Over the last couple months I’ve been working with Rodale Inc., a health, fitness, and wellness content producer in New York, known most for publishing Men’s Health and Women’s Health magazines. Together, we produced a couple of episodes for Microsoft’s MSN-based “Everyday Champions” series on fitbie.com.

The series profiles an inspirational, everyday individual who shares how they’ve used some aspect of fitness to make a positive and healthy change in their life. The first episode highlights Sandra Yelen, a doctor who redefined her life after discovering a talent for Olympic weightlifting. The second profiles Jeff Atwater, who transformed his life by dropping more than 45 pounds and running the Boston Marathon. Watch them below, after the 30 second ad plays…

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