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Something we all have in common is our fear of change, yet change is something we all face. One of the biggest changes happens when our careers come to an end. Then what? This is true whether you’re an ordinary person or the most decorated US Winter Olympian of all time. Speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno hasn’t been in the Olympics since 2010 but he’s still making an impact, this time by empowering you to make your life’s transitions be the best they can be.
The Olympics is the pinnacle of athletic competition. This year in Tokyo, the athletes ages range all the way from from 12 to 66 years old.
Simone Biles should be applauded, not vilified, for stepping away from the Tokyo Olympics, citing mental health issues.
Four-time Olympian, Ruben Gonzalez, hopes his unlikely story inspires you to go for it.
Ruben Gonzalez describes himself as having “limited athletic ability,” yet he’s a four-time Winter Olympian. He explains why he’s set his sights on a new goal — becoming the oldest Winter Olympian in history at the 2022 Games.
Hunter Kemper, a four-time Olympian and one of the greatest triathletes in U.S. history, talks exclusively to Growing Bolder about his difficult decision to end his quest for his record-setting fifth Olympic games. Find out what’s next and how his family and his faith are keeping him positive about the future.
Are you looking for a fun and different new way to exercise? Former Olympian JoJo Starbuck explains why ice skating could be your perfect way to get active, even if you’ve never skated before. She describes how it offers many benefits to your body and brain, at any age.
Before founding Growing Bolder, CEO Marc Middleton covered sports for a TV station in Orlando, Florida. In 1992, he wanted to do a story on athlete Wendy Bruce during the 1992 Olympic Games. See how with no credentials and no access to her event, he got the job done.
She was disabled and in a wheelchair for 20 years. Then she got up and began to reclaim her life. Wait until you hear Eleanor Pendergraft’s incredible story of trying new things and storming back to an active life.
Jeff Farrell is the fastest 75+ swimmer who has ever lived but it’s what he did at the 1960 Olympics that is still making waves. He shares the inside story of one of the most amazing stories in Olympic history.
He’s a 20-time wrestling national champion and former Olympic athlete who has reinvented himself as a businessman, inventor and jump rope expert. See why Buddy Lee believes it’s the most efficient form of exercise that anyone from 6 to 100 can do.
Running icon Anne Audain was the first female ever signed by Nike, but her story had a very unlikely start. Find out how she went from being an orphan with deformed feet to one of the greatest runners — male or female — in history.