January 2018 Plymouth Magazine

In the January issue meet local Taekwondo champion Jharen Haynes.

Riley Loew’s passion for photography started budding about five to six years ago, and he remembers being “kind of intimidated” when he got his first camera at the time.

 

While Minnesota prepares to host the 52nd Super Bowl, fans across the country are polishing up their family rooms and man caves to host a party. Everybody knows, though, the Holy Grail of success for any Super Bowl gathering is the food spread.

 

For Gregory Gibson, president of the Wayzata Youth Hockey Association, the most exciting part of the impending Wayzata Youth Hockey Tournaments is the anticipated intensity of the games.

 

Jharen Haynes is a fifth degree black belt who moved from Florida to Minnesota after he saw a need for Taekwondo training in the area.

 

The girls, parents and coaches of last year’s Wayzata Blue U12 B State Championship hockey team call themselves a “hockey family.” And it’s true — the tightknit group tends to finish each other’s sentences while they laugh at inside jokes.

 

Although we are deep in the throes of winter, now is the time to start thinking about summer camps if it’s on the horizon for your kids this summer. The area’s most popular day camps fill up quickly, and some registration deadlines are soon approaching.

 

This Valentine’s Day, Shamblott Family Dentistry in Hopkins will open its doors for Dentistry from the Heart (DFTH). This national event provides dental procedures to un- and underinsured folks in need, free of charge.

 

From workdays spent behind a computer to free moments hunched over smartphones, the average American spends a lot of time sitting. These seemingly harmless day-to-day activities can have a detrimental impact on our overall well-being. Dr.

 

Is getting exercise among your New Year resolutions?  In and around Plymouth, there are large gyms or more tailored facilities for your workout needs. Here’s a sampling of the gym and workout options:

Life Time Fitness

 

Daunting as the name of this new offering might sound, the Spartan Strong class, a partnership between Spartan and Life Time, focuses more on the spirit of its athletic inspiration—Spartan’s reputed obsta