Athletes With IMPACT

A gold medal around her neck, Nicole Rakowski beams at the camera clad in a sparkly blue string bikini, silver dangle earrings, and four-inch crystal “posing” heels.It was her first bodybuilding competition, but the...

Fireworks illuminate the nighttime vault; beneath the spectacle, Brandenburg Gate; beneath the gate, a thousand-strong multitude; within the multitude, one David Nicholson; and, upon his neck, three gold medals and a single silver.Nicholson, a...

The world’s 14 tallest peaks range between 8,012 and 8,848 metres but are somehow no comparison to the mountains Jill Wheatley has already conquered. What started out as a normal Wednesday for a sports...

In three to five years, Matt Devine was told he would likely have a major medical event like a heart attack or stroke—and it would likely end his life. A horrible statistic for anyone,...

Latoya Shauntay Snell remembers the time well. It was about a week before Hurricane Sandy hit land and devastated the U.S. that Snell received a devastating diagnosis of her own.Snell’s doctor told her that...

At 14, many boys are playing sports and adjusting to being teens. However, Peter Field was adjusting to life without his sight.Field was diagnosed with glaucoma, an eye disease causing optic nerve damage that...

What’s more impressive than filling a running résumé with 50 marathons and five ultramarathons?What’s more impressive than posting personal-best times by the age of 48?What’s more impressive than progressing without the aid of coaches?Answer:...

Shayla Stonechild doesn’t take the easy route. Eight years ago, when she tried yoga for the first time, she opted for a hot yoga class—one that ended up being difficult in ways beyond just...

Tyler Turner could be considered your typical Western Canadian guy.Born in Saskatchewan and raised in Alberta, he fell early and hard for Western Canada’s rare combination of winter and summer sports, transitioning seamlessly from...

Appreciative of the workout program that rescued him from a very dark place, Robert Wong made a decision—despite being well into his 50s, he would pay forward the benefits of High Fitness by teaching...