Items Tagged ‘Member Success’

March 29, 2017

Member Success: Shaun

By The DAHLC

Shaun Palmer is one of our very own Member Service Representatives at the front desk as well as a member here at the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center, and he was kind enough to share his story of changing his old habits, forming new goals and achieving great feats. After Shaun decided to quit smoking, […]

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Tags: boston marathon, marathon, member story, Member Success, Motivation, running, shaun


February 22, 2017

Melody: Member Success

By The DAHLC

Melody originally set out to lose weight and become more fit, so she signed up for a wellness consultation here at the DAHLC. What she quickly realized, however, was that before she could focus on weight, she needed balance in other areas of her life. When asked about barriers to health, Melody commented, “like so […]

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Tags: Blog, melody, Member Success, member success story, success story


January 26, 2017

Member Success – Heather

By The DAHLC

Heather is a member at the DAHLC as well as a mom of two kids now. She was kind enough to share her story of pursuing a healthier lifestyle during and post pregnancy. After a routine test, Heather barely hit the cut-off for whether she would be considered a gestational diabetic or not. This health risk […]

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January 1, 2017

Member Success: Charis Johnson

By The DAHLC

Charis had always been an active person as she participated in many high school sports and kept in great shape. Fast forward to loads of studying in nursing school combined with poor nutrition, and she gained over 60 pounds. “When I started working as a nurse, people said “oh you’ll walk it off”, but I […]

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October 26, 2016

Member Success: Karla

By The DAHLC

Meet Karla. Karla is a nurse at Mayo Clinic who shared her story with us on our Facebook Group Page and has inspired so many already with her post. Here is her story.

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Tags: karla, Lose Weight, member story, Member Success, success story


September 29, 2016

Member Success October- Merrill Wondrow

By The DAHLC

In November 2012, as a result of being diagnosed with major spinal stenosis and being advised that surgery would alleviate the condition, Merrill elected to undergo back surgery. This elicited a major change in his life as complications arose from the procedure in the form of severe nerve impairment from his waist to feet in both […]

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Tags: Blog, member story, Member Success, Motivation, Success


August 26, 2016

Member Success – Kelli

By The DAHLC

Meet Kelli. She is our member success story this month. She is a busy mom, full-time Mayo Clinic employee that lives 20 miles outside of Rochester and yet, she still finds time to make it to the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center on a regular basis. Here is her story. Incorporating regular exercise into her […]

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Tags: Blog, Cardio, get fit, Inspiration, Member Success, Strength


July 31, 2016

Member Success – Cindy Shannon

By The DAHLC

Cindy Shannon shared her journey as she had to refocus her goals in life after the loss of her husband. Here is her story. Cindy wanted to get healthier and more fit, so she signed up for Wellness Coaching here at the Healthy Living Center. A lot of changes occurred in the 12 week coaching […]

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Tags: Blog, Cindy, Inspiration, Member Success, wellness coaching


July 2, 2016

Matt Bitterman – Member Success July

By The DAHLC

Matt Bitterman works out at the DAHLC on a daily basis, so we decided to feature him as our member success to discover what drives his commitment. “Believe it or not, I used to be a big runner,” recalls Matt, who can always be spotted in the weight lifting area. One morning, however, he saw […]

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Tags: Blog, Matt Bitterman, Member Success


May 23, 2016

Member Success – Ron

By The DAHLC

At some point in our lives, many of us have a crisis – of health, faith, security, etc.  And sometimes, out of that crisis, comes a blessing – something we’d have never seen before that crisis.  This happened to our featured member, Ron, in 2011 when he found he needed cardiac surgery at age 56. Ron […]

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Tags: Blog, cardiac rehab, Inspiration, marathon, Member Success, Move, race, running