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Jessica Tobin’s Success Story

One woman shares hard-earned lessons from her postpartum recovery to help others recognize the importance of persistence, self-care, and patience.

By Jessica Tobin

Member Stories Motivation & Inspiration

Our success-story profiles, Derek Ballard, Jr., is pictured.

Derek Ballard Jr.’s Success Story

By switching to a plant-based diet and redoubling his training efforts, this young basketball player finally lost the weight that had been holding him back.

By Derek Ballard Jr.

Metabolism/Weight Loss Motivation & Inspiration

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Karen Kitchel’s Success Story

How one woman is finding purpose and fulfillment in her retirement through volunteering in her community.

By Karen Kitchel

Motivation & Inspiration Personal Development

Woman hiking

Laurel Kallenbach’s Success Story

How visualization exercises helped one woman heal from the trauma of three hip surgeries and take her dream vacation.

By Laurel Kallenbach

Motivation & Inspiration Success Stories

three images of Tom Tittman standing in front of mountains and white water rafting

Tom Tittmann’s Success Story

After suffering from ulcerative colitis for more than three decades, one man discovered a way to get to the root cause of his illness.

By Tom Tittmann

Gut Health Inclusive Wellness

Richard Morris Success Story

Richard Morris’s Success Story

One man shares how he reclaimed his health — and lost more than 150 pounds — by embracing whole foods and his family's agrarian roots.

By Richard Morris

Food Culture Inclusive Wellness

Phyllis-Jones

Phyllis Jones’s Success Story

After recovering from a life-changing brain aneurysm, one woman discovered a workout program that helped her change her lifestyle and lose nearly 70 pounds.

By Phyllis Jones

Motivation & Inspiration Success Stories

Bill Heyman

Bill Heyman’s Success Story

How one man — after losing his wife to leukemia and surviving his own cancer treatment — reclaimed his health and completed a 365-mile bike ride through Israel.

By Bill Heyman

Motivation & Inspiration Sports & Recreation

Amari Pollard

Amari D. Pollard’s Success Story

Playing lacrosse gave one young woman newfound body confidence — and the motivation to stop seeing food as the enemy.

By Amari D. Pollard

Motivation & Inspiration Success Stories

Scott Kranz

Scott Kranz’s Success Story

Pursuing a newfound love of the outdoors motivated one attorney to rethink his career path.

By Scott Kranz

Motivation & Inspiration Success Stories

Anna Louise Kallas

Anna Louise Kallas’s Success Story

How EL’s six-month workout program helped one cancer survivor find the support she needed to take back her health.

By Anna Louise Kallas

Motivation & Inspiration Success Stories

Eric O'Grey

Eric O’Grey’s Success Story

A dietary shift offered hope to an overweight, socially isolated man, but it was a rescue dog that saved his life.

By Eric O'Grey

Motivation & Inspiration Success Stories

Claire Cameron

Claire Cameron’s Success Story

How an elimination diet — and some tenacity — helped one young woman reverse her alopecia.

By Claire Cameron

Motivation & Inspiration Success Stories

Christina Peters

Christina Peters’s Success Story

One woman’s yoga practice spurred her recovery from an eating disorder — and offered her a path to self-acceptance.

By Christina Peters

Food Culture Motivation & Inspiration

Gene Armstrong

Gene Armstrong’s Success Story

How one man is creating a family tradition of healthy living by making manageable changes to his own diet and lifestyle.

By Gene Armstrong

Metabolism/Weight Loss Motivation & Inspiration

Christina Coleman

Christina Coleman’s Success Story

How a new fitness regimen helped an overstressed mom manage the pressures of raising a special-needs child.

By Christina Coleman

Motivation & Inspiration Success Stories

Sahar Aker

Shifting Focus: Sahar Aker’s Success Story

How cognitive behavioral therapy gave one woman the tools to work through depression and start a social-media movement.

By Sahar Aker

Functional/Integrative Medicine Motivation & Inspiration

Alec Syme

A Dose of Reality: Alec Syme’s Success Story

One man's sobriety led to lower cholesterol, stable blood sugar, and a healthier, more vibrant life.

By Alec Syme

Motivation & Inspiration Success Stories

Michael Somsan

Out of the Darkness: Michael Somsan’s Success Story

Despite an injury that left him blind, this Army veteran sets his sights on triathlon's most legendary event.

By Michael Somsan

Addiction Inclusive Wellness

tessa-leen

Dance to a Different Beat: Tessa Leen’s Success Story

How one woman — determined to transform her lifestyle and inspired by Zumba — shed more than half her body weight.

By Tessa Leen

Metabolism/Weight Loss Motivation & Inspiration

Dave-McElroy

Country Strong: Q&A With Dave McElroy

A longtime Life Time member shares his thoughts on faith, family, and a healthy way of life as he embarks on a country-music career.

By Experience Life Staff

Attitude/Mindset Family/Parenting/Kids