Business owner Roy Spencer: Look for silver linings When asked for his thoughts on 2020 and 2021, Roy Spencer, founder of PermaSeal in Burr Ridge, had these observations. “About the only thing I can add to Jim Fannin’s wise insights and advice is something that has helped me cope and maintain hope throughout this ordeal. With the maelstrom of fear-mongering, governmental overstepping and the general gloom and doom prevalent in our community and across the world, it can be difficult to maintain positivity and hope for what’s to come in 2021 and beyond. “I’ve made it my mindset to focus on all the many silver linings of 2020: all the heroic work done by parents, firstresponders and essential workers who have worked tirelessly to overcome the many obstacles that were put before them. The realizations that have come to people and organizations about what they really ‘need’ to get things done, and what's really important to them. Just as we’ve learned the importance of personal hygiene and attention to our physical health, we have also learned how important family and relationships at work are to our mental well-being. “We are social beings who need and crave interaction with others. Our liberties are precious, and are key to our economic and spiritual recovery; we cannot surrender them to any false Messiah or tyrant, no matter how dark
the day. I believe that we have learned these lessons, and starting in 2021, we will build a more cheerful, prosperous society upon this foundation.”
Dennis Jones, chairman of Hinsdale Bank & Trust, had a shorter, but still pertinent observation about how to approach this year. “2021 promises to be a year of highs and lows, ups and downs—a ‘yo-yo’ of a year. Our plan and advice is to work to keep the string attached to both the axle and the index finger to remain in control of the game.”
Tips on physical fitness
process. Getting active is an important part of feeling better, and benefits your physical and emotional well-being. “For decades, The Community House has offered programs and services that can help individuals achieve their physical and emotional goals as we all heal and plan our new priorities. With athletic and fitness activities for kids, adults and seniors, in addition to a counseling center with licensed therapists, The Community House looks forward to being a partner in health in 2021.” Lesley Arnett, senior studio manager for CorePower Yoga Hinsdale, wants everyone considering a physical fitness facility to know that CorePower Yoga is committed to positively impacting its students’ days and lives by building the powerful weekly habit of yoga. “We ensure the highest level of health and safety by limiting class-size, online booking for classes, six feet of space between each mat, temperature and health checks, and a sanitation system using hospital-grade EPA disinfectants,” Arnett said.
Dan Janowick, executive director, The Community House, Hinsdale “Whether you were diagnosed with COVID-19 or not, we all are in a recovery
Dennis Jones, chairman of Hinsdale Bank & Trust
Dr. Ronak Patel, orthopaedic surgeon at Hinsdale Orthopaedics, also encourages physical fitness for the potential it has to release energy and stay balanced internally. “Whether you are a dedicated runner, a high-school athlete, a weekend warrior who wants to get out of the house, if you haven’t been doing any kind of athletic activity recently, don’t overdo it,” Patel said. “Start slowly and build yourself up. ... “I have noted an increase in overuse injuries these past few months, since people who have been restricted, were thinking ‘go-go-go,’ with predictable results.” Patel also suggests cross-training or a variety of exercises so that all your muscles and joints get some exercise, and no one particular muscle or joint gets overused.
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