Tag: Rock Steady Boxing
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Resolution Run 5K supports programs across Hillsborough
On a warm but rainy New Year’s Day 2022, 318 runners gathered at the municipal building in Hillsborough to take part in a tradition that has been happening for 22 years: the Hillsborough Resolution Run 5K. Constantin Schreiber, of Brooklyn, New York, won the 5K in a time of 17:49. Second and third place male finishers…
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New Year’s Day 5K finds a ‘resolution’ to keeping seniors safe after graduation
Raising enough funding to keep more than 400 Hillsborough High School seniors off the roads on graduation night is no easy feat, and 21 years ago, Gary Verhoon knew he could combine his love for running and desire to start a new tradition in Hillsborough with a way to help. He started the Resolution Run,…
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COVID-19 affects improvement for Parkinson’s patients; Rock Steady Boxing provides movement to relieve symptoms
The COVID-19 virus has been hard on everyone, especially the elderly and people with compromised immune systems, such as those with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Due to Gov. Phil Murphy’s orders, Retro Fitness of Kingston, located in Princeton, had to close, which meant the Rock Steady Boxing program for those with Parkinson’s did as well. “[W]e…
