Now that I am a mother of two small girls, I have never been so busy. I love being with my girls and because of this I found myself putting exercise on the back burner. What I know about myself is that I am a happier, more confident person when I am exercising. This is […]
Casey Cowell
“I grew up playing all kinds of sports. Exercise was an automatic part of my life. That continued pretty much until I was thirty. Then, the time requirements of family and leading a rapidly expanding business cut deep into my exercise time. So I became a runner … a jogger really. Never very fast, but […]
Lisa Anderson
My daily challenge is spending too much time sitting at my desk and eating on the run when I’m going from meeting to meeting. I know fast food from a drive-thru is generally bad for me, but its sooo convenient. I am working on packing my lunches and opting for healthier quick lunch options from […]
Brittany Miller, RD
“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 […]