After a long day of working, taking care of your family, running errands or otherwise dealing with all of life’s obligations, cooking dinner is often the last thing you want to do. That goes dou
Activities like running and cycling are winners any time of year, but if you’d like to mix things up this summer, look to fun seasonal sports like beach volleyball, swimming and stand-up paddleb
Summer is officially upon us, and with all this sunshine and heat comes opportunities to vanquish both in the water. Whether it’s swimming laps in the pool, playing a sport or skiing around a la
Anyone who’s trying to drop some pounds knows it requires healthy eating, being active and … a lot of patience, dedication, commitment and perseverance. Sometimes it’s difficult to get things st
In an ideal world, we’d all make smart, healthy decisions 365 days per year. In the real world, we’re often scrambling to undo some recent damage — say, eating too much or conveniently forgettin
Cesar Salazar was 31 years old when an injury placed him in a wheelchair. He was working in the parts department of a car dealership in Houston in 2014 when a small accident damaged his lumbar s
Like many people, Jenn Wolfe struggled with food. She turned to it in good times and bad, and she had trouble maintaining a healthy weight. These issues were magnified in 2013 when, after becomi
Bahar Nessa loves to travel. In her 20s, she backpacked across Southeast Asia for three months and visited Egypt for a month, finally seeing the pyramids she’d always imagined. But once she got
Like many young adults, Kaylin Gealy’s early 20s were full of changes. She graduated from college, bringing her softball tenure to an end. She also started a new career and replaced waitressing
In May 2010, Matt Aghedo was watching “The Biggest Loser” on TV. Weighing about 360 pounds at the time, he noted his weight wasn’t far off from some of the contestants on the show. It was eye-op
Yuri Diogenes is shredded. The 46-year-old Keller, Texas, resident painstakingly sculpts his physique and competes in bodybuilding competitions, but it wasn’t always this way. In 2010, he weighe
Like a lot of moms, Danielle Rivoli always put her family first. In 2018, after a few years staying home with her kids — following a career in corporate sales — the Long Island, New York, reside