The cycling event, started by a Limerick resident, is the largest fundraiser for the CAROL for Heart, an organization that focuses on women’s health awareness.
The Girls With Gears cycling event is gearing up for its eighth-annual outing, hoping to encourage more women to ride their bikes and take care of their hearts. “It’s an exercise event,” Cindy Messerle, co-founder and events director of CAROL for Heart, said. The Girls With Gears cycling event will take place April 21 at Spring Mountain Adventures, located in Spring Mount. The event’s chief purpose is to raise funds for the nonprofit organization CAROL for Heart. According to the Carol for Heart website, the organization was founded in 2003 after Messerle’s mother, Carol Pawelski, was unexpectedly sent to the emergency room, passing away seven days later on Feb. 5, 2002 from heart failure. Carol’s family had found that she had at least 30 …
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February is American Heart Month. Start lowering your heart-disease risk by eating right, exercising, and monitoring your blood pressure and cholesterol.
This time of year, while you're thinking about Valentines and heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, take a minute to think about your heart. In honor of American Heart Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges men and women to take steps this February to become aware of the dangers of heart disease and to develop a plan for heart health. One in four American deaths this year will be related to heart disease, making it the leading cause of death in both men and women. Even more alarming: Heart disease is preventable and controllable. Lower your risk for developing heart disease by eating a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, monitoring blood pressure and cholesterol. If you smoke, quit. If you …
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