Mud, Sweat & Cheers! HHbM offers many other ways to get to know other members, stay active and get motivated. Marisa believes in providing opportunities for the community to get out of their comfort zones, challenge their boundaries and check off a bucket list item or two. Annual events have included the Seattle Rock’n’Roll Half Marathon (includes “Run on the Rocks” training runs), Tough Mudder/ Warrior Dash) and The ​Big Climb. If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you! 

The Change Your Life Challenge is another awesome opportunity to embrace challenge. Marisa started the Change Your Life Challenge in January of 2010 because she wanted to lose weight and she thought it would be more encouraging to stay on track if she had a team of people doing it with her. She lost 40 lbs during the first 2 rounds and has kept it off largely due to the support and encouragement the community provides! As a team, HHbM has now lost almost 3000 LBS!!! Frickin' AMAZING! The goals of these 3-month challenges essentially revolve around support, motivation, and accountability. The Challenge is also very focused on making self-care a bigger, better priority, whatever that looks like for each person. It can be incredibly challenging to stay focused and motivated on your own. Being accountable to just yourself isn't enough sometimes. You are not alone. I'm here to support you along with a TEAM of strong, determined, and positive people all striving for the same goal- to make a positive life change! There are so many people out there who want to change their life for the better and I want to help inspire and motivate them to stop thinking about it, empower themselves and DO IT! Life is too short to keep thinking about doing stuff! Someday is NOW! Cheers to a better, stronger, healthier you!!!