Transformation
What Do You Do When You Lose the Person You Love?
Who I am: Krissie Pannullo (@phillynerdgirl) Where I live: Collegeville What I do: I’m a bioanalytical chemist. *** “Dan and I met through online dating. […]
Stage IV Ovarian Cancer Took This Philly-Area Photographer’s Hair. But It Couldn’t Crush Her Spirit.
Tara Lessard’s hair was long and black before the cancer took it. Or rather, before the chemotherapy that was treating the Bucks County resident’s fourth-stage […]
A Brain Tumor Inspired This Philly Woman’s Switch to a Plant-Based Diet
As a complement to our recent feature package, “The Wildly Expensive Cost of Prescription Drugs,” we’re exploring how Philadelphians are managing their health without pills. […]
This Scranton Construction Worker Does Yoga to Stay Limber for His Cross-Country Mountain Bike Races
Who I am: Dennis Knowlton, 68, of Scranton What I do: I’m a construction worker, and I own the company Knowlton & Sons Masonry. In […]
This MontCo Woman Never Thought She’d Be Able to Do a Push-Up
Sometimes a traumatic event, harrowing experience, or grave diagnosis can catalyze the changes in our lives we never knew we needed. In our Transformation series, […]
Reconnecting With Her Faith Helped This Fitness Blogger Recover From an Eating Disorder
I’ve been athletic and in sports my entire life. I really enjoyed working out, but I never felt like I was truly healthy. I wasn’t […]
Here’s the Advice Philly Fitness Instructors Wish They Could Give Their Younger Selves
You know all those glow-up posts going around a while back? The ones that made you remember why you tend to avoid looking at pictures of […]
This South Philly Woman Slimmed Down by Boxing Nearly Every Day
Want to share your Transformation Story? Email mfischer@phillymag.com. Who: Sara Hall, 31, product manager from South Philly Why I wanted to make a change: Ugh, I was just […]
How This Ardmore Fitness Entrepreneur Came to Terms With Her Chronic Disease
Want to share your Transformation story? Email mfischer@phillymag.com. Who: Jen Cohen Crompton, 36, @jencocrompton, entrepreneur and co-owner of Fuel Cycle Fitness from the Havertown/Ardmore area Why I wanted […]
This Philly Woman Thought Competitive Running Was the Answer to Her Problems. Then She Got Hit by a Car.
Changing your body takes hard work, persistence, and dedication. Here’s one local’s story. Want to share your Transformation Story? Email mfischer@phillymag.com. Before Sally Andersen was a […]
How Positive Affirmations and Consistent Exercise Helped Me Lose 86 Pounds
Changing your body takes hard work, persistence, and dedication. Here’s one local’s story. Want to share your Transformation Story? Email mfischer@phillymag.com. Who: Jade D. Thomas (@lifecoach_jade24), 32, graphic designer and […]
I Lost Weight So Much Faster After I Started Working Out Less and Lifting Heavier
Changing your body takes hard work, persistence, and dedication. Here’s one local’s story. Want to share your Transformation Story? Email mfischer@phillymag.com. If you’ve been following along our […]
After Trying Every Diet Under the Sun, Here’s the Plan That Actually Changed My Body
Changing your body takes hard work, persistence, and dedication. Here’s one local’s story. Want to share your Transformation Story? Email ccunningham@phillymag.com. Who: Juliet Root, 30, Unite Fitness owner […]
How Quitting My Strict Diet and Finding a Workout I Love Helped Me Lose 45 Pounds
Changing your body takes hard work, persistence, and dedication. Here’s one local’s story. Want to share your Transformation Story? Email ccunningham@phillymag.com. Who: Chelsea Feeser, 31, a special […]
Hitting the Gym at 4 a.m. Has Made Me Happier, Healthier — and Even Improved My Marriage
Changing your body takes hard work, persistence, and dedication. Here’s one local’s story. Want to share your Transformation Story? Email ccunningham@phillymag.com. Who: Linh Nguyen, 37, a physician assistant […]