Elisa Urtiaga-Medina discusses how practicing yoga led her on a path to help influence lives. From Chicago, South America, Baltimore and now Saginaw...Elisa's health journey began when she was just 17 year old looking for a way to manage her chronic stress. Over the years, this mindfulness practice has led her to create her own business called Prem Yoga & Wellness and work as a community activist.

Anthony Brown's health journey began in middle school when he started doing push-ups every other night. He then lifted his first set of weights in high school and has never looked back. Over the years, Anthony's transformation has been fueled by intense discipline, until a devastating moment triggered a newfound passion that resulted in bodybuilding.

Diana was born and raised right here in Saginaw. After experiencing a major bout of depression and anxiety, she took control of her life and worked on improving her mental and physical health. By losing more than 60 pounds, Diana rediscovered her power and is now helping others to thrive in their lives.

While most of her life is dedicated to empowering youth and raising two sons -- Arshen battled with her mental and physical health for over a decade. After hitting a depressive time in her life, she reached out to the people around her, found a village and lost close to 100 pounds.

Growing up, Austin experienced disordered eating -- tracking everything he ate from the number of M&Ms to every French fry. With the help of college-based training, paired with his wife and friends, Austin has redefined what health means to him.

After a troubling relationship, Mariette MacArthur decided to act and work towards healing. The mom of two beautiful daughters -- she transformed her mind, body and her spirit after making one decision.

Coming from a family of 10 children, Jase was not brought up with your typical home life. At a young age, she entered the foster care system where her body took on a series of overwhelming illnesses. From being underweight, to drinking nutritional shakes and being on mental health medications since she was 9 – Jase’s health transitioned to being overweight reaching almost 500 pounds. After undergoing a health operation in 2023– she has lost over 250 pounds and is on a journey to keep it off.

As someone who has always been athletic and strong, Abraham has undergone multiple surgeries -- including being in an induced coma -- yet somehow, he finds his way back to doing what he loves. And that's training others in their health journey.