04-14-2022 Howard Magazine - Flipbook - Page 10
Q U I C K TA K E S
BY TASHI MCQUEEN Howard Magazine
How do you stay
motivated to work out?
Daria Willis reserves part of her busy day to use her Peloton bike. PHOTO BY KEITH SRAKOCIC/AP
Dan Wecker
Daria Willis
Jen Broderick
co-owner and chef,
Elkridge Furnace Inn
president, Howard
Community College
executive director,
Bridges to Housing Stability
“I work on a 12-acre campus with four
different levels of stairs. I get my
exercise from choosing
to walk instead of using
the golf cart we own.
Our campus is beautiful
and right along the
Patapsco River, which
also keeps me motivated
to walk. We have greenhouses and
gardens. I believe I walk an average of
10 miles a day.”
“Exercise helps to rebuild the mind,
body, spirit and soul. As a leader, there
are competing interests
that require my time and
attention. I must also give
to my three wonderful
children and my amazing
husband. But the one
thing that is reserved just
for me is my time on my Peloton bike.
The positivity from instructors and the
sense of community from strangers
helps recharge my battery; it has
become one of my ultimate forms of
self-care.”
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“Gym membership helps me stay
motivated to work out. I make sure
I keep equipment at
home like a yoga mat,
dumbbells, things like
that. I set aside time on
my calendar to dedicate
toward working out,
which also keeps me
feeling great.”