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Aug 10, 2020

How a US Air Force veteran went from life-altering disability to Gold Medal adaptive athlete

On Feb. 28, 2015, Staff Sgt. Sebastiana Lopez stepped out of her apartment on an early Saturday morning in Charleston, South Carolina. The humidity was low, making a good day for a motorcycle ride. As she went back into her apartment to swap her car…

BYCoffee Or Die

Aug 10, 2020

BYMilitary Spouse

Jul 28, 2020

With the wind: Former Nike athlete joins the military and shares his journey

In the July 2019 issue of Military Spouse Magazine, Sam Chelanga and his family were featured regarding their drastic life move into the…

BYMilitary Spouse

Jul 28, 2020

BYInsider

Jul 19, 2020

Here’s what happened when these bodybuilders went vegan for a month

Following the debut of the documentary “The Game Changers” on Netflix, which aims to debunk the myth that vegan athletes struggle …

BYInsider

Jul 19, 2020

BYJessica Manfre

Jun 3, 2020

Olympian Army spouse becomes Titan for the Central Region

Chantae McMillian Langhorst is an Army spouse of two years, currently stationed in Georgia while her husband trains to be a helicopter pilot. She’s also a mama to one-year-old Otto, Olympic athlete and just won the coveted title of “Titan…

BYJessica Manfre

Jun 3, 2020

BYUnited States Army

Apr 29, 2020

Soldier-athletes win the 35th annual Army Ten-Miler

After a 10 mile run trailing around national monuments in Washington, D.C., Spc. Lawi Lalang, from Fort Carson, a member of the 2019 All-Army Ten Miler team, crossed the finish line with a time of 48:38, making him the men’s champion of the 2019 Ar…

BYUnited States Army

Apr 29, 2020

BYCoffee Or Die

Apr 29, 2020

Setting goals for the everyday athlete

Fitness. The word conjures mental images of tight lycra clothing, 5K finish lines, and overcrowded rooms filled with clanking weights and the pungent odor of sweat. Fitness, however, is much simpler than what is being sold to you. Fitness is health,…

BYCoffee Or Die

Apr 29, 2020

BYVAntage Point

Apr 29, 2020

After losing her leg in Iraq, Army vet shares life on social media

The alarm goes off early, like it always does. Melissa Stockwell has another busy day at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs where she’ll swim, run, bike, and go through strength training for hours on end. Then, like most mo…

BYVAntage Point

Apr 29, 2020

BYMilitary.com

Apr 29, 2020

How to prepare for the ‘Murph’ fitness challenge

The Memorial Day Murph, a workout created in honor of Michael Murphy, a Navy SEAL awarded the Medal of Honor for Operation Redwings in Afghanistan 2005 requires an intermediate to advanced level of fitness to complete. The challenge is popular…

BYMilitary.com

Apr 29, 2020

BYUnited States Army

Apr 29, 2020

Purple Heart recipient gets ‘back into the fight’ with adaptive sports

“Back in the days when I got injured while serving overseas, the program to recover wasn’t like the WTB (Warrior Transition Battalion) is now,” explained Capt. David Espinoza, a wounded warrior athlete who is competing at the 2019 Army Trials, Ma…

BYUnited States Army

Apr 29, 2020