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Mark Cucuzzella

Freedom’s Run 2022 – Your Solution to the Comfort Crisis

August 1, 2022 Tagged With: Freedom's Run, In Print Aug 2022, misogi

So many things today compete for our attention and energy. So it’s no surprise that when we get a few minutes of peace we seek comfort. But a book I brought on a summer trip to Oregon suggests we should regularly seek to get out of our comfort zones. Read the Full Story >>

A Challenge to Stay Healthy — You Set The Bar

August 25, 2021 Tagged With: Freedom's Run, Katie Nolan Thompson, marathon, Mark Cucuzella, running

Katie Nolan Thompson.

I see it as healthy for each of us to challenge ourselves every now and then to something where we have a risk of failure. This is what helps us grow. I look at the challenges my colleague Katie Nolan Thompson set for herself this year as a great example and posed a few questions to her about this topic. Read the Full Story >>

Running the COVID Marathon

December 1, 2020 Tagged With: active adults, COVID-19, healthcare, heart disease, immune system, obesity

Dr. Mark Cucuzzella and James Munnis stand atop a rocky outcrop during a hike.

Health experts around the globe have been warning of the risk of a pandemic like COVID-19 for years — and they tell us that we can expect similar viruses to break out in the future. Dr. Mark Cucuzzella suggests that our current approach has focused on hiding from this virus and he makes the case that it’s just as important to strengthen our resistance to COVID-19 and future viruses — in other words, healthier lifestyles for healthier immune systems. Read the Full Story >>

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