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Why stair exercises may be your best bet for burning calories
PLYMOUTH, Minn. — The key to losing weight might be sitting right there in your house or apartment building. A new study claims walking upstairs can burn 20 times more calories than walking on flat ground. That's a significant spike compared to previous research.What are the benefits of using stairs for exercise? And how does it compare to running? Good Question.If you want to step up your exercise routine, then simply step up to the stairs. "I feel like it's the best cardio workout," said Mike Leonard as he stood next to a stair machine at the Life...
District 279 Foundation's Reading is Fun 5K raises $13,000
On Sept. 21, the District 279 Foundation’s 14th Annual Reading is Fun 5K took place at Elm Creek Park Reserve. Nearly 300 community members registered for this year’s family-friendly event and raised $13,000 to purchase learning resources for media centers in Osseo Area Schools. The event highlights included stretching activity with music, a community gathering, 1K and 5K. Over the past 14 years, proceeds from the Reading is Fun 5K...
Twin Cities Marathon to have lactation station
ST. PAUL, Minn. — It's a feat less than 1% of the population will conquer: running a marathon. It's a feat two busy Brooklyn Park moms can claim, but because of their greatest accomplishments — their kids — running takes some extra discipline."All of the early mornings and trying to squeeze in workouts when you can," Kelsey Pierson said."It's fun to incorporate all the aspects of my life now with who I am — motherhood, breastfeeding, kids — being able to maintain my activity level has been a lot of fun," Tippy Amundson said.Maintaining a high...
We tried the Sun Country booking fee hack — with a bike
By now you may have heard about the Sun Country hack — show up at the airport to book flights and you can save $22 in hidden online fees for each flight segment. Yes, but: Unlike other members of the media who tried the hack, I doubled down by saving $5 on parking and another $3 in gas. I biked about 20 miles round trip to Terminal 2 on a recent Friday afternoon, when the Sun Country check-in area was nearly empty. By the numbers: I booked five tickets for my family to fly to San Diego and return from Palm...
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