Health
The beginning of a new year is an opportunity to try something new. Some people make resolutions, some people just decide they’re ready for something different. Hallie Ringhand hears from some of those people this time of year as the owner of New U Health Coaching, a business she started 17 years ago. But when she has calls from people that she’s worked with from a New Age perspective, before 2022, “I tell them I don’t do that anymore. Now, I want to help people from a biblical perspective.” Hallie grew up in the east side of Madison, Jewish but…
By David Dahmer – Madison365 – The greater Madison community is welcome to jog, run, or walk at the 7th annual Madison Gospel 5K, 10K Run/Walk & Health Fair on Saturday, July 12, 8 a.m. at Penn Park. “I encourage everybody to come out because this will be fun and fellowship and fitness,” Uchenna Jones, founder of the Madison Gospel 5K Foundation and Race, tells Madison365. “It’s a chance to learn about different organizations in our community. We will have so many fun activities, including dance contests where we will give out beautiful plaque awards that are custom-made.” Read more…
Daily Point of Light # 7999 By Brenda Solis – As a nurse, Uchenna Jones was trained to care for others. However, she realized she needed to take that same level of care of herself. After losing 110 pounds in ten months by focusing on her own nutrition and exercise program, Uchenna was inspired to spread her passion for wellness to other members of Madison’s BIPOC community. In 2019, she founded the Madison Gospel 5K Foundation, an organization that focuses on the health and wellness of people of color. She started planning walks and races and recruited the community…
By David Dahmer – Madison365 – The 6th annual Madison Gospel 5K, 10K Run/Walk & Health Fair will take place at Saturday, July 13, 8 a.m. at Penn Park. Uchenna Jones founded The Madison Gospel 5K Foundation in February of 2019 as a charitable organization focused on the health and wellness of families of color. Every summer, her organization have been hosting a Madison Gospel 5K Run/Walk that just keeps getting bigger and better. “We first started six years ago with a 5k and then over time, the participants were like, ‘Oh, can we have a 10k?’ They have grown…