Check out this HealthDay article on the Fittest City in America 2013 ranking. The news is so great for the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro that we wanted to brag on our own website too. WEDNESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) "It's a three-peat. For the third year in a row, the...
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Healthy Valentines Day Dinner Menu: Hot and Spicy
Heat Up Your Metabolism While Making a Spicy Valentine’s Day Dinner Your metabolism is the internal process that converts fuel to energy (think of many little machines that input digested food and output energy molecules). There are ways to make these machines work...
The Real Way to Make New Year’s Resolutions Stick
New Year, New You: Making Resolutions Real and Not Just Written Did you set New Year's Resolutions on January 1? Setting resolutions is a great way to gain perspective and direction for the year, but have you set resolutions in the past only to find yourself in...
From ACL to 5K: How to Make the Injury Recovery Process Fun
OHW Teammate Amanda Field is one of the most fun, upbeat and bubbly people you’ll meet. But when she tore her ACL while snow skiing in 2012 she was majorly down about the surgery, the long recovery process and being out of commission for awhile. But she wasn’t down...
How to Recover from Sports Injuries and Top Causes of Injuries
For professional athletes and individuals that compete in elite competitions, injuries are a real pain-literally and logistically. An injury can be a major set back for these top athletes but they usually come up with a quick game plan to heal, recover and get back on...
Weight Loss Success Story: Losing Weight and Sharing the Joy
Meet Rod. Rod is the kind of guy that walks into the room and everyone notices (in a good way). He has the ability to make everyone think they are part of his team, in on all his jokes and that he is talking to them even though they might be all the way across the...
Marine Corps Marathon: Dr. Odom Finishes Strong and Inspired
Dr. Odom completed the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C. this past Sunday, October 28. Here are his comments and takeaways from the experience: The 2012 marine corp marathon went great. I was excited to finish and doubly excited that we got out of DC before...
Anders Pesavento: A Normal Guy Becomes an Ultramarathoner
Most of us can lace up our shoes and go for a 15-30 minute walk or run with little effort and a bit of sweat. Many of you have set your alarm early and trained for a marathon with long runs lasting a couple hours. But how many of us have ever considered running 50...