Dream Big. Work Hard. See Results
“I’ve always been a busybody. Sitting down is a rare occurrence for me,” laughs Brittney Tucker, a fresh-faced 34-year-old. This first-grade teacher recently finished ...
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From “Fat Dad” to MMA PRO
Like virtually any other young man, Terry Johnson’s life changed the day he learned he was going to be a dad. In 2004 when he was 21 years old and 315 pounds, his partner ...
Demystifying the “Easy Way Out” – How Bariatric Surgery Changed One Couple’s Life
Troy and Misty Aucoin love to spend time together. But while most couples spend date night at the movies or a restaurant, the Aucoins often find themselves adventuring to new ...
Lakennia Terry Went From Bad Blood Pressure to Bodybuilder
As a bodybuilder and founder of Olive Branch’s LT Unique Fitness, it’s hard to imagine 40-year-old Lakennia Terry as anyone but a powerhouse committed to her body. Yet ...
The Power of the Pulse
A graduate of the prestigious HARID Conservatory in Florida, 36-year-old Jonathan David Dummar has called the Mid-South home since 2015 when he joined Ballet Memphis. Prior ...
Weekend Warrior: Toni Wackerfuss, Runner
48, Chief Executive Officer at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital and an Occupational Therapist. I’ve run my whole life but primarily shorter distances. It was only ...
Weekend Warrior: Derick McMillian, Road Cyclist
55, Director of Technology at WMC-TV I’ve been cycling for approximately seven years. During 2019, I focused more on weekly group rides. Mellow ...
It’s Never Too Late to Change
When Robert Douglass walked into his annual physical at 42 years old, he couldn’t expect how his world would change. Diabetes ran in his family, but he had made it this ...
New City, New Kid, New Body
Three years ago, Brandi Morgan, 28, moved to Memphis from Nashville with her fiancé, Aaron Turek, and three-month-old daughter, Hannah. She found herself struggling in a new ...
Weekend Warrior: Kathy Kramer, Ultrarunner
65, Owner of Car Wash Services, Inc., Volunteer for Girls On The Run (coaching spring 2020) I started running at age 51 when I had developed Osteopenia. I heard that running ...
