When the alarm clock goes off at 4:45 a.m., most people rollover and hit snooze, but not Steven Davis, police officer for the Department of Public Safety at Akron Children’s Hospital. He knows if he doesn’t get up when the alarm goes off, his running buddy – and wife – will literally give him the […]
Change is good: Running transforms employee’s life
Ron Woodrich, lead desktop support analyst at Akron Children’s, remembers the exact moment when he was ready to make a change in his health. It was July 13, 2013, and he had just been denied a seat on the GateKeeper roller coaster at Cedar Point because the safety belt didn’t fit securely. “It was in […]
Employee on pace to run 5ks in all 50 states
In the 1980s, Corporate Challenge was among the first wellness initiatives companies adopted to bring employees together for fun and fitness. At the time, Denise Looker, customer care manager with Ask Children’s, was working for Roadway Express in Akron and was excited to run and represent her company at the event. Now, decades later, her […]
Research nurse finds proof positive results in running
As a clinical research nurse, Amy Kundmueller knows the important role evidence-based research plays in medicine. It wasn’t until she had her second child that she realized how creating a running routine based on proven approaches could help her overall health and fitness. “I needed to lose baby weight, and I didn’t have time to […]
Employee finds path to becoming a runner starts with a single step
Melissa Krager wasn’t a runner in 2011 when she accepted her sister-in-law’s invitation to run a 5k race. When she crossed the finish line, she realized she wasn’t done. Her running journey had just begun. “I’d never run before and went into that 5k thinking if she could do it, I could do it, why not […]
Running season is upon us: Social worker asks what’s your why?
Signing up for a 5K race in 2014 was part of a New Year’s resolution for Rebecca Prather but, as it turns out, her year-long commitment to running became a lifestyle change that still fuels her motivation today. “I ran through high school but lost touch with it through college like many people do when […]
