engage in some physical ...