Active|Resolute|Connected

A runner since she was 15 years old, ARC Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Gina Meyer believes that running laid the foundation for her self-confidence and positivity. A constant in her life for more than two decades, running has provided Gina strength in mind, body and spirit, also helped her through devastating losses as well as the normal ups and downs of work, stress, and family life. After nearly 20 years of treating patients and athletes as a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Dr. Meyer initially aimed to better understand not only the physical benefits of running, but also the impact of running on a person’s resilience and empowerment. This interest and research initially led to her launching the The Rise Resolute Podcast in February 2019. In this ongoing podcast series, Gina has interviewed a diverse group of over 100 gritty and inspiring female athletes with the goal of connecting and inspiring women through shared stories of struggle and triumph. These interviews changing everyt...

Running is so much more than just pounding the pavement.  Reasearch has shown that there are countless benefits to running, both for our body and mind.  Running improves our overall health and can even boost our resiliciency and stress-management skills, which means that running can help combat depression and anxiety.  If you have never considered running, now  is the time.  It is more crucial than ever to bring women to the running community, which is the reason behind ARC. The goal of ARC is to empower women by breaking barriers and bringing access to running through expanded tools to help ensure success.  Of course there are many coaches and running groups out there who are also there to get you started and we want to work together with them to help you succeed! We believe our comprehensive program will help you not only get started, but sustain your comittment because of the tools we provide.  So ARC can supplement any other program, group, or coac...