New Year, New You Can Be Diet-Free

losing weight shouldn’t mean following a fad diet

Are you making a New Year’s resolution to lose weight, or have you been eyeing up a new diet? If a diet or product sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Some diets remove foods that have nutrients your body needs, some even cut entire food groups. These are ...

The Big Beautiful Gym Grid 2024

a compact guide to what gyms in the Chippewa Valley can offer you

Looking for a new place to work toward wellness in the new year? We’ve assembled this handy guide to gyms in Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Menomonie, and Altoona to help you learn about their offerings. You can follow this link ...

NEW LOOK, MORE WELLNESS: New Owners Expand Services at Luminary Wellness

Aaron and Tayler Foster have added new services after purchasing business

After returning from the Air Force, Aaron Foster turned to natural remedies for chronic pain he was dealing with from service. For Christmas 2022, his wife, Tayler, got him a gift card to Luminary Wellness, hoping their float therapy services could help with his pain. Fast forward one year, and the couple ...

STRONG FROM THE INSIDE, OUT: StrongSoul to Open in New Year

cycling, sculpt, and yoga join under one roof at soon-to-open Eau Claire fitness center

Southside Eau Claire will ring in the new year with a brand new fitness space aiming to bring out the joy in exercise with its hot sculpt, yoga, and cycling classes. StrongSoul will open its doors on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at 3868 Talmadge Road near Kahvi Coffee ...

ROW BY ROW: 5th Row Lifting Bulks Up With New Location

new west side gym finds home in former restaurant space

“I haven’t ever found my ‘elevator pitch’ for what I do,” acknowledges Ryan Boos, owner of 5th Row Lifting Co. in Eau Claire. Not long after starting his first gym, Boos says, he sought out advice from a former personal training client who was having success with ...

MORE THAN A GYM: Athletic Wellness Offers Performance Recovery For All

owner Vince Furby has mentored many student-athletes across the valley since 2015

“If you have a body, you are an athlete.” This quote by Nike co-founder and track and field coach Bill Bowerman adorns the wall of Athletic Wellness in Eau Claire, where owner Vince Furby created a space focused solely ...

Sunscreen, Bug Spray, and Hats: Grab Your Gear & Explore These Trails

trails in and around the Chippewa Valley, recommended by Landmark Conservancy

Finding your go-to hiking spot this summer is easy thanks to Landmark Conservancy, a non-profit conservation organization based in Menomonie. From favorites like the Devil's Punchbowl and the Red Cedar Trail to hidden gems like the Town of Union Conservancy Area and Mary Fitz Park...

TAKE A HIKE! L.E. Phillips Senior Center Group Invites You to Join Them on the Trail

coordinators Carol Lendle and Mike Baker invite you out to adventure with the group

Chippewa Valley residents Carol Lendle and Mike Baker have given new meaning to the slang phrase “Take a Hike,” typically recognized and defined as a rude way for telling someone to go away. As coordinators of the hiking group at the L.E. Phillips Senior Center, they’re inviting folks to “Take a Hike” with them around the Chippewa Valley...

A New Fitness Equation: Pole Fitness + Yoga = ‘Polga’

Dragonfly Fitness and Training introduces a new exercise combo you never knew you needed

Emily Balow, owner of Dragonfly Fitness & Training, has been focusing her classes on traditional Pole Dancing for several years. Upon discovering Polga at a Chicago conference, she instantly knew that it was something missing from the Eau Claire area’s fitness ...

Barb Blum’s Life of Yoga

after practicing yoga for 30 years, Eau Claire native has returned to teach

Throughout her life, yoga has been her constant. Barbara first got a taste of eastern philosophy in high school when she took a course in transcendental meditation (TM) in Eau Claire, which also introduced her to yoga. The TM movement and other gurus coming to ...