“There was a time in my life when I wasn’t taking care of my health. I had gained weight and I didn’t feel good about myself. I decided to make the choice to start treating my body better. Eating healthy became my priority. By choosing minimally processed, plant-based foods, the weight came off. But it […]
Kristen Verrett
What makes me healthy? It first started with my sister about 7 years ago. She had always been healthy and fit and had to slowly watch me grow into an unhealthy very unfit person. She wasn’t going to have it. It certainly wasn’t the best time of my life. Struggling with certain stresses of life, […]
Dan Farley
My parents loved sports and it rubbed off on me. My grandfather once said, at a time when I didn’t like my parents, “be thankful for they gave you your health”. At 16, it didn’t make any sense but I now know what he meant. Sports have kept me young and healthy however growing older […]
Susi Worden
There’s a saying you hear a lot in the health and fitness world: “Strive for progress, not perfection.” Like many people, I have always struggled with eating properly and exercising regularly (or at all!) But over the last several years I have begun to make progress. I went from pretty much never exercising, to exercising […]
Sarah Eichberger – MSUe
Regular physical activity and healthy eating are values I grew up with and likely influenced my decision to study nutrition and public health as a young adult. Prior to having a child, I enjoyed participating in regular, high intensity group exercise classes. Group exercise is a great way to stay motivated and always provides a […]
Lisa Maxbauer Price
“I’m Lisa Maxbauer Price, and for the past 18 years I’ve worked as a health journalist. I’ve interviewed hundreds and hundreds of people all over the country who have struggled with profound weight and health problems and almost all of them have revealed the same thing to me: ‘I wish I had learned about healthy […]
Julie Tiesworth
So, this picture is of myself and good friend Kathyrn Baumann. We each have two kiddos that are 5 and under, so this was a well-deserved girls trip! I work for TCAPS [Traverse City Area Public Schools] on behalf of the Michigan Fitness Foundation, and I actually “won” the registration for two people into a […]
Woody Smith
Owning my own business means that all of my “free time” goes back into my work. Making time for a workout can be hard to pull off. I take my inspiration from the grandmothers – my Grandma (Carrita Nelson) and my wife’s Grandma Dot (Dorothy Tobin). Both women worked in hospitals while raising 4-5 kids […]
Freya Bradford, Rotary Charities
One way our family stays healthy is by playing outside in our beautiful County as often as possible. A typical Saturday for us involves getting out our trail book, deciding where we want to hike, packing up some snacks in our backpacks, and loading up the kids and dog. One of our favorite trails is […]
Jen Seman, Priority Health
“In the fall of 2017 I had my second child and I am realizing that the baby weight is not coming off as fast as it did with my first. After my first child I was on maternity leave in the spring and was able to take a walk outside almost every day. I didn’t […]