
RISE back to you 2020 challenge runner-up - Diana Evans
Working in healthcare, I saw firsthand the fierceness of the pandemic in March. My team was working day and night to save end-stage COVID patients. We saw pulmonary and cardiac failure at its worst, with the higher-risk factors being obesity and Latin descent. Introspectively, those two risk factors added fear and anxiety about my own health. Fearing my life, the health of my team, the safety of my family, emotionally supporting everyone around me - everything was weighing on

MARY ELLEN & ERIC RAHN - RISE back to you 2020 challenge winners
Mary Ellen - This wasn’t your first Rise Challenge. How was this one different for you? I loved the two other Rise Challenges that led me to the Back to You Challenge in 2020. Eric, my husband, was pleased to see the progress and the dedication and the challenge behind Rise. So, this time, he was ready to join me and it really made a huge difference to be focused on our health together. We both care about health individually, but with this Challenge we could invest in oursel

October 2020 Riser of the month
CONGRATS to our newest RISER OF THE MONTH and upcoming RISE COACH, Lauren Buell! We are so proud of of what you have accomplished so far and know you will continue to contribute even greater strengths to RISE! Why Rise? The second I walked through the doors to Rise, I felt at home. I have been to many gyms before, but Rise felt different. There is a special sense of community at Rise that was unlike anything I've experienced. The instructors pour their heart into every single