Healthy New Albany Magazine September/October 2019

September/October 2019

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A Dean’s Day Dean Craig Kent, M.D. prescribes a healthy dose of New Albany

Inside The Pillars of New Albany Revolutionary Workouts Impacting the Ages

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September/October 2019 Vol. 9, No. 1

7 First Glance

Letter from the Executive Editor

8 In & Out What’s happening in and out of New Albany

10 My Story

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Aaron Westbrook

12 Personalities Dean Craig Kent, M.D. recommends a healthy dose of New Albany

25 Special Section Impacting the Ages New Albany’s ability to forge community for all ages

36 Student Spotlight Samantha Kass

40 Foods for Fitness Ditch fake sugars and stick to all-natural ingredients

15 14 Fit Five 15 On The Path Updates and insight on the new Rose Run Park

18 Initiatives Proposed charter changes on November 2019 ballot

20 Starry Nights Ahead 23 Intern-esting Facts Four questions with Healthy New Albany Magazine interns

46 42 On the Horizon New at-home workout products revolutionize your routine

44 Gadgets & Gear 46 Scene at The New Albany Kids Triathalon

47 Luxury Living

On the Cover Dean Craig Kent, M.D.

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Muscle Your Way to Good Health

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or many years I always assumed I was the consummate picture of good health.

My family physician frequently pronounced me a model for others to emulate.

After all, my good cholesterol was inordinately high, blood pressure good, weight well-maintained and of course, my athletic prowess was beyond reproach. That is, my participation as an endurance athlete now approaching 50 years signaled that my heart muscle was so well developed that any kind of cardiac episode made me immune to irreparable harm.

My health profile could be hailed as exceptional, or so I believed. After reading this issue’s article about kettlebells, my recent change of approach to total fitness was confirmed. No longer do I consider an assessment of my health status to be based upon the strength of one muscle, my heart.

My entire professional career has been focused on motivating others to improve their health status. And so, it is with the mission of imparting health knowledge that I must emphasize the importance of strength training (aka resistance training) as it applies to all muscle groups in the body regardless of one’s age or state of well-being. If you are age 30 or older, you could be losing approximately 3 percent to 5 percent of your lean muscle mass per year, a condition known as sarcopenia.

Strength training will decrease your risk of promoting sarcopenia as well as improve your balance, coordination and posture as well as reduce arthritis pain. As we age, we become more susceptible to falls. Falls occur more frequently because our muscles weaken. Studies show that up to 40 percent of all falls can be prevented by engaging in a program of strength training. According to the new Exercise Guidelines for Americans, a program of strength training is recommended two times per week for adults and three times per week for those between the ages of six and 17.

Muscle strength is crucial in helping you do the things you do easier on a day-to-day basis. Whether through using kettlebells or free weights or doing pushups, resistance training will benefit your overall well-being.

Healthfully,

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in & out

What's happening in and out of New Albany

For more events visit www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com

Friday, Sept. 20

New Albany Farmers Market

4-7 p.m., New Albany Market Square www.healthynewalbany.org

Indigo Girls

8 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts www.mccoycenter.org

Saturday, Sept. 21

Harvest Moon Trail Run

9 p.m., Alum Creek State Park Multipurpose Trail www.greenswell.com

Sunday, Sept. 22

14th Annual Cat Caper 5K Friday, Sept. 6

A&F Challenge

5 p.m., Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Home Office www.anfchallenge.org

Saturday, Sept. 7

Covered Bridge Tour

7:30-9 a.m., Cyclist Connection www.outdoor-pursuits.org

Saturday, Sept. 14

Artists Opening Reception for Carolyn Heffelfinger Natural World 5-8 p.m., Hayley Gallery www.localohioart.com

9 a.m., Scioto Audubon Metro Park www.catwelfareassoc.org

Sunday, Sept. 22

Gahanna Family Bike Ride

9:30-11:30 a.m., Premier Periodontics parking lot, Gahanna www.outdoor-pursuits.org

8 a.m., Market Square www.newalbanywalkingclassic.com

The Jefferson Series presents Panel Discussion on China with Madeleine K. Albright, General Colin L. Powell and Dr. Fareed Zakaria

Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts www.newalbanyfoundation.org

1-4 p.m., Northam Park, Upper Arlington www.upperarlingtonoh.gov

Friday, Sept. 27

Capturing the Impossible with Bryan Smith 7 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts www.mccoycenter.org

Thursday Oct. 3-Friday, Oct. 4

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Thursday, 1-5 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Marburn Academy www.marburnacademy.org

Run Like A Girl 5K, 10K & Half Marathon

Sunday, Oct. 6

Sunday, Sept. 29

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Big Bad Wolfe Run

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New Albany Walking Classic

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Saturday, Sept. 28

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New Albany Symphony Orchestra presents Mahler 2: The Resurrection 3 p.m., Jeanne B. McCoy Center for the Arts www.newalbanysymphony.net

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Thursday, Sept. 5 and 12

Healthy New Albany Community Programs Thursday, Oct. 10

Trick, it’s a Treat

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Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany, 150 W. Main St.

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Wednesdays, Sept. 25-Nov. 6

Saturday, Oct. 12

10:30-11:30 a.m.; 5:45-6:45 p.m.; 7-8 p.m.

Trick or Treat Family Festival and 5K Run/Walk

Artist Opening Reception for Natalya Romanovsky Color Kaleidoscope 5-8 p.m., Hayley Gallery www.localohioart.com

Saturday, Oct. 12

Hunters Moon Trail Run

9 p.m., Alum Creek State Park Multipurpose Trail, Delaware www.greenswell.com

Sunday, Oct. 20

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon and Half Marathon 7:30 a.m., North Bank Park, Columbus www.columbusmarathon.com

Saturday, Oct. 26

41st Annual Great Pumpkin Run

9-11 a.m., Edison Intermediate & Larson Middle School Gym, Grandview Heights www.grandviewheights.org

6:30-8:30 p.m.

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Fridays, Sept. 20-Oct. 25

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New Albany Walking Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Sundays at the Heit Center, 150 W. Main St.

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my story

By Aaron Westbrook

Editor’s Note: “My Story” is a first-person column about health issues that touch New Albany community members.

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My Firsthand (and One Hand) Experiences

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was born without a right hand. My first exposure to opposition was at a very young age, and it surprisingly came from a doctor my mother saw. He told her, “Aaron is going to struggle – it’s going to be hard for him because this is a twohanded world.”

I think my entire life thus far has proved that wrong.

From the beginning, my parents had one word I wasn’t allowed to say: can’t. It literally wasn’t in my vocabulary. People would say, “Aaron can’t do this because he only has one hand,” and my parents would respond back with, “Yes, he can – because we don’t use that word.”

There’s actually a lot of things that people with two hands do with only one hand. I always phrase it as, “I can do everything that someone with two hands can do, I just may do it differently and it may take me longer – but I can still do it.”

Sure, as a kid I felt different, but there wasn’t anything I came across that I couldn’t do.

I’d never thought about prosthetic limbs before. I didn’t want one nor did I think I needed one until 2014, my freshman year at New Albany High School, when I happened upon a group of people who were similar to me and my limb difference experiences. For the first time in my life I knew other people who were like me, and I immediately wanted be part of the community – the whole shebang.

So, I started a blog called Alive with Five to document my experiences as

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someone with a limb difference. That’s when prosthetics really started to spark my interest – I’d spent my life without one, and now, I was suddenly curious about what was really out there for me.

That year I went to Shriners Hospital for Children in Kentucky and got my first prosthetic arm. It was then I realized how outdated the whole process of getting a prosthetic really was. I only went to one consultation and then waited for about seven months until my prosthetic was given to me. I felt excluded from the pro-

cess, like I wasn’t connected to it. This was supposed to be a personal thing – this was my prosthetic.

This launched me into discovering 3-D printing and researching new and exciting relevant topics during my high school years. I wanted to learn more about the prosthetic process and why it was the way it was – there were aspects that weren’t right and I wanted to fix it.

When New Albany schools received a grant from Massachusetts Institute of Technology to build its very own MIT fabrication lab, I was one of the first students to do an independent project in the innovative space. In 2015, I left the lab wearing my third and final 3-D printed prosthetic arm I made.

Now I’ve created a non-profit I feel I was born to lead. Form5 Prosthetics’ mission is to provide eco-friendly prosthetics for the distressed or underprivileged with congenital and other limb differences.

What I do is create a really unique experience. It’s incredible – hard to describe. To give something that someone either never had or lost is really amazing. Every day I get to go home knowing that I can be the person I needed when I was growing up.

It’s so cool being able to empathize and relate with these people – like with our first recipient, Maddie. She and I have really similar limb differences, so when she said something about how her prosthetic hurt or rubbed her the wrong way, I knew exactly how she felt. I always joke www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com

Photo courtesy of Aaron Westbrook

How my prosthetic journey led me to create a life-changing non-profit

that I know from firsthand and one hand experience.

I’ll be candid, it’s been challenging.

It’s not an easy thing going to school at The Ohio State University, running a business, having a part time job, and still maintaining a family and social life – it’s a juggling act for sure. But at the end of the day, I get to see the impact in real time and that’s so rewarding.

My work has also helped me learn a lot about advocacy and spreading awareness about limb loss and disabilities. A lot of people have never encountered someone with limb loss, and for those people, I advise to ask, ask, ask, ask, ask. By nature, people are curious. People see my arm and even though pointing and staring isn’t the most respectful thing to do, I know they’re just curious. Parents with little kids always scold them and tell them to look away or don’t stare, but that could have been a learning experience.

That could have been a way for a child to understand how a disability or limb difference doesn’t make someone less able.

I’m so excited for the big things coming up with Form5. Nov. 8-11, we’re

hosting our inaugural CO-FAB Workshop. During the four-day workshop, students studying mechanical engineering, product design, industrial design and other related fields will work with limb loss individuals to collaboratively turn the recipients’ ideas into a prosthetic. We want Form5 to focus on sustainability and encourage people with limb loss to really be involved and empowered by the process of creating their prosthetics.

Everyone says, “What you’re doing is amazing!” I have a hard time grappling

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with that because if everyone did what they loved, we would all be amazing and it would be a normality. I’m doing what I love, all while helping people like myself in the process. There’s no doubt in my mind I’m doing what I was put on this earth to do.

Aaron Westbrook is a NAHS graduate who founded Form5 Prosthetics.

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personalities

By Mallory Arnold

A Dean’s Morning Routine

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he Ohio State University College of Medicine is known for being one of the most innovative and collaborative medical campuses in the country.

Some of the most talented minds are brought together within the school walls, sought after and collected by Dean K. Craig Kent, M.D. Dean Kent is not only dean, but vice president for the health and sciences program and the Leslie H. and Abigail S. Wexner’s Dean’s Chair in Medicine. Be12

Dean Kent attending an OSU white coat ceremony

fore accepting his position at OSU, he was a busy and successful vascular surgeon with specialty in aortic and carotid interventions. He served as chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and before that was associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

With such an impressive background, it’s no wonder that Dean Kent has made a large impact during his time

as dean. He implemented changes to fund new research and create more outlets for faculty to be recognized for their achievements. Not to mention, OSU is currently expanding with a new hospital tower, four new ambulatory facilities, a new research tower and a new College of Medicine building.

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Dean Craig Kent, M.D. recommends a healthy dose of New Albany

erably. The past 2018 class of medical students represented one of the most diverse in the country that year, with 24 percent underrepresented minorities.

Dean Kent looks to recruit the brightest minds in the medical industry for OSU, and the first thing he always recommends when physicians accept the position is to visit New Albany. He and his family have lived in the community for three years and love it entirely; he cannot say enough positive things about the neighborhood.

“We love it there,” he says, laughing.

“Not just a little – a lot.”

Obviously, his ties with medicine has Dean Kent attracted to areas that are health-oriented, which is why New Albany was the perfect spot. Of course, the Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany brings tons of healthy programs, events and an overall mindful atmosphere to the community, but Dean Kent insists it’s more than that.

There’s the old adage that your attitude is affected by those you surround yourself with. But can a neighborhood affect the healthy choices you make on a day-to-day basis?

“There’s just a positive culture that helps everyone,” he says. “You see people jogging around the community or see healthy dining options opening up and you think, ‘I should do that too!’ It seems to be the fabric of New Albany.”

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be hectic, his uplifting attitude is a clear reflection of the atmosphere he lives in.

After speaking with Dean Kent, you’ll

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walk away with a bit of a skip in your step – maybe even a jog – if you’re in New Albany.

Mallory Arnold is an assistant editor.

Feedback welcome at marnold@ cityscenemediagroup.com.

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Dean Craig Kent shares his wellness habits Coffee or tea?

I’ve never learned to drink coffee, so I actually try to make it through the morning without additional caffeine. Now, mind you, at some point I venture into the world of diet Dr Pepper. So, I’m not completely independent of caffeine.

Early riser or late sleeper?

I get up at 5 a.m. every morning, probably thanks to my ranching days and also because as a surgeon I got up at the crack of dawn. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy and wise! I get some of my best work done in the mornings. It gives you a chance to be up before the rest of the world starts – you can get so much more accomplished when the world isn’t after you.

Best health tip?

I’m a firm believer of getting a healthy night’s sleep. It’s really important and one of the things that has kept me healthy throughout the years. Much to the chagrin of my children and wife, I go to bed every night at 9 p.m. and always sleep through

the night. My job is complicated and stressful on a daily basis, but when it comes time to sleep, I forget the rest of the world, sleep eight hours, and wake up ready for the day. That’s one of my biggest health principles.

Breakfast?

Always breakfast. My son doesn’t eat it in the mornings and I always tell him how important breakfast is to your health and metabolism. It’s essential. For me, it alternates between Cheerios and Cornflakes. Sometimes I lapse and go to Tim Hortons and get a breakfast sandwich.

Phone first thing in the morning?

I answer emails in the morning. So, there’s two kinds of emails – one is a quick, take care of business email. The other type of email requires a thoughtful response, which I save for the mornings. I have about 45 minutes to think and provide a thoughtful, positive response that addresses more complex issues. It’s a really important time for me to think about these problems without feeling pressure or rushed.

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By Amanda DePerro

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caused any hassle. The closures on Dublin Granville Road only blocks a portion of it, she says, so she finds herself less inconvenienced by the construction and more surprised that it’s almost over.

That positive feedback is exactly what Adrienne Joly, Rose Run’s project manager and the director of administrative services for New Albany, likes to hear. She and the rest of the Rose Run team have done everything they could to make the project development as painless as possible for residents.

“We’ve accelerated the construction of the road portion of the project,” says Joly. “We (plan to) get that open at least by mid-September, if not earlier.”

With the pace of the park and its surrounding roads’ construction quickening and the community’s excitement beginning to bubble over, Rose Run Park becomes more of a reality every day. And that means one thing: Rose Run Park is almost here.

Room for Change

Set to complete construction by the end of 2019, the new park will bring a plethora of changes to the City of New Albany. Not only will it be the town’s new epicenter, but it will also provide almost half a mile of greenspace for community events and yearround leisure all while seamlessly con15

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ast year you read about the development of Rose Run Park, one of the most anticipated additions to the New Albany community to date, and learned the details behind some of its coolest features. The new park will have a pedestrian bridge, promenade, trail, bike hub and much more to offer.

But that fun was set to come after the park caused, according to Mayor Sloan Spalding, “a little pain” during its development because of the road closures happening throughout the year.

However, for some residents like Madison Mundy, who drives past the park construction during her daily commute, the park’s development hasn’t

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necting important community spaces in new ways.

“Our hope is that it’s going to change the way people are able to move back and forth within the village center and create a new connection from the school campus directly to Market Square,” says Joly.

The development team also hopes to change the way that New Albany residents interact with the environment and each other, adding plenty of seating areas throughout the park and more than 30 miles of nature trails.

As a longtime member of the community, Mundy welcomes these changes. She’s excited for the change in scenery and in New Albany’s growth as residents and visitors alike flock to Rose Run to enjoy its amenities and explore the rest of the city’s center.

“Right now, New Albany is a place that you don’t quite go to unless you live here or work here,” says Mundy. “I think this addition will bring more people to New Albany because it’s something people can do that’s a low-cost option for family-friendly things.”

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fessionals like her a chance to make connections.

“It’ll also serve as an opportunity to meet others in the community because right now, I don’t think there’s necessarily a space where you can gather and you can network with the people around you,” says Mundy.

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In addition to the pedestrian bridge above the park’s stream, Joly is excited for children and families to make use of the nature play area. The natural playground repurposes trees that were cut down to make room for the bridge that Joly knows kids will love.

“We’re going to cut those up into little stumps and anchor them together to make play structures and little stepping stones and beams for kids to be able to have a little play experience in nature,” says Joly. “I think that’s going to be a really fun area to be and to watch people use and have that experience.”

Mundy is pumped to finally have a space close to her where she can get outside, get active and connect with others. Instead of visiting Hoover Reservoir Park where she and her boyfriend

typically exercise, they can head over to Rose Run, get a good workout in, and enjoy the nice weather right in the new heart of New Albany.

Mundy knows that no matter what activity she visits Rose Run Park for, she won’t be disappointed afterward, and she’s hopeful that other residents will feel the same way. She adds that, in her eyes, the park will be accessible to everyone and will be a harbor of endless possibilities for the community.

“I can imagine all the different reasons why you would go down there,” she says. “You can take a stroll in the park, get ice cream at Johnson’s or take a stroll after dinner.”

In just under five months, Mundy, Joly and the rest of New Albany won’t have to imagine the possibilities that Rose Run Park offers anymore.

Tatyana Tandanpolie is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at feedback@cityscenemediagroup.com.

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ew Albany’s charter serves as our community’s foundation of governance. Residents approved New Albany’s first charter in 1992, giving the then-village greater local control and flexibility by formally outlining its powers and duties of elected officials, staff and legislation. As a result, Ohio statutes govern only on matters that the New Albany Charter does not address. City Council appoints residents to the Charter Review Commission to review New Albany’s charter in its entirety every 10 years and make recommendations to City Council about any changes it deems necessary. Some changes are

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minimal in nature but still important to make. For example, New Albany grew from being a village to a city in 2011, making it necessary to replace the word “village” with the word “city” in the charter. The commission also recommended changing the description of our government from “Mayor-Council-Administrator” to “Council-Manager” to more accurately describe New Albany’s form of government, and revised the charter to select the City Council President Pro Tempore annually instead of every two years.

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Council approved the Charter Review Commission’s recommendations at its June 18 meeting. As a result, these recommendations will appear on the November 2019 ballot and must be approved by the majority of the voting electorate in order to take effect. By law, prior to the November election, every registered voter will

receive a mailer describing the charter recommendations. This means that some households will receive multiple letters for their own family members, and some will also receive letters to people who no longer live at a respective address. Because these names remain on the voter register received by city staff, we must mail a letter.

On behalf of all City Council members, I would like to recognize and thank the residents who were part of this Charter Review Commission: Andy Cooke, Chair; Patrick Weyers, Vice-Chair; Debra Lowery, Secretary; Bill Carleton; Johnna Evans; Mary Fee; Glenn Redick; and Mitch Banchefsky, our law director who is also a resident. They performed a very important service to our community and it was a pleasure to serve with them on this commission.

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Starry Nights Ahead

New Albany cultural arts district takes another step forward

By Nathan Collins

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Hinson’s parents were actually one of the first couples to build their home in the New Albany Country Club Community.

After purchasing land in 1991, many of their family members followed suit.

The Hinsons’ significant gift was the catalyst for the project moving forward as it was only a concept up to that point.

“The Hinson family has been very engaged in the community, not just with generous gifts, but through volunteerism as well,” says Craig Mohre, president of the New Albany Community Foundation.

References to a cultural arts district date as far back as 20 years within the city’s strategic planning documents. Original plans offered multiple locations for the proposed venue, all of which were within the city’s historic town center.

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he performing arts are thriving in New Albany.

From the New Albany Symphony Orchestra to the New Albany Winds Band, the execution of the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts ushered in a whole host of grassroots arts groups. Now the community can look forward to moving one step closer to a full-blown arts district with the addition of an outdoor amphitheater.

The 800-seat Charles & Charleen Hinson Amphitheater performance venue – a $7 million facility – is now a reality thanks to the generosity of the Hinson family.

The stage boasts the exact dimensions as those of the McCoy Center and promises to bring sunshine-filled and starry night shows to the area.

“My mother and our entire family believe that the amphitheater become an important gathering place in much the same way as the McCoy Center,” says Alan Hinson, son of Charles and Charleen. “A place where students and community and professional groups can perform and learn.”

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“The board talked about a Chautauqua-esque vision for New Albany that would provide educational and cultural and health programming to residents year round – only on a smaller scale,” says Mohre.

The NACF adopted a role to advance the project from both a design and funding standpoint, as it often collaborates on projects with other community groups and companies. But the amphitheater project didn’t take full flight until recently.

“When the family stepped forward and made a commitment, it became more real,” says Mohre. “That’s when we really started to design it and go out and seek additional funding and find a location.”

The NACF identified architecture firm, DLR Group, to lead the design phase, a company that includes McCoy Center designers Westlake Reed Leskosky, who were acquired by DLR in 2016.

“They did a great job on the McCoy Center and they’ve done a great job on the amphitheater as well,” says Mohre.

“They know New Albany. They know cultural and performance venues and they’ve done a fantastic job designing a beautiful facility for us.”

Fortuitously, the school district owns the land chosen to construct the amphitheater, a strategic decision due to the fact it’s situated right next to the McCoy Center. This will create opportunities for expanded programming and the venue will be accessible to students of all ages as well as the community.

The city still owns the facility and will maintain it, while the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts will manage the new amphitheater. “(CAPA) has a lot of expertise with respect to both backstage and frontstage experience,” says Mohre. “They offered us a lot of advice on not only

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what would work from a programming standpoint but what we would need to make it a great venue for an experience.”

Mohre indicates that when the McCoy Center was in its conceptual phase, a lot was done to identify what it takes to create a compelling venue. City, township foundations and school leaders all traveled to different venues throughout the country to engage in conversations about community impact.

“The feedback was that if this type of facility was built, new community groups would form as a result,” says Mohre.

“That’s exactly what happened. Almost immediately after the McCoy Center was dedicated, groups like the New Albany Symphony Orchestra formed.”

Once completed, Hinson foresees the amphitheater creating even more collaboration amongst existing arts groups.

“I can, of course, imagine more arts group performances, different types of performances where people will be able to enjoy an evening outdoors in the fall – it’s going to be dynamic,” he says.

There are ways in which the community can support the realization of

the project. After all, this is an attempt to build and strengthen bonds through shared experiences. To date, more than $5 million of the $7 million has been generated. The NACF will soon launch a campaign to allow community members to purchase bricks with their names inscribed, or perhaps donate a tree or different elements to the venue.

In a more comprehensive sense, the venue will add to the city’s vision of a completed Rose Run Park and Dublin Granville Road as a destination for residents to come together.

“Whether it’s a concert at the McCoy Center or at the amphitheater or a lecture as part of the Jefferson Series, it’s bringing neighbors and community

together to experience wonderful cultural and educational opportunities together,” says Hinson.

The community will find many uses for the venue, whether it’s Fourth of July, the New Albany Walking Classic, Pelotonia or Founders Day. “When you think about the McCoy and the amphitheater, in its location, and think about the center of town with the library and Rose Run Park coming online and the school campus, it’s just tremendous to see what our community can do,” says Hinson. “How the government, civic leaders and members of the community come together to make things happen – it’s really transformational.”

Mohre hopes that, when finished, the venue resonates with the people.

“There’s something magical about seeing performances or experiencing performances or theater under the stars,” says Mohre. “This will be a beautiful venue for New Albany to experience.”

Nathan Collins is a contributing writer.

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or most high school students, summer is a time to relax and unwind from the busy academic year. However, for some, summer frees up time to get hands-on experience not possible in the classroom.

Over the last two summers, Healthy New Albany Magazine had the pleasure of working alongside two exceptional

photography interns from New Albany: Sophia Tobias, currently a junior at New Albany High School, and Mohisha Patel, a senior at NAHS. You’ve seen some of their photography in our publication, now take a few minutes to get to know the girls behind the lenses.

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Mohisha Patel Healthy New Albany Magazine: Do you remember the first photo you ever took?

Mohisha Patel: I have always been taking photos for as long as I can remember. The most memorable photos would be those of my family and friends with my Polaroid. There’s something

nostalgic about capturing those moments.

HNA: Would you rather be able to speak every language or be able to play every musical instrument?

MP: Although I do play cello, I would prefer to speak every language.

Being bilingual, I enjoy learning new languages, meeting more people and traveling to different countries.

HNA: What are three things you would want if you were on a desert island?

MP: A book, camera and a hunting knife. The book would serve as entertainment and eventually to help start a fire. The camera would just keep me occupied by allowing me to document my experience and eventually be found by someone else. The hunting knife would probably be the only thing that would actually help me stay alive.

HNA: One meal for the rest of your life – what is it?

MP: Anything with bread!

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to go to some of the places he shoots.

HNA: You can meet one person, dead or alive – who is it and what do you ask them?

ST: That’s a good one.

I would say Henri CartierBresson. He was famous photographer in the 1940s.

I studied him a little bit last year, he did a lot of candid photography. I’d just really want to know what inspires him and how he gets his creativity flowing.

O Special Section

Impacting the Ages New Albany’s ability to forge community for all ages

ver the past 30-plus years, the City of New Albany has seen many new and exciting changes.

From visionary additions to preserving its environment, the city has perfected its ability to form and encourage a sense of community for all of its residents.

From a young mind to a longtime resident who’s young at heart, hear from two locals about how New Albany has changed their lives.

Left to right: Brock Kidwell (Brody’s brother), Bubba Kidwell and Brody.

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During his fifth-grade year, Brody Kidwell and his family packed their bags and made the move from Gahanna to New Albany – but the family wasn’t heading into unknown territory. Kidwell has always attended New Albany-Plain Local Schools since his father, Bubba, teaches and coaches football for the district.

“We wanted to get closer to the school and be more involved in the community,” Kidwell says.

Now a senior at New Albany High School, Kidwell is active in sports such as football and track. He recalls when the NAHS football field obtained the turf field, describing it as the best of the best. And the recent addition of the high school’s weight room, which he says is more advanced than some Division I colleges, is another bonus.

“We’re very blessed to have all the resources (at the schools),” Kidwell says. “It just shows how much the school is willing to put into us.”

Kidwell exemplifies how the community is always willing to help others – he’s an avid volunteer for the New Albany Special Olympics. Even though the NAHS students are required to log at least 25 hours 25

of community service, Kidwell says he hasn’t logged the Special Olympics work for good reasons.

“I like going to it, so I don’t see it as volunteering,” he says.

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Brody Kidwell: Chipotle or Eagles Pizza.

HNA: Favorite weekend in New Albany?

BK: Founders Day. I really like the parade and the carnival with the rides and fair food; I think it’s a fun time. I’ve also walked with the Special Olympics in the parade.

HNA: Favorite event New Albany host?

BK: The Fourth of July parade. I also like the firework show afterward at the school – it’s fun to be with friends in the football stadium, sitting in the bleachers and watching the fireworks together.

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lege football. He notes that most, if not all of his opportunities, are because of New Albany.

“I definitely wouldn’t be the person I am without New Albany,” Kidwell says. “When

I go to college, I kind of want to stay close and come back whenever I can. I love New Albany and everything that it has done for me; I’m very appreciative and the community is great.”

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titled the Principles of Understanding was drafted that included 22 goals for the city. He says all but one is accomplished – proving the importance of community in New Albany.

“We want every institution to essentially be involved in a collaborative way to enhance the life of every citizen, from little kids to 80- or 90-yearolds.”, he says.

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Healthy New Albany Magazine: Favorite place to relax in New Albany?

Bill Resch: The New Albay Wetland and Nature Preserve. It has benches and everything so it’s very nice.

HNA: Favorite season in New Albany?

BR: Spring. Everything comes to life, in terms of wildflowers to the leafing of the trees.

HNA: Favorite new addition to New Albany?

BR: Rose Run Park. That is a major project that gives an example of everything that we’re about – we’re connecting everything and giving a place to safely walk and ride bikes.

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Bill Resch In 1968, Bill Resch and his wife, Pauline, decided to settle down in New Albany.

Resch was working in Westerville at the time and the couple was attracted to the then-farmlands of the local area – but their realtor had other thoughts.

“The realtor said, ‘Why would you ever want to move to New Albany?’ They said it was the armpit of Franklin County,” Resch says with a chuckle. “But I didn’t feel that way at all.”

When New Albany started forming into a city and built its Strategic Plan – which features the four pillars of Lifelong Learning, Arts & Culture, Health & Wellness, and Environmental Sustainability – Resch was right in the thick of it, helping create the vision for the City of New Albany. “‘We collectively made this happen,’” he says, quoting the late Dr. Ralph Johnson, a previous NAPLS superintendent who helped make the district top-rated in Ohio.

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t’s safe to say most aspects of New Albany provide an opportunity to learn something new to further education. From the Jefferson Series to wellness programs at the Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany, resources at the Columbus Metropolitan Library New Albany branch and the advanced teaching methods at Marburn Academy, the list goes on.

The New Albany-Plain Local School District contributes immensely to the pillar as it’s preparing the next generation of great minds and showing students the importance of lifelong learning. Patrick Gallaway, director of communications for NAPLS, says the district focuses on three topics: Student achievement, student growth and student well-being.

“The three main concepts really fit and align with the work here in the community,” Gallaway says. “Our team is focused on delivering the best quality of education to all 5,000 of our students. We are committed to creating a culture of accountability that achieves the best academic and developmental outcomes for each student.”

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f the New Albany Arts and Culture pillar had a beating heart, it would be the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center For the Arts. Craig Mohre, president of the New Albany Community Foundation, says over the past several years, endowing support to community programs through the center has been one of the city’s biggest goals.

The McCoy Center obtains an annual grant of $250,000, and other arts organizations such as the New Albany Symphony Orchestra, the Broadway Series, New Albany Ballet Company and more receive support from the Community Foundation as well.

“We wanted people to be able to appreciate and enjoy the arts even if you didn’t want to make a career out of it,” Mohre says.

“We have this wonderful venue where community members can actively participate or view and appreciate.”

In the past, the McCoy Center has hosted a plethora of impressive guests such as Grammy Award-winning blues artist Jonny Lang, NASA engineer Kobie Boykins and pianist Herbie Hancock. The upcoming 2019-20 Marquee Series promises a diverse array of singers, actors and filmmakers. Future performances include Indigo Girls, Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Diaries and National Geographic Live “Nature Roars Back” with Bob Poole.

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Albany students. The area is known for strong athletes and an emphasis on sports. However, the arts is still at the forefront, as some of the most creative minds have an outlet to excel in theater, music or any other form of performing arts. When a New Albany youth shows interest in arts and culture, that passion is not only encouraged, but fostered through programs and classes.

“They start at a young age in New Albany – we’re talking hundreds and hundreds of kids that participate,” Mohre says.

Clearly, the city gives this pillar intense attention and detail because of how Arts and Culture affects the community.

“It enriches your life,” Mohre says.

“It brings people together as neighbors for a shared experience – whether you’re watching your child perform or watching a professional. And that’s what builds community bonds.”

As for continuing to strengthen and embellish this pillar, the highly anticipated Charles & Charleen Hinson Amphitheater is going to take the arts community to the next level.

“I think it will offer a different layer of outdoor performing,” Mohre says.

“Not only to local groups, but to national performers from all over.”

Mallory Arnold is assistant editor.

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Let’s Get Physical Special Section

Health & Wellness

By Rocco Falleti

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ith a large focus on the overall wellbeing of the community, the pillar of Health and Wellness stretches across many aspects of the city. But when the Philip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany opened in 2014, it thoroughly expanded the ongoing initiatives of that mission.

“A healthy community is a vibrant community that promotes economic development, and that has been the case in New Albany,” says Phil Heit, executive director of Healthy New Albany. “Most residents in New Albany have health as a priority in their daily lives.”

Whether it’s the promotion of healthful eating through locally-grown produce at the New Albany Farmers Market or the Community Garden, the New Albany Walking Classic, or the number of integrative wellness programs including Urban Zen, chair yoga and the weekly walking club; Healthy New Albany seeks to provide the most efficient and beneficial resources to the community.

Heit notes that staff at the Heit Center continues to grow to accommodate the needs of the community as well as availability of programming. Programming is open to everyone in the community and membership at the Heit Center is not needed for participation.

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“The Heit Center has become a focus on wellness through its many offerings from fitness, lectures, cooking classes and so much more,” Heit says.

“We look at health broadly,” adds Kristina Isenhour, program manager for Healthy New Albany. “It’s all about prevention and moving health upstream; getting people healthy and keep people healthy.”

The programs offered reflect all aspects of health, from physical and mental, to social and financial. It is the belief of the Heit Center that whole-person health is critical and the center’s initiatives try and cover aspects for people of all ages, like its recent addition of Studio 55+ that offers innovative and fun activities for the older adult population.

“Achieving and maintaining a high level of well-being as an individual, family and community is a priority in all communities,” Heit says. “But New Albany, in my opinion, does it better than anyone.”

A strong and collaborative partnership with Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, the Heit Center and OSU are working to open a new, stateof-the-art ambulatory care facility in 2021.

“When we are healthy, we are at our best physically, mentally and socially,” Isenhour says. “The fact that health is a priority in this community means a lot.

The people are more receptive to what we are doing and there is value.”

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A Green City Special Section

By Lydia Freudenberg

Environmental Sustainability

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t’s safe to say that New Albany was built with the environment in mind, not as an afterthought. From lush green space to crisp air, the City of New Albany has strategically planned how to preserve and enhance its ecosystem.

Jennifer Chrysler, director of community development for the city, describes many ongoing and recent city initiatives to help strengthen the sustainability pillar and overall environment.

The city maintains a one-unit-per-acre overall density requirement for residential development to preserve open space.

The wetland mitigation banking makes sure that, when wetlands are removed for development, it’s equally replaced within a certain area.

In 2019, the SmartRide New Albany program, in partnership with the Central Ohio Transit Authority, moved more than 24,000 people in and out of the community using mass transit.

Within the last year, a storm water policy was enacted to help protect waterways. The Rose Run Stream, a part of the upcoming Rose Run Park, was a large consideration for this policy.

New Albany offers a Green Building Incentive Program that provides permit discounts and income tax credits to businesses that follow eco-friendly standards.

“For us, it’s really about environmental sustainability and how we can be role models for creating programs that can be scalable and

can help and enhance the natural environment,” Chrysler says.

2019 is a big year for the pillar. In the past, the city’s written strategic plan always included aspects of sustainability, but this year an entire chapter will be added that solely focuses on sustainability.

“This is one of the largest updates we have ever done to our strategic plan,” Chrysler says.

A sustainability subcommittee comprising of New Albany residents will help carry out the goals and missions of this new chapter. Chrysler envisions ideas like bike share groups or solar power enhancements to come from the

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“Things that have been developed because of the pillars are aspirational projects: the McCoy, Rose Run Park, the Heit Center; these are things that have changed people’s lives not just in New Albany but all over central Ohio,” she says. “I’m excited to see what the subcommittee comes up with and I think it will be fun to implement those ideas.”

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student spotlight

By Bob Valasek

Against All Odds

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amantha Kass began her Columbus Academy athletic career playing field hockey after having just recovered from a torn ACL she suffered in eighth grade during lacrosse. During her freshman year, she decided to focus soley on field hockey. Unfortunately, at the end of the field hockey season, Kass tore her ACL for a second time.

After two torn ACLs, many student athletes would have called it quits. Kass isn’t just any student athlete though. She persevered and became one of central Ohio’s most celebrated athletes during her time at Columbus Academy, and her high school athletic career culminated in her selection as the Columbus Dispatch and Motorists Insurance Top Female Scholar Athlete this year.

“It’s such an honor, and I’m extremely humbled to have received the award. I really owe it to all of my coaches and teammates for all that they have done to help me throughout the years to get me to this point in my life,” says Kass. “If someone would have told me that after tearing my second ACL within six months during my freshman year and that I would win this award three years later, I would have laughed and not believed them.”

Kass was a three-sport athlete competing in track, swimming and field hockey, and during her time at Columbus Academy she served as a leader in all three: captain of the state championship field hockey team senior year; MVP of the track team junior year, Viking Award winner for the track team senior year, a leadership recognition given by the coaches; and twotime MVP of the swim team.

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Kass also received the Margaret Plessinger Cup senior year, an honor bestowed at Columbus Academy to the female athlete who contributed the largest amount to athletics in her grade.

“Each team taught me different values and skills to be a better leader and athlete, and I was able to apply that knowledge across all three of my sports,” Kass says. “I was extremely humbled to receive the award as there are many standout athletes in my class.”

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While these awards and accolades are meaningful to Kass, she expresses great pride in being more than just an athlete and was recognized by many academic groups: the Academic All-Ohio recipient for every sport and every season she played throughout high school; the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Academic All-American during her junior and senior years; and the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association Academic All American during her senior year.

Outside the classroom and off the field, Kass played another important role this past year as she and a friend chaired the True Beauty Fashion Show, a student-run event featuring models of all sizes, shapes, colors and backgrounds. The fashion show benefits the Center for Balanced Living, a non-profit eating disorder treatment facility here in central Ohio, and it aims to erase the stigma and body image pressure often associated with traditional fashion shows and modeling.

“We had a blast planning the event and really put a lot of time into it to make sure it was perfect. We were able to raise over $24,000 for the center, so I’d say it was a pretty big success,” says Kass.

Her academic and athletic prowess, along with her leadership abilities, led her to Emory University in Atlanta, and she made a decision to compete in only one sport there.

“I’m swimming them, which I’m super excited about,” she says.

Kass joins one of the country’s most successful collegiate women’s swimming programs at Emory, having won their 10th consecutive and 12th overall NCAA Division III National Championship this past season.

As Kass prepared for life as a college student outside New Albany, she was reflecting on the place where she had lived her entire life.

“The community makes New Albany special for me,” she says.

Kass cites the New Albany Farmers Market as a favorite tradition, biking there every Thursday throughout the summer with her mom, best friend and best friend’s mom.

“The bike paths and white fences and easy accessibility really make it feel like the perfect small town.” she says.

“And upon recent reflection, as I’m going college, I really would not have wanted to grow up in a different place.”

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Foods for Fitness

By Mallory Arnold

Oh, Honey...

Ditch fake sugars and stick to all-natural ingredients

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ugar. Sugar is the enemy in our day in age. We see labels scream “SUGAR FREE” loudly from their shiny, processed packages and guzzle pops filled with harsh chemicals just because we see the comforting zero on the nutrition label. Some people even avoid fruit because of the amount of sugar found in foods like apples, bananas and strawberries.

To those people, I say: Oh, honey…

Raw vs. Processed Honey – BEWARE! Processed honey is much different than raw honey and doesn’t have the same benefits. Processed honey is pasteurized and filtered, meaning it’s heated at high degrees to make it appear smooth and thus more attractive to consumers. Raw honey is labeled unpasteurized and has a lighter color with granules in it.

Pay attention to the brands you buy. We recommend stopping by your nearest local farmers market for natural products, such as the Latshaw Apiaries table at the New Albany Farmers Market.

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In this world we speak of, where health products can be gimmicky and false, raw honey is truly our saving grace. It’s a natural sweetener, containing many essential antioxidants and organic acids, which we know have been reported to reduce risk of heart attacks and lower blood pressure.

While the sing-songy phrase, “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,” is purely Disney – it’s half right. One study found that honey worked better for sore throats and coughing compared to two common drug store medications. Spooning a drizzle of raw honey into warm tea will not only soothe a dry or sore throat, but it has proven sleep benefits as well.

Not to mention, honey’s benefits go beyond the taste. Since Egyptian times, it has been touted for its antibacterial and inflammatory properties and used for healing small wounds and burns.

But let’s be clear: honey in large quantities is still sugar.

Just because health experts have given the thumbs up on raw honey doesn’t mean you should douse your toast in it or buy all the Honey Nut Cheerios at the nearest grocery

Be Kind to the Bees!

You can still be environmentally conscious and enjoy honey. We all know how important bees are to our ecosystem; thanks to pollination, they are directly and indirectly responsible for a third of the food we eat like blueberries, apples and avocados. If bees continue to be wiped out by human pollution, our environment could easily crash.

But don’t fret too much avocado fanatics, because experts say that harvesting sustainable honey is possible.

A bee expert at the University of California – Davis told reporters at GRIST, “Under normal conditions, a healthy colony of honey bees can have surplus ‘hive products’ removed without overtaxing the colony.”

That’s why it’s so important to always be aware of where your products come from, especially honey.

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store. Honey and sugar are both carbohydrates consisting of the two types of sugar, glucose and fructose. The difference is in the details.

Sugar is 50 percent refined fructose and 50 glucose. Honey contains 40 percent fructose and 30 percent glucose with water, pollen minerals and antioxidants that give it the mentioned health boosts. Sugar is also on the higher glycemic index, meaning it raises blood sugar levels quicker. Sugar is harder on the digestive system, whereas honey has natural enzymes, making it easier on the stomach.

Both, if eaten in high quantities, can lead to weight gain. But for that touch of sweetener you’re looking for, honey is a better option compared to processed, zero-calorie sweeteners and tablespoons of sugar.

So, swap your crash diet of artificial coffee creamers and sugars for delicious, all-natural honey. Trust us, the benefits will be sweet.

Mallory Arnold is an assistant editor.

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On the Horizon

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Power Tools Learn how these new at-home workout products can revolution your daily routine

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icking between going to the fitness center and creating your own home gym is like being between a rock and a hard place. The fitness center may offer a wide range of equipment and services, but it can’t always accommodate your busy schedule. Working out at home, on the other hand, has its own downsides. Without investing in a set of weights and contraptions that are most assuredly a pain to store, exercising at home can get one-dimensional.

Here are two trailblazing products as of 2019 that might change your at-home workout routine.

The Smart Kettlebell

JAXJOX KettlebellConnect is a smart kettlebell that changes its weight almost instantaneously at your whims and fancy. Want an 18-pound kettlebell? Press a button. Want something heavier? Press it again.

The kettlebell itself is actually hollow; lifting the shell exposes six magnetic rings each weighing six pounds. The base houses the Bluetooth system, an interface that displays the selected weight and a port for a charging cable (one full charge lasts 14 hours). The system commands a rotating cylindrical lock under the shell to latch the number of rings necessary to produce that weight. The kettlebell can weigh from six pounds to 42 pounds, and the unused rings remain stacked in the base thanks to magnetism.

The shell is also outfitted with six axis motion sensors that connect with the Bluetooth system. This is how the kettlebell knows whether you’re doing the exercises as intended or being sloppy with your form. The sensors detect your reps, power, consistency, steps and heart rates.

Magic Mirror on the Wall

Anyone walking by this mirror mounted or propped against the wall would merely think its decoration. But when prompted, this sleek reflection becomes the workout MIRROR. The MIRROR is an interactive device that projects live workout classes and training groups, tracks overall health, and gathers personalized information to better improve your health. When in use, you’re able to see yourself while watching the 42

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A Pro’s Perspective The MIRROR probably wouldn’t work in a gym setting, but what about the KettlebellConnect?

Troy McGowen, president of New Albany’s Ultimate U Total Health, says kettlebells offer a lot of versatility and safety in a free weight workout.

As for his take on JAXJOX’s KettlebellConnect, McGowan is impressed by the device’s monitoring capabilities. He believes that tracking reps, form and a slew of other workout statistics can be effective in acclimating newcomers into the fitness and wellness culture. “(KettlebellConnect) is going to bring in the novices,” he says. “It’s pretty awesome at helping someone getting started. I’m all for people getting started by whatever means necessary.”

But as a fitness guru, he has seen and experienced all sorts of novel equipment. He points out that mechanically adjustable kettlebells exist, and that he’d rather use those for his gym.

“I would never get it (for our gym),” he says. “My clients train very seriously.”

McGowan’s mixed review of JAXJOX’s KettlebellConnect implies that it’s not for everybody. Serious lifters may not be impressed by the device’s electronic functions, but it can be a beneficial tool for newcomers.

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Bala Bangles $49-$65, balabangles.com

Brining a taste of the ’80s to the 2010s, Bala Bangles is a stylish and modern answer to the legwarmers and wrist sweatbands of jazzercise’s past. With one-pound and two-pound options, these wearable weights add enough resistance and comfort to intensify your workout and build muscle without limiting your range of motion.

Tailor them to your personal style by choosing from the nine available colors.

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Fat Snax Cookies $17.99-$29.99, fatsnax.com

Dieters rejoice! Fat Snax cookies are here to keep your tummy in check, satisfying your sweet tooth and keeping your waistline slim. They come in four flavors – peanut butter, chocolate chip, lemony lemon and double chocolate chip – that anyone can enjoy. Made with ingredients like coconut flour and almond flour and soft baked to chewy perfection, these low-carb, sugar-free and keto-friendly cookies will love you just as much as you’ll love them.

AfterShokz Trekz Air Headphones $119.95, aftershokz.com

Tired of your headphones falling out during a workout? AfterShokz has a solution. Its Trekz Air bone conduction headphones fit snugly around your head for stability and deliver music through your upper cheekbones, leaving your ears open to your surroundings. Connect it to your phone via Bluetooth and enjoy up to six continuous hours of use on a single charge along with high-quality audio with rich base and dynamic range.

Leaf Urban Wellness Tracker $119, bellabeat.com

Add some style and sophistication to your health and wellness regimen with the Leaf Urban from Bellabeat. With black and gold, gray and rose gold, and four other sleek color combinations to choose from, this wellness tracker has a range of classic looks. Wear it as a bracelet, necklace or clip throughout the day and connect it to the Bellabeat app to track sleep, activity levels, stress, meditation sessions and reproductive health. It’s water resistant, hypoallergenic and stainless steel, and its six-month battery life are perfect for nonstop use. www.healthynewalbanymagazine.com

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