“Before I had kids I rode bike. I did Biking Across Kansas (an annual, eight day bicycle tour across the state of Kansas). I would get up on Saturdays and ride 80 miles. I loved it. One day I did a 50 mile bike ride, then came home and played tennis. Then having a full […]

“Five years ago, I was tired of being tired. My son was just getting into high school and was getting into running. I never had those opportunities when I was younger. Watching him want to go out for cross country, I was like why? But then I started going to the meets and saw how […]

“I’ve been a smoker now for 21 years. It affects everything. The way I breathe. My energy. The biggest mistake I ever made was starting. I was 14. It was a whole different era back then. There was a little bit of peer pressure but part of me wanted to do it. It was part […]

“My husband and I were trying to have a baby for a very long time. Every month we would take the test and we just weren’t getting pregnant. The doctors kept saying I was fine. I felt fine. And then finally last fall, we found out we were pregnant. It was the best feeling. Then […]

“I was totally blindsided with cancer at 27. I found a lump laying in bed one night. It was one of those things where my husband and I were like we will just wait and see. But then the next day at work, I just knew I had to know. I thought it was nothing. […]

“At a young age I wasn’t really active. I didn’t play a lot of organized sports. My cousin Lucas got me into working out about 10 years ago. We liked to workout at the same time. He was my best friend. We lived together. We did everything together. We played sports together. We played football […]

“I start medical school in England this summer. All of my family are physicians so it’s something I’ve always known about. You know, I just see what they do to help people and their love of their work and how beneficial they are for their communities. My dad is 80 years old and has cancer. […]

“I would pick my health over a million dollars any day. Health is everything. You only get one life. Socrates has a quote that says “No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty an strength […]

“In 2012, I had to cancel the tour for my “We Don’t Even Live Here” record pretty much right after the release show. Tickets were already on sale. Tickets were moving. When I was getting ready to go on tour I had a check up with my nephrologist, my kidney doctor. I’ve had kidney issues since I […]

“I think eating right is the most important part of my health. I feel like I stay really active and I’m always running around but if I don’t have the right food for the day, I don’t feel good throughout the day. I have a 5 year old son who’s very energetic. That’s another reason […]