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
If you ride a bike, you need this class! In this free informative presentation you’ll learn how to lube a chain, fix a flat tire in record time, and make other minor adjustments to your bike. No experience necessary!
One of my favorite ways to enjoy living in the Twin Cities in winter is that I’ve taken up cross-country skiing. Cross-country skiing in Minnesota is so great because there are an abundance of trails. It’s incredibly peaceful and relaxing to get out and be with nature without having to drive more than a couple blocks from home (many public golf courses, parks and lakes have trails). The total body workout is great as well. There is still a lot of winter left and now is the time to consider taking up the sport because ski gear is starting to go on clearance.
You can tell that snow is about to make it’s first appearance. It’s scary but at least there are some fun winter activities to look forward to. One of those fun activities is cross-country skiing. Even better is skijoring, which is cross-country skiing with your dog! Join REI Bloomington to learn about the sport, equipment, local opportunities and what it takes to get started. Note: Dogs are not permitted in this in-store session.
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The National Park Service is restoring the land surrounding Coldwater Spring to create oak savanna, prairie, and wetland habitats. This site is located between Minnehaha Falls Regional Park and Historic Fort Snelling. Volunteers will plant trees and wetland plants, and will help with other restoration activities. NPS rangers will offer public tours in the afternoon from 1pm-4pm to celebrate the park’s opening. This event is part of National Public Lands Day, sponsored by REI, the National Park Service and its nonprofit partner the Mississippi River Fund. Started in 1994, National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. This keeps the promise of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the “tree army” that worked from 1933-42 to preserve and protect America’s natural heritage. Service project from 9am-12pm, registration begins at 8:30am. Free lunch from 12pm-1pm with an informal “Backyard Session” by representatives from Leave No Trace. The National Park Service will also be giving public tours of the site from 1-4pm.
Planning an escape to cooler temperatures and fall colors on a day-hike? Join the REI team and learn about trip planning, essential items, safety precautions, and local resources and places to go. Everyone can enjoy a hike in the fall looking at the reds, oranges and yellows of the season. Join us for a program on some of the best local areas for fall hiking.
