Baltimore County, MD Time of Your LIfe, 24 Jun 2019

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From YouTube: Cigna Mid-Atlantic - Presenting Sponsor

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Monica Schmude, President, Mid-Atlantic Region Cigna.

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[Ethel] welcome back to the time of your life,, I'm your host ethel rasmussen.. The department of aging is fortunate to enjoy the generous support of sponsors like cigna mid-atlantic.

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here to talk with us is monica schmude,, president of cigna mid-atlantic., monica welcome to the show. [monica]. Thank you so much,, it's great to be back.

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[ethel] for the eighth year, cigna is our presenting sponsor of the get ready, get set, get fit, 5k, 1 mile walk.

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Can you talk about cigna's commitment to the event, and your level of participation? [monica] yeah, absolutely.

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We love this event,, as you mentioned eight years in a row.

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We've been the presenting sponsor., it's our honor to do so.. We always look for opportunities to marry. Our mission,.

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To support the health, well being, and peace of mind, of those we serve.

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with activities in the community. It's a perfect fit.

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[ethel]. I know that cigna's philosophy, is,.

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Strongly supports physical activity..

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Can you talk about our viewers,, how that works, with our event?.

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[Monica], it seems elementary that physical activity,.

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And overall health are paired, together,.

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To help improve the overall health of an individual.

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So,, when you think about an event like this,, it really brings all of that together., it's the peace of mind, of being with the community, and it's the physical activity,. It's all the preparation before the event, and then hopefully the activity that follows.

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[Ethel], as you know, this is an intergenerational event..

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Can you talk to our viewers about why they should participate at any age?.

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[Monica] yeah,, it's been great participating in the past..

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What we've seen is, those that are bringing neighborhood.

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Friends, their bringing grandchildren, their bringing children, and they're finding it really to be partnering with the community together in a meaningful way..

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I think what I've witnessed in the past,- that's really meaningful to me. is that they're identifying that healthy activity can be easy,.

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And it can be fun.. We always like to take this opportunity at the race, and beyond, to talk about how important that is, of understanding how health is tied, together, and it gives people the platform, and the motivation to have a conversation with our healthcare provider,, their physician about overall health together..

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We like to, at the race, promote that, and talk about the understanding of mind, and body, open conversation with physician,, knowing your numbers, and then taking action on that.

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again,. The race is a great place for us to do. That.

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[Ethel] we always enjoy hearing about stories about the run. Walk, and I know you're team from cigna comes in full force.. Can you share some of the comments from your co-workers about the event?.

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[Monica] oh, we can. my own and the co-workers, right?. It's truly an inspiring morning for us,.

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To see these teams come together, and individuals.

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I particularly like the first timers,, although there's a lot of repeat runners, and walkers..

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The first timers have a lot of anxiety, and anticipation of what that might be like, and then, when they come back over the finish, line.

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the running or the walking,, it's that feeling of they did it, and we're hoping that,. That feeling of motivation carries on in the following weeks, and months and years. in that the physical activity can really promote their overall health.

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[Ethel] monica,, thank you for being on the show today.

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on behalf of the baltimore county department of aging,.

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We would like to thank you for cigna's support,, continued support, and sharing your valuable time with us, today. [monica]. I appreciate it. Ethel.

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I love watching the social media that is being put out by the department of aging,. It's really motivating to us, and were again, honored to be a sponsor. This year.

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[ethel] excellent, thank you.

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We're gonna take a short break. but first, remember to connect with bcda's social media, friend bcda on facebook to stay in the know about bcda, events, and other information through multiple daily postings,, as well as our photos on instagram, and flickr..

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(Gentle mood music).