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Top Four Wellness Trends in 2023. Keeping fit in the new year. Read more about Top Four Wellness Trends in 2023

How to Fit Fitness into Your Festivities. Read more about How to Fit Fitness into Your Festivities

For anybody who is over the age of 65, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends 150 minutes a week of physical activity that includes a mix of cardio, strength and balance exercises.

As we age, however, it gets harder to find the motivation to work out. Getting together with a group of friends several times a week to exercise is a great way to hold each other accountable. In fact, working out with friends can be a fun, affordable and social way to increase your odds of reaching your fitness goals. Read more about How to Pursue Fitness at Any Age

Travel is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves, and the benefits go well beyond taking a break from our lives. It opens us to new environments, cultures, cuisines and experiences.

Staying active should be an important part of any vacation as it helps elicit dopamine, the feel-good hormone, to drive up our energy levels and keep us motivated. It can also help keep you accountable and make it easier to transition back into your daily regimen post vacation. 

Here are my top five healthy tips for your next vacation: Read more about Pack Up Fitness on the Go

Improving the quality of life one step at a time, functional aging specialist and personal trainer Heidi Weinberg is training clients to stay independent as they age. Working primarily with those experiencing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and cognitive challenges, she develops fitness plans tailored to each of their goals to help offset habits and establish a lifestyle filled with energy, stamina and function. Read more about Brain Train

Fitspace Wayzata offers a no-membership model for wellness. Read more about Fitspace Wayzata Offers No Membership 'Modern Fitness Community'

The owners of FitHaus, a boutique fitness studio in Long Lake, call it “a place [where] you can be yourself and work on yourself at the same time.” Read more about Long Lake's FitHaus Fosters a Fitness Family

Ah, summertime—the season of freedom for youngsters, free from the trappings of studies, classes and (most) extracurricular activities. What’s a family to do with all this pent-up energy? “The statistics on childhood obesity are sobering and sad,” says FlyFeet Fitness co-owner Ben Shane. “The earlier you can build fun into a regular exercise regime, the better.” Luckily, the lake area is committed to providing multiple options for kids and families to get active. Here’s just a sampling of what’s out there. We’ve organized these local classes and events by age group.
Read more about A Roundup of Summer Wellness Opportunities for You and Your Kids

Bungee fitness is a high-flying international sensation that has landed in Minnetonka at The Aviary studio. You might not have heard about it yet, because it’s just beginning to trend in the Twin Cities—but if you’re looking for a different way to get your sweat on, check it out.
Read more about Bounce, Spin and Fly Your Way to Fitness at The Aviary

In the world of exercise and fitness, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) has become, well, a hit. A body of recent scientific research has shown HIIT to be the most effective way to burn fat, improve endurance and build strength. It’s more effective and time-efficient than, say, taking a half-hour to run three miles. Read more about Wayzata’s Fly Feet Running Offers High-intensity Training for Athletes of All Kinds