Aetna president Karen Lynch was biking in the Netherlands this summer when she got into an accident, breaking her hip, her hand, and suffering trauma to her ribs.
The accident made Lynch take stock of “life in general”—but also of the importance of health, wellness, and activity in her life.
“My recovery was pretty rapid because I was in good shape,” Lynch said at Fortune‘s Most Powerful Women Summit in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Tuesday. “It made me step back and realise the importance of staying healthy and being healthy in recovery.”
Lynch shared her recent setback at a breakfast discussion of wellness that also featured Thinx CEO Maria Molland, Beautycounter founder and CEO Gregg Renfrew, and Chobani senior vice president for people Grace Zuncic.
