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Fitness Central
It seems to be Jessup, with the arrival of two new centers
by Christopher Cornell
Talia Walsh is the owner of Quest Studio at 419 Church St in Jessup. ADVAntAGe eDitor “I’ve worked in the commercial and corporate fitness industry for more than There’s good news for Mid-Valley resi10 years and loved it, but always believed dents looking for a convenient place to get in shape and sharpen your skills: one fitness there had to be an opportunity to help more people somehow than just inside the and wellness studio has already opened in Jessup and a sports training center will soon corporate walls,” Walsh recalled. “Five years ago, I became an AdvoCare Distributor, after follow. beginning a new chapter in my own fitness journey, and started coaching friends and some of my students along with me.” She started a Facebook Group called, “Talia’s Quest to be Her Best,” which now has almost 1,400 members. When she and May the beauty of her friend Amanda Brooke (a photographer who will share the retail space) started the season lift your talking about how it’d be nice to have an spirit in song and office to meet with our clients, “it evolved fill your heart with into wanting a larger space to call home to warmth and happiness. work with them as well. When the dream From our families to became a reality, I decided to call it Quest yours, we wish you the Studio: Guiding You in Health & Fitness, very best this holiday season named after the group I had started. It’s my and throughout the New Year. opportunity now to guide those who come through the doors to start their journey Dr. DeCarli & Staff toward reaching their goals.” Walsh grew up on West Mountain in Scranton and graduated with a M.S. in exercise science from Bloomsburg University in 2007 and has 18 certifications in fitness, yoga, nutrition and coaching. When looking for a place, she settled on Jessup because “I knew many people from this area were traveling quite a distance to New patients Welcome go to fitness and yoga studios and there were limited resources offered here for Most Insurances Accepted overall wellness. It’s a small town, but a big 570-876-6722 community feel, and this space, when I saw Main Street, Archbald it, just felt like the right place to call home.
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Talia Walsh and Amanda Brooke (fourth and third from right) are joined by Jessup Borough officials for the recent ribbon cutting.
Quest offers fitness classes customized meal plans and workout programs, wellness coaching, metabolic testing, health and fitness workshops and seminars and more. “I don’t want it to be just another fitness studio, but a wellness center where people can come to learn, get motivated, and be inspired along their lifelong journey. Just down the road in Jessup, construction is underway at the former St. Mary’s Assumption Church, 517 Third St. It will soon become the Runco Elite Sports Academy. How Ryan Runco, the owner, got started in fitness and sports training is “actually a pretty cool story,” he said. “I always loved sports and wanted to get into coaching but never pulled the trigger. One day out of the blue I received a call from Judge Tom Munley. He asked if I would teach his son Logan how to play the quarterback position. From there I thought, ‘why stop at one, why not train other quarterbacks?’ That’s how the business grew. Without that call from Judge Munley, the Sports Academy might never have gotten started.” Runco said the facility will offer training in “everything from baseball, softball, basketball, soccer and football training. The Academy will offer individual and small group training as well as team rentals. I have
Ryan Runco will open a sports academy in Jessup in January.
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some very talented coaches in place that can provide small group and individual training.” “Jessup is where I grew up and have all my sports memories,” Runco said. “When I found the building in Jessup it was like it was meant to be. I couldn’t pass it up.