“5 years ago I was in a really bad place. I was going through depression and tried taking my own life. I was drinking all the time and doing drugs. I was exercising but it felt like a chore. I was just going through the motions. After all of that went down, I knew I […]

“I was super shy when I was younger. I did not like to put myself out there. I did not like people paying attention to me. I didn’t want people to judge me. I’m more outgoing now. I enjoy being active. I love being outside. I love rollerblading and biking. I workout to feel good, […]

“I’ve been a flight attendant for 3 years. Consistency is really hard. I’m on a plane for 8 hours a day. Sometimes I forget to pack a meal or a healthy snack. Some mornings I check in at 6 am so I’ll miss breakfast. On my last flight, I brought my roller blades because I knew I […]

“We’ve been together for 13 years. We didn’t share fitness in the beginning. Now, we always go together. It fits our life and our schedule. We’ve been working out 3-4 times a week lately. At the gym we go to, there are people who are so fit and who are there every time we go.  They’re so […]

“I’m a Travel Nurse currently working an assignment at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. In my career, I do a lot of teaching about health and educating others about healthy lifestyles. And whether it’s a medical condition that they have or they’re just looking for health advice, I do a lot of that. So […]

“I struggle with severe anxiety and depression. January of 2015, my girlfriend walked in on me and I had a gun next to me. I was in the kitchen. I had gotten some new medicine that was going to help out with my kidneys. It caused a chemical imbalance in my brain. She saved me. […]

“I would like to live to be 100. That’s my goal. Well, be functioning and not be totally senile. My grandparents are almost 90 and they live on their own right now. They’re fully functional. My grandpa still welds. I don’t want my health to tell me basically what I have to eat and not […]

“I was a smoker from the time I was 17 until I was 30. Then I was like you know what dude I want to live my life. My wife’s great grandma had emphysema and she had to walk around with an oxygen tube and and so my wife would always tell me that it […]

“I have lower back pain. Off and on for a few years. And there’s a big correlation. When the core strength isn’t there the back problems reappear. When I workout, I feel better with everything. My brain. My body. My spirits. It’s such a no brainer that I continue to neglect. I would like to […]

“For me, I care about helping other people. I care about my relationships. And I can’t be there for other people if I’m unhappy and not healthy. You can’t be there for other people if you aren’t there for yourself.”