diane benedetto By Janelle Davis Diane Benedetto doesn't just talk about heart health, she lives it. As board chair of the American Heart Association's Syracuse chapter and a longtime spin instructor at Elevate Fitness, she embodies the organization's mission in...
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Inspire: Lindsay Agness – Casting for Recovery
By David Tyler Lindsay Agness developed her love for fishing from spending time with her grandfather at Honeoye Lake. She thought it was odd that her young friends didn’t share the same enthusiasm growing up. “I never thought that girls...
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Inspire – Laura Zaferakis: Getting kids started on the right path
By Janelle Davis Laura Zaferakis, vice president of Liberty Resource’s Early Childhood division (Liberty POST), wasn’t expecting not to teach after finishing her early childhood education degree in southern Virginia. “I was planning on working as an early childhood education...
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Inspire – Renee Hagar: Smith Helping People Stress Less and Thrive More
By Janelle Davis When Renee Hagar-Smith became a mindfulness-based wellness coach, her mission became to help people stress less and thrive more through mindful self-care, self-love, and self-compassion practices. It was a mission that Renee first learned to teach herself....
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Inspire – Helena Zera-Axelrod: Helping People Find Peace in a Healthy Lifestyle
By Janelle Davis “I believe in the concept that you are what you think you are. You are what you eat, you are what you see, you are what you hear, and you are what you ingest,” said Helena Zera-Axelrod,...
