Our CNN Fit Nation "6-Pack" was at the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida, this week for a halfway training trip.
Theresa Borawski sat down heavily on a neighbor's porch, somewhere in between her front door and her good friend's driveway. The distance between the two was less than half a mile. It might as well have been 20.
The Fit Nation "6-Pack" is visiting the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida, this week to learn more about biking, swimming and running. Like many newcomers to the sport of triathlon, they've made some mistakes early on. This trip, halfway through the training, is about fixing those mistakes.
Deidre Robinson's cheeks flushed as two ride attendants tried to push her safety guard into the lock position.
The last several months have been anything but normal. My selection to the CNN Fit Nation team has changed my health, which has always had its ups and downs.
During the past 57 years, I have crossed paths with some amazingly inspirational people.
The hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon -- and out again -- was symbolic for Melissa Schaaf. It was a sign of how far she had come, a sign that the middle-aged mom of two was active, adventurous and alive.
It's New Year's Day 2013. I can feel the wind on my face. My heart rate is steady, but I'm so full of joy and pride it may beat out of my chest.
The 2013 6-Pack are overhauling their diets. Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Ilana Katz show them how to eat better and shop wiser.
Fit Nation participant Annette Miller lost 146 pounds, and inspired her sister to try weight loss without surgery
Only 20 minutes so far? I can't keep sitting on this bike. It hurts. I'll just leave class and use the restroom. I don't need to go to the bathroom, but it will give my rear end a break. What if everyone stares at me? Oh no, now my toes are going numb!
Ashlee Tomsche walked into the rec center with trepidation. Images of six-pack abs and neon sports bras from the Zumba infomercials she had watched flashed through her mind.
You probably know him best from season 11 of "The Biggest Loser." But trainer Brett Hoebel is more than just a temporary Jillian Michaels replacement.
Recently I wrote about the many problems I've encountered while trying to become a runner -- from asthma to shin splints to plantar fasciitis.
When I was 9, my mom gave us the devastating news: "Your dad has cancer."
Two years ago, Angela and Willie Gillis decided they were ready for a healthier lifestyle. Through diet changes and daily exercise they lost a combined 500 pounds.
Growing up near the South Side of Chicago, a good portion of my youth was spent on the fields or on the courts.
Marriage, any good therapist will tell you, is a balancing act.
John Drury is a 6-foot-7 truck driver with tattoos on his head, neck and arms. Not surprisingly, he's known as "Big John."
My head is still spinning from excitement and disbelief at being chosen for what I know is going to be a life-changing adventure.
Running has always been an enigma to me. It seems so simple: Lace up your sneakers, crank up the music and head out the door.
When I hit what runners call "the wall," I imagine myself jogging along the coast of Cape Town during a sunset, smelling the salt in the air and hearing seagulls cawing.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta hosts tough-as-nails trainer Jillian Michaels to talk about her new book, "Slim for Life"
"I knew you were going through this for a reason. I just didn't know it would take so long."
The Fit Nation "6-pack" team starts their journey to get fit and train for the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in September
Motivation is a tricky thing. We need it in every aspect of our lives: to get up in the morning and go to work, to start (and finish) that 10-page paper, to do laundry after a long day.
Meet the six people resetting their lives, and training to race the Nautica Malibu Triathlon with Dr. Sanjay Gupta
For the third year in a row, the DASH Diet Eating Plan has been named the best overall diet by U.S. News & World Report.
Heidi Bond was desperate. No matter how much she cajoled or threatened her daughter, the 9-year-old refused to finish their workout.
Watch Dr. Sanjay Gupta and CNN's "Lucky 7" athletes complete the Nautica Malibu Triathlon.
Each triathlete has his or her own swim, bike and run programs. They probably have a logbook, which they diligently complete -- placing nice little checks in the columns, patting themselves on the back for having logged another session.
My friend Christine was into yoga long before it went mainstream, and she was good at it.
My first race of 2006 was the National Sprint Championships in Redditch, England.
Thirty was not a good year for Michelle Jackson. A few weeks before her birthday, she lost her job. Then her husband left her -- with a 1½-year-old at home.
The training wheels came off two weeks before the race. They had to, or 5-year-old Jonah Jennings couldn't compete in the triathlon.
At this point in my life, at the wizened age of 69, I've managed to run 123 marathons -- and I'm happy to say I'm still going strong.
Fit Nation Challenge participant Glenn Keller is getting in shape for the triathlon, despite life on the road.
If the name Diana Nyad sounds familiar, it's probably because you've heard of her incredible feats of human performance -- before people like Lance Armstrong and Michael Phelps became household names.
His friends used to call him "Hoss," as in Hoss Cartwright from the TV show "Bonanza." At 6'2" and roughly 380 pounds, Mark Rucker once resembled the big, friendly character.
Gold medalist swimmer Cullen Jones sent a message to the Fit Nation triathletes before he left for London.
My first coach once suggested that in order to be successful, he would need to cut my head off.
Mark Covert is something of a celebrity in the running world.
Of all the body parts we train, none is more important than the mind.
Fit Nation athletes Rick Morris, Carlos Solis and Denise Castelli compete in triathlon relays ahead of their big race.
As the district director of physical education and health literacy for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Jayne Greenberg's annual budget is $0.
Dr. Gupta talks to Fit Nation Challenged athlete Denise Castelli, who does more with one leg than she ever did with two.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to Fit Nation athlete, Jeff Dauler, about how small steps helped him achieve big fitness goals.
Dr. Gupta talks to three-time Ironman champ Chris Lieto, and Fit Nation's Carlos Solis about training as a diabetic.
Dr. Gupta talks to Fit Nation athlete Adrienne LaGier about what she changed in her diet that led to big weight loss.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes us a through a Hawaiian coffee plantation and explains how it helps ward off certain diseases.
Dr. Gupta talks to Fit Nation athletes Rick Morris and Nancy Klinger about what fuels their commitment to get healthy.
The 2012 Fit Nation Tri Challenge Team is made up of seven CNN viewers selected to train for the Nautica Malibu Triathlon with Dr. Sanjay Gupta in September. For updates, visit the Fit Nation page, follow the team on Twitter, or like our page on Facebook.
The 2012 Fit Nation Tri Challenge Team is made up of seven CNN viewers selected to train for the Nautica Malibu Triathlon with Dr. Sanjay Gupta in September. For updates, visit the Fit Nation page, follow the team on Twitter, or like our page on Facebook.
Fit Nation Athletic Director April Burkey tells you how to get creative using your hotel room to stay fit on the road
CNN Fit Nation athletic director April Burkey offers tips for staying fit when you are away from home and traveling.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta catches up with Fit Nation participant Adrienne LaGier about her triathlon progress.
When Julia Kozerski saw a camera, she would duck and dodge out of the way. She'd hide behind other people or offer to take the picture to avoid being photographed.
Fit Nation Tri Challenge participant Rick Morris crumbles his last cigarette on national TV.
Frank Korona lives near the West Virginia-Pennsylvania border with his wife Kathy, in a house that he built with his own hands, on the same property where he grew up.
2-time Olympic softball player Jennie Finch gives some words of wisdom to Fit Nation athlete and amputee Denise Castelli.
Training for a race is like riding a roller coaster -- you experience highs and lows, ups and downs, and more peaks and troughs than the New York Stock Exchange.
Celebrity chef and Type 1 diabetic Sam Talbot gives the CNN Fit Nation athletes a few words of inspiration.
In middle school, Taylor LeBaron struggled to fit into his seat. The desks in class had a ceramic plate attached to the chair.
The Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge "Lucky 7" work out with Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Atlanta Hawks trainers.
It started with the denial of a growing health crisis.
It started after I suffered several personal and professional blows between 1999 and 2002.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta introduces the 2012 "Lucky 7": our group of viewers taking the Fit Nation triathlon challenge.
School meals will have to offer fruits and vegetables to students every day under standards issued by the United States Department of Agriculture on Wednesday.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta congratulates our 200 Fit Nation Challenge entrants on taking an important first step in their journey.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta wants you to get fit and join the Fit Nation triathlon challenge as he races the 2012 Malibu triathlon.
At his heaviest, Brent Schmitt weighed 419 pounds. Even at 6 feet 3 inches tall, that was very overweight and he had high blood pressure.
Larry Smith's desire to make sure he's alive to watch his grandchildren grow up was his light bulb moment.
Anita Mills was sitting in the doctor's office with her diabetic mother in Lexington, Kentucky, in 2009.
Joaquin Brignoni video blogs about his experiences in Hawaii training for the Nautica New York City Triathlon.
John Memmer said his light bulb moment occurred when he couldn't fit on an amusement park ride with his son.
Frances Largeman-Roth, RD answers questions about nutrition for CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta and his viewer triathletes.
Joaquin Brignoni, Nina Lovel and Kas Seerla train with Dr. Sanjay Gupta for the NYC triathlon.
Kendrick Henley, Anastasia Cirricione and Dr. Scott Zahn are training for a triathlon with CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
Lance Armstrong gives Dr. Sanjay Gupta and the CNN Fit Nation triathlon challengers some tips for strong cycling.
Six CNN viewers kick off the 2011 Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge with a training weekend with Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
The "6-Pack" do a strength training workshop during kick-off for the 2011 Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge with Dr. Gupta.
The length of a mother's employment is associated with an increase in her child's body mass index, according to a study in the journal Child Development.
Remember those resolutions in the beginning of the year -- you were going to get in shape, exercise regularly and take fitness classes?
Lugging a nearly 500-pound body, Matt Hoover was unhappy. Like many Americans, he knew how to lose weight, but was paralyzed by inaction.
At 27, Neil Pokorny is climbing the corporate ladder. A successful regional sales manager for a global automaker, he is driven by competition. But, as he got busier at work, his competitive spirit in his old sports -- swimming and rowing -- took a back seat.
September weekends are time for tailgates, whether it be on a college campus or at professional football stadium.
Cooking Light shares the secret to creating a skin-like crust on this lightened pan-fried chicken.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen explains the benefits of eating a low-carbohydrate, plant-based diet.
I come from a small-ish town in Oklahoma where we've never met a vegetable we couldn't fry and the only things more super-sized than our portions are the huge church complexes that alternate with fast-food restaurants along our roads.
Stepping on the scale is the last thing you want to do when you get home from a cruise. It ain't gonna be pretty. All those late-night meals, desserts, fruity drinks -- they add up, and they add pounds.
A cheesy chicken casserole is revamped to meet a Texas reader's health goals.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta examines which diet is better for your health, low-calorie or low-carb.
Cooking Light's Holly Grainger describes 10 foods at the grocery store that give new life to your meals and snacks.
If you load your shopping cart with the same foods every time you visit the grocery store, it's time to shake things up.
Last year, Karen Daniel was feeling great about her weight. She had gone from 375 pounds to 200 in 24 months.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks about the hurdles he and his team faced during the New York Triathlon.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta and his Fit Nation Challenge team discuss their triathlon training.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta prepares to race the Nautica New York City Triathlon with six CNN viewers.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta gives the tips he's learned while preparing for the New York City Triathlon.
Fit Nation athlete Meredith Clark talks about triathlon training, and how its becoming a way of life.
We check in with CNN Fit Nation triathlete Linda Fisher-Lewis just two weeks before the big race!
Marathon swimming legend Diana Nyad will attempt a 103-mile swim from Cuba to Key West. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
Fit Nation triathlete Angie Brouhard talks about training and triumph over breast cancer.
Fit Nation triathlete Dean Hanan talks about his training triumphs and struggles.
Summer means outdoor activities and more cookouts, so it also means more hamburgers.
A new study suggests that eating a healthy diet could help prevent or delay cataract formation. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau competed in Beijing, battled cancer and has now become a cancer cure advocate.
Here's a way to make burgers with far less fat and just as much taste.
The CNN Fit Nation Tour made a stop at the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, where hundreds of YMCA kids ran a 10k.
Fit Nation Challenge participant Meredith Clark talks about her training, as well as her fears about the NYC Triathlon.
Dean Hanan and Linda Fisher-Lewis have been training hard for four months, and their training is paying off.
Fit Nation athletic director Laura Cozik answers fitness questions from Fit Nation participant Angie Brouhard.
Fit Nation Challenge participant Stanley Saballett reports in about his training experience.
More than a quarter of young adults are unable to meet physical requirements to join the military, creating a potential threat to national security, a group of retired armed forces leaders said Tuesday.
Five years ago, Juli Ackerman never thought she'd be able to buy an off-the-rack wedding dress. At 5 feet 10 inches, the software-company executive from Newport, California, then 40, was 280 pounds. Her weight had always fluctuated, but she decided that she wanted to slim down once and for all.
When Chris Dolley's sister-in-law asked her to join her in a weight-loss quest, the fast-food fanatic thought to herself she'd do it to help her relative out. It really wasn't about personal goals or missions or health.
14-year-old Maria Caprigno talks about her decision to undergo weight loss surgery.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta checks in with two CNN Fit Nation triathlon challengers about training for the big race.
One-third of America's youth is now overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Did Jamie Oliver really shape up America's unhealthiest city?
Long before the first band marched in South Boston's now-famous -parade, and long before Chicago colored its river green, Irish Catholics quietly honored St. Patrick on March 17.
High-intensity interval training can help you get fit with shorter, harder workouts. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton gives Fit Nation a few tips on triathlon success.
New York Jet Kerry Rhodes is fit on and off the field, and he shows you how to be fit. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta checks in with two of the Fit Nation triathletes - Meredith Clark and Angie Brouhard.
NASCAR driver Carl Edwards tells you how he's stays fit while on the road. This week he's in Daytona.
Fit Nation Challenge participant Rickey Williams reflects on his inspiration for joining the group.
The White House on Tuesday unveiled its campaign to fight childhood obesity. First lady Michelle Obama is spearheading the effort.
It's an uneasy topic when moms discuss their daughters' weight.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports that people with a normal weight can be classified as obese.
Here's a quick, easy recipe for a cheesy bean dip you can take to that Super Bowl party.
The second three Fit Nation Tri Challenge participants tell Dr. Sanjay Gupta what motivates them to take the challenge.
The first three Fit Nation Tri Challenge participants talk to Dr. Gupta about what's inspiring them to do it.
The Cole family has a message for the detractors of their new TLC reality show: You're just making us more determined.
The company that brought us the taco-craving Chihuahua, Fourth Meal and double-decker tacos suggests that it can now help fight fat.
Few, if any, weight loss stories begin with someone gaining six pounds, but this one does. The thing is, holiday weight gain hasn't fazed Tyler Weeks; he even saw it coming. He wasn't about to shy away from the holiday cookies and dinners. He ate, and ate well.
For the first half of 2009, Jason Dinant morphed into a gym rat. He worked out four times a week in a gym cycling on a stationary bike, lifting dumbbells and doing hundreds of sit-ups to attain his New Year's resolution of having "six-pack" abs.
The Weight Watchers "Lose for Good" campaign encourages people to donate a pound of food for every pound they lose.
Holidays often mean cookies -- and calories. Here's a way to keep the flavor but trim some of the fat in one tasty treat.
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