Baltimore County, MD Time of Your LIfe, 6 Jul 2016

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From YouTube: Cigna - The Presenting Sponsor Of The Walk-Run (July, August 2016)

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Julia M. Huggins, President of Cigna Mid-Atlanta joins Ethel Rasmussen in a discussion about Cigna sponsoring the Walk and Run of Get Ready! Get Set! Get Fit!

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Welcome back to the time of your life., I'm your host, ethel rasmussen.

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department of aging is fortune to enjoy the generous support of sponsors who make the run-walk possible.

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cigna mid-atlantic is the presenting sponsor of the run-walk.

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Here to talk with us is julia huggins,, president of cigna mid-atlantic.

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Julia, welcome to the show.

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Thank you for having me. it's a pleasure.

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For the 5th year, cigna's, our presenting sponsor of the baltimore county department of aging run-walk, one mile walk.

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Julia,, can you talk about cigna's commitment to the event, as well as the level of sponsorship?.

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We share a common benefit and a common purpose.

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With the baltimore county department of aging., we feel it's critically important for good health at any age.

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And that physical activity and exercise is an important component of that., so we are always on board to supporting these kinds of events.

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And being part of our community. also, supports our mission of supporting the health and wellbeing of everyone. We serve.

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I know that cigna's philosophy strongly supports physical activity.

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Can you explain to our viewing audience why?.

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As I've mentioned, I think today and in past years,.

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Physical activity is critically important for good health at any age.

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And as we get older, and I'm in that age bracket as well,.

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As we get older, physical fitness is so important for good health.

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It helps you maintain good balance and endurance and do the things that you want as you age and become and stay independent.

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so, being a part of these kinds of events in the community.

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Is critically important to us to help us all stay healthy and happy.

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Throughout our entire long lives.

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As you know,, our run-walk is an inter-generational event.

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Can you share with our audience why they should support this event at any age?.

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It's one of my favorite parts of this event: -- the intergenerational. and as you know,, my daughter, has joined me in past years.

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and this year,. It's bittersweet, she's off to college.

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But to me, the moments that I've spent with my daughter, one-on-one.

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Enjoying this type of community event and being a part of our communities and supporting this cause,.

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And other causes that we do, it's been such a pleasure and memories that I will take with me. Forever.

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This year,, my husband, will join me and we again will have a team.

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And I'll get-- have the pleasure to spend one-on-one time.

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With my colleagues and my husband in the same way supporting this very worthwhile cause.

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julia,, it is always a pleasure to see you.

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Thank you for being on the show and for cigna's long-term support of our run-walk..

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Thank you for having me and I hope, to see all of your viewers.

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Join us at the walk-run in september, this year.

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excellent. we're going to take a short break and when we return,.

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Learn first hand about the experience of being a participant in bcda's run-walk.

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