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GRHS' 6-Week Marathon Challenge
The Glacial Ridge Health System Employee Wellness Committee challenges YOU to complete a marathon. Don’t turn up your nose quite yet. You get 6 weeks to accomplish this feat! Simply track your miles (running, jogging, hiking, walking and each 15 minutes of an aerobic fitness class = 1 mile too) and when you get to 26.2…
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GRHS' Introduction to Yoga Session
The Glacial Ridge Health System Employee Wellness Committee cordially invites you, your family and your friends to our "Introduction to Yoga" session hosted by Shannon Polson. Many people think that yoga is just stretching. But while stretching is certainly involved, yoga is really about creating balance in the body…
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Glacial Lakes State Park Hike | 10.26.2013 at 9:00am
You’re in for a treat. Please join members of the Glacial Ridge Health System Employee Wellness Committee on a fall hike through Glacial Lakes State Park. Enjoy the fresh air and fall colors while getting your cardio workout for the day. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH @ 9:00AM Meet at Glacial Lakes State Park in the parking lots…
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Self | Build Lean Muscle With Eight Primal Moves
Self | Build Lean Muscle With Eight Primal Moves The new primal movement classes have an animalistic idea: You're a tiger! Now own it with these eight animal-like poses that will build muscle—no equipment required.…
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FitSugar | A Killer Cardio and Strength-Training Routine
FitSugar | A Killer Cardio and Strength-Training Routine http://www.fitsugar.com/Rowing-Machine-Weights-Workout-31124748 Getting bored with your routine? This intense workout from Sports Club/LA trainer Ben Hwa will stifle the yawns. First, power your way through a cardio workout on a rowing machine, then tack on a…
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Glenwood, MN | 38th Annual Rotary 5k, 10k Run/Walk
Glenwood, MN 38th Annual Rotary 5k, 10k Run/Walk & Glenwood State Bank Magic Mile
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Starbuck, MN | Heritage Days: 5K and 10K Run/Walk
Starbuck, MN | Heritage Days: 5K and 10K Run/Walk Saturday, July 6th 7:00am registration, 8:00am start – Bus leaves approximately 7:45am at Starbuck City Park http://starbuckmn.org/media/Document_21.pdf
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GRHS "Catch a Cure" Relay For Life | Friday, June 14th
We are extremely proud of our fundraising accomplishments and are appreciative of the donors, team members and volunteers that have made this a success this year. The generosity of our employees, community members, and businesses is second to none. WE’D LIKE TO CORDIALLY INVITE YOU, YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND YOUR FRIENDS TO…
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FitSugar | 34 Ways to Shape Your Butt
FitSugar | 34 Ways to Shape Your Butt http://www.fitsugar.com/Best-Butt-Exercises-28185620#/Best-Butt-Exercises-28185620?image_nid=28185620 Need to shape up your backside for bikini season? Look no further — we've got over 30 of the most effective butt exercises. Read on to learn the moves, and stick around to the end for…
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25 Swiss Ball Exercises that Tone Your Whole Body
25 Swiss Ball Exercises that Tone Your Whole Body http://fitbie.msn.com/slideshow/print/122823 How to Use an Exercise Ball Don’t dismiss the Swiss ball just because it looks like a kid’s toy. The Swiss ball—also called stability ball, fitness ball, balance ball, or exercise ball—creates an unstable surface, which requires…
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Health | The Golden Rules of Sun Protection
Sun safety 101 | By Beth Janes Health magazine http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20696072,00.html?xid=celebratehealth05212013 Unless you've been living under a rock, you know to apply sunscreen. There's lifesaving reason to: About 3.5 million cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed this year. "The incidence of skin…
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60-Minute Cardio, Strengthening, and Stretching Workout
60-Minute Cardio, Strengthening, and Stretching Workout http://www.fitsugar.com/60-Minute-Running-Strength-Training-Stretching-Workout-30531620 0:00 - 5:00 — Warmup — brisk walking 5:01 - 15:00 — Run (fast pace) 15:01 - 16:00 — Push-Up Walks 16:01 - 21:00 — Run (fast pace) 22:01 - 23:00 — Plank With Arm and Leg Reach 23:01…
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GRHS 2nd Annual Kickball Game
ARE YOU READY FOR A TRIP BACK TO THE PLAYGROUND? Join us Wednesday, May 22nd @ 5:30pm for the 2nd Annual GRHS Kickball Game @ Barsness Park. Your challenge: Motivate your teammates to win the grand prize trophy for colossal bragging rights! Kickball is a playground game, similar to baseball, invented in the Czech Republic…
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GRHS "Adopt-a-Highway" Clean Up | Monday, May 20th
The Glacial Ridge Health System Employee Loyalty Team invites YOU, your family and your friends to join us on Monday, May 20th to help clean up our portion of the road ditches along Highway 55. 2:30pm or 5:30pm
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Fitness Magazine | The Power Abs Workout
Fitness Magazine | The Power Abs Workout Firm your deep ab muscles to shrink your waist, improve your posture, and gain more confidence. Do this circuit workout twice, three days a week, for a stronger core. Absolute Power Flat abs and killer confidence have one thing in common: a hard core. That's because the muscles that…
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10 Farmers Market Shopping Tips
10 Farmers Market Shopping Tips Shopping at farmers markets is the easiest way to eat locally. You know where the food comes from: After all, the grower is right there and you can ask them. More than one shopper, however, has come home with bags of produce that went uneaten. And many others have left after a morning's tour…
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101 Simple Pleasures
The smiley yellow balloon inspired me to come up with a list of 101 simple pleasures that might make you smile or will perhaps spark other ideas of your own. Of course, simple pleasures aren't universal, so one person's pleasures won't necessarily bring the same boost of happiness to others. But the possibilities are…
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Fitbie | The Ultimate 10-Minute Warmup
Fitbie | The Ultimate 10-Minute Warmup Primed for Power Just about any auto mechanic will tell you not to stomp on the accelerator right after a cold start in the dead of winter. He knows that a car's engine functions best when its fluids have had enough time to heat up so they can circulate efficiently. It's a shame that…
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Spring Clean Your Diet
Spring Clean Your Diet Spring is a great time to clean out, dust off, and rake away the debris that collects over the winter. It's also a good time to look at what we're doing for our health. Have we let some of our resolutions lose some of their resolve? Have we let some "trigger foods" into the house to sabotage our way…
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Fierce and Fab in 14 Days: P90X-Inspired Workout
Fitness Magazine's | Fierce and Fab in 14 Days: Tony Horton's P90X-Inspired Workout Break out of your body rut with Tony Horton's P90X-clusive moves that will take you from flab to firm fast. Tony Horton's Workout Pudge-proof your winter with this two-week tighten-it-up blast from the transformation master himself, Tony…
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Fight the Flab: The Animal Flow Workout
Fitness Magazine Fight the Flab: The Animal Flow Workout http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/express/20-minute/animal-flow-workout/ A no-equipment workout with cardio and toning exercises from the creator of the Animal Flow workout class at Equinox Fitness Clubs. About This Workout Firm up with this fresh no-equipment…
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Foam Roller Exercises for Easing Tight Muscles
About Sports Medicine | Foam Roller Exercises for Easing Tight Muscles (http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/flexibilityandstretching/ss/FoamRoller.htm?nl=1) Foam rollers offer many of the same benefits as a sports massage, without the big price tag. The foam roller not only stretches muscles and tendons but it also breaks…
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ACE Fit | Reducing Workplace Stress
ACE Fit | Reducing Workplace Stress Do you have a demanding boss or difficult co-workers? Stacks of work to get done and not enough time? Everyone encounters job stress sooner or later — but that doesn’t make it easier. There are many aspects of your work environment that you have no control over — but you can take action…
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WebMD | The Benefits of Flaxseed
WebMD | The Benefits of Flaxseed Some call it one of the most powerful plant foods on the planet. There’s some evidence it may help reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes. That’s quite a tall order for a tiny seed that’s been around for centuries. Flaxseed was cultivated in Babylon as early as 3000…
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13 Myths That May Be Messing With Your Workout
FitSugar | 13 Myths That May Be Messing With Your Workout There's lots to learn about being healthy and staying fit, and there's lots to unlearn as well. If you believe any of these common fitness myths, they just might be hurting your workout. Read on to set yourself straight!…
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Get Fit Without Even Trying
Cleveland Clinic Wellness | 5 Activities that Will Help You Get Fit Without Even Trying Too busy to be active? Sure, I understand. It can be hard to fit in a workout at the gym, a run through the park or a bike ride. But consider this: Regular exercise can help your brain work better, boost your mood, improve your sleep…
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The 7 Best Fat Burning Exercises for Men
DualFit | The 7 Best Fat Burning Exercises for Men http://dualfit.com/the-7-best-fat-burning-exercises-for-men/ Most people associate fat burning with females but males need to burn fat, too! Scientifically, it’s much easier for a man to burn fat so they don’t get as much attention when it comes to ways to burn fat but…
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How Beginner Runners Can Build Endurance
FitSugar | How Beginner Runners Can Build Endurance http://www.fitsugar.com/How-Runners-Build-Endurance-28967983 Many newbie runners give up on running because within a mile (or less), their legs are on fire and they're breathing so hard they feel like they're a huff and a puff away from passing out. Don't expect to be…
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How to Make Your First Outdoor Run a Success
FitSugar | How to Make Your First Outdoor Run a Success Beautiful scenery, a higher calorie burn, and a toned lower body are just a few things to look forward to when you start running outside. But if you don't play it safe, then you can just as easily be looking at a slew of new injuries, frustrations, and unmet…
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The Benefits of Optimism
The Benefits of Optimism Do you know someone who seems to always have a smile and a positive thought? Or are you yourself one of those people who is full of optimism? Hardships are seen as ‘learning experiences’ by optimists, and even the most miserable day always holds the promise for them that ‘tomorrow will probably be…
