fitness

If you’re about to shake the rust off of your swing after the long winter or have been recovering from any injury that’s prevented you from playing golf in a while, you may want to first consider a visit to the experts at Golftec. Read more about Golftec's Experts Help You Improve Your Swing and Prevent Injury

The therapeutic use of yoga in the treatment of common challenges like anxiety and depression is quickly gaining in popularity. Read more about How to Manage Your Mood with Therapeutic Yoga

Working out can be a daunting task but it doesn’t have to be if you find the right space and environment. Read more about Find a Balanced Fitness Routine at the Farmhouse

From teenagers to men to 73-year-olds, Edina Barre3 owners and best friends Lucy Gardiner and Morgan Wolfe have trained every kind of body. Read more about Everyone is Welcome at Edina’s New Barre3 Studio

Welcyon, a fitness program franchise for the 50-plus crowd, claims it can help baby boomers double their strength in a year. The claim is backed by a recent study, says former Welcyon CEO Suzy Boerboom (the current CEO is Tom Boerboom) involving approximately 77,000 Welcyon workouts over a two-year period. After three months, Welcyon members’ strength increased 56 percent, and the average Welcyon member doubled their strength in one year. Read more about Doubling Down on Strength Training

A brand-new fitness studio called Physical Culture (v) opened in Edina over the summer. The (v) is to remind visitors that co-founders, Joy Himley and Angie Bartness, want their studio’s name read as a verb rather than a noun—as in more an action than a place, a culture of doing, of being and of movement. But the differentiation goes beyond the name. Himley and Bartness seek to transform the local fitness landscape by offering many of the top-trending fitness classes all in one place. Read more about Edina Entrepreneurs Create a One-stop Shop Fitness Studio

Yoga instructor Beth Shaw was on a bike ride in southern California when she had the idea to create YogaFit, a studio with traditional warm-up and cool-down workouts, which offers “real yoga for real people,” she says. She had clients looking for a health club that could work for them and be more accessible, so YogaFit was born. YogaFit now has studios across the country, including a location on France Avenue in Edina. Read more about YogaFit Founder Beth Shaw Talks about Her New Book

The words “boot camp” evoke images of military camouflage and a red-faced sergeant yelling at his soldiers. But Edina residents can participate in boot camps of another kind: outdoor fitness groups that encourage relationships. At a boot camp fitness class, clients can exercise together, encourage each other and socialize. Read more about Fitness Bootcamps Help Develop Strong Friendships