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Champ Mayra Morgan Is Health Role Model to Young Son

Although she joined the Vitality wellness they earned—it makes me feel good.”
program when it first rolled out in the
organization, the last year has marked Her goal is to stay on track with health-
Mayra Morgan’s greatest strides in her ier eating and exercise. She used to “eat
health journey. In 2013, she used the Vi- anything” on the weekends, but now is
tality wellness program to help her to more mindful all of the time of a health-
lose some weight. After having her son ier diet. She does meal prep on Sundays
in 2014, it took her a little time to get to be ready for the whole week. Last
back on track. When she and her hus- year she joined a kick ball league, for
band separated last March, she really which she earns Vitality points. She en-
used the components of the wellness joys doing Beach Body videos at home
program to help her—she found healthy and is in the midst of a workout called
recipes through the online nutrition 80-Day Obsession. “My son, who is 3,
courses, and she became motivated to Mayra Morgan, February 2017, left, and sees me exercising at home, and he
earn as many points as possible on her December 2017, right. grabs 1-pound weights and joins me,”
Below right: holding up her son at a kick
Apple Watch. Since last March, she has ball game in September 2017. she said.
lost 43 pounds. “My Vitality age is two They also
years less than my actual age,” said Mayra, Inpatient Coor- race each other at the park.
dinator. “My waist size is also smaller—my BMI used to be “I am showing my son to live
in the red area—now it is green and in the normal range.” a healthy lifestyle,” she said.

Doing the mental health reviews has also helped Mayra to And anyone can do it. “Go
address all aspects of her health. The questions related to for it,” she said. “It doesn’t
stressors helped her to see her stress levels and to read re- take much time. Use the Vi-
lated articles to deal with stress in a healthier way. tality program to help you—
it doesn’t take much time to
Since 2013, Mayra has served as a champ in the Vitality fill out the Vitality Health
program. “I wanted to encourage other teammates to do Review, and you learn a lot.
the same, and to see all of the benefits the program has,” Start being healthy and stay active.”
she said. “I love when people tell me how many points

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