Health & Wellness

Young boy walking a dog in winter.

Some dog jackets parallel the best haute couture has to offer. Are they being worn for fashion or function?

Lake Minnetonka is a summer paradise. People come from all over the metro to fish, boat, attend festivals, enjoy lakeside patio bars or just take a walk. Winter, on the other hand, is long, cold and dark.

Greg Fast and Marisa Leighton routinely help men reach their fitness goals. Fast is group fitness instructor at the Marsh: A Center for Balance and Fitness in Minnetonka, and at Calhoun Beach Club in Minneapolis.

In less than a year of planning, a simple idea sparked by a newspaper article led St. Luke Presbyterian Church to install 96 solar panels on its roof in October. This story begins with Lane Ayres, a member of the Sustainability Task Force of the church.

In the New Year’s resolution frenzy of January, Dana Ketter of Wayzata’s Steele Fitness shares with us five quick and easy exercises you can do anytime, in the comfort of your own home.

ONLINE HED: The Lake Minnetonka Kennel Club Meets Needs for Canines and Humans Alike

Though this issue is technically our Homes and Entertaining issue, I want to bring a focus to the “giving back” aspect of so many stories that grace this month’s pages.

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