Category: Sports & Recreation


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Boots & Blooms

Dust off your hiking boots and explore the park with a naturalist while looking for the latest blooming flowers and plants.

Sunday, May 19, 2013
1-2pm
Fort Snelling State Park
Take the Post Road exit off Highway 5 and follow the signs.
This even is free but you will need a park permit to park your vehicle at Ft. Snelling

Once again, Sailing Lake Calhoun is offering free sailboat rides this summer!

Participating is 100% free and they have nothing to sell or promote, other than meeting new people, sharing experiences and having a good time.  I took advantage of this offer a few times in the past and had a blast learning to sail and enjoying the lake.  It’s a great activity for out of town guests.

You really have to love the Twin Cities and the awesome people here!

To participate, first print/fill out out a waiver.

Weather and health permitting, rides are offered 7 days a week from afternoon until sunset, May through mid October.  Just come to the public sailing dock, at Lake Calhoun … which is at the north-east corner of the Lake: 3000 Calhoun Parkway East, Minneapolis, MN.  You might have to wait 15 minutes or so if they are out on the lake but they’ll be by soon enough to pick you up!

For more info, see their website and Facebook Page.

 

Free workouts at Prana

Save gym money by taking advantage of free workouts at Prana in Edina.  Choose from everything from yoga to ZeSa.  Click calendar for a larger version on the Prana site and class descriptions and to register for classes.

May 10, 2013 is National Public Gardens Day.  On this day, admission to the MN Landscape Arboretum is free with this voucher (Reg. $12).

If the snow doesn’t let up or May 10th doesn’t work for you, admission is free every third Thursday of the month after 4:30 p.m.: April through October.

MN Landscape Arboretum
3675 Arboretum Dr.
Chaska, MN 55318

Free workouts at Athleta

Athleta at Edina & the Mall of America offer free workouts including yoga, core, sculpt and more throughout the month!

EDINA SCHEDULE:

  • Yoga - Saturday, May 4 from 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
  • Pilates – Sunday, May 5 from 9:30AM-10:30AM
  • Slow Flow - Saturday, May 11 from 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
  • Vinyasa Flow - Sunday, May 12 from 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

BLOOMINGTON SCHEDULE:

  • Vinyasa Yoga - Saturday, May 4 from 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
  • Cardio Kung Fu Sculpt- Saturday, May 11 from 8:30 AM- 9:30 AM
  • Invervals with Abs - Saturday, May 18 from 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
  • Yoga Sculpt - Saturday, May 25 from 8:30AM-9:30AM

Edina
5001 France Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55410

Bloomington
Mall of America
145 South Avenue
Bloomington, MN 55425

Nature’s Gym Fun Day

Your membership to Nature’s Gym is waiting. Take your exercise routine outside. Come out to REI Bloomington for a fun day celebrating all the ways to get active, stay fit, and enjoy a lifetime of outdoor adventures. Climb an outdoor rock wall, test your balance on a simulated Stand Up Paddleboard, beat the clock on the cycle trainer, try disc golf, play ladder golf, experience an REI Nature’s Gym class, or just hang out at the REI Fitness Base Camp. Whatever your activity, it’s sure to be a fun day for the whole family. In addition to all the free hands-on activities, you’ll have the chance to enter to win some great prizes from REI and Merrell, including an REI Adventures Weekend Getaway! Come out, enjoy the fun, and experience all that Nature’s Gym has to offer. Class schedule: 10am Fitness Technology Basics, 12pm Cross Training for Outdoor Fitness, 2pm Mud Run Basics. Please register for classes. No registration required for the event.

Sunday, May 5, 2013
10am-4pm
REI Bloomington
750 W American Blvd
Bloomington, MN 55420
Call (952) 884-4315 with questions

With today’s Pioneer Press daily deal, receive race entry to the Great Water Brewing Company Fun Run on May 25 for $15 (Reg. $30). Choose from a 5k or 1mile casual walk/jog/run that ends with a FREE beer and a collectors beer glass at Great Water Brewing Company in Downtown St. Paul.

Designed to showcase the many great neighborhoods of Minneapolis & St. Paul, the Brewery Running Series offers a variety of causal 1 mile or 5k walk/jog/run courses throughout the summer. The best part? All courses finish with GREAT beer at local breweries throughout the Twin Cities! We run to celebrate life, health & happiness! All the while raising money for a local nonprofit, Bolder Options.

Do you find Twins baseball ticket and concessions prices too steep?  Take advantage of these offers from Goldstar for discount tickets to the St. Paul Saints games.  Discount ticket prices range from $5-6 + service fee).  Multiple dates are available.

Follow the St. Paul Saints into another exciting season of American Association professional baseball at Midway Stadium. The roster sports some big-league veterans as well as a rotating crew of fresh faces. Along with all the thrills on the field, there’s always plenty going on in the stands, with Monday Buck Beer Nights, Saints player tailgate parties on Walser Wednesdays, and of course, Friday Night Fireworks. That’s not to mention the mascot ballpig oinking up the crowd, fun family activities and great concession deals.

Yoga Sol, NE MPLS’s donation-based yoga studio, is turning ONE next month and all are invited to their celebration.

Event Schedule:
5:30 – 6:00 pm Meet & Greet
6:00 – 6:30 pm Complimentary Yoga Sculpt class
6:30 – 7:00 pm Complimentary Vinyasa class
7:00 – 8:00 pm Complimentary cake & refreshments

Friday, May 3, 2013
5:30 – 8:00 pm
21 5th Street NE
Minneapolis