Chaska, MN Health and Fitness

An experienced and smiling team create a welcoming atmosphere at Hatcher & Bomstad Dental DDS so patients feel at ease when they come in to maintain healthy teeth. Faith and Sheri head the front office, and a staff of experienced hygienists blasts away plaque and stains during speedy service appointments. Drs. Kris Bomstad and Tami Karban work with clients to offer collaborative, long-term solutions to cosmetic or structural issues. Hatcher & Bomstad’s team also believes that it’s never too late for a patient to take on dental solutions, whether it's an adult in need of braces or a reanimated mummy searching for a set of dentures.

A stable of free weights and kettlebells greets guests at Full Motion Fitness, prepared to do its duty to remake visitors’ physiques at the command of motivated gym-goers or experienced trainers. Staffers propel clients toward fitness goals during personal-training sessions or group classes that range from boot camps to yoga sessions. Lone exercising wolves can execute their own fitness regimens in the TV-lined main gym space, which brims with equipment for raising heart rates and toning muscles, including treadmills, TRX suspension-training straps, and selectorized weight machines. In addition to hosting workouts, the studio gives clients the tools to achieve full-body wellness, including skin treatments such as microdermabrasion and chiropractic services, which can ease chronic pain and melt stress faster than a sauna powered by glowing compliments.

Often, to get where you're going, you need a road map. The knowledgeable staffers at BodySlim Laser and Weight Loss Centers aim to provide each of their patrons with such a map, which takes the form of a five-step program that pairs laser treatments with detoxification, consultations, whole-body vibration exercises, and nutrition and meal planning. An advanced body scanner gives practitioners nine-point information packets to assist in the weight-loss quest, detailing body-fat percentage, hydration levels, daily caloric intake, and the zodiac sign of each fat cell.

At Gorilla Combat, students draw inspiration from the primate world, in which bands of gorillas bond by playing, wrestling, and protecting one another with weapon-free defense maneuvers. Certified trainers and pro fighters lead classes for all levels of skill and fitness, teaching kids how to punch during youth boxing lessons and showing grown-ups how to grapple during judo, jujitsu, and MMA sessions. In addition to cultivating strength and confidence, classes equip students with enough stamina, coordination, and discipline to perform an accordion while running a marathon. Full-size boxing rings welcome practice jabs and full-blown muay thai matches, and a collection of barbells and rowing machines helps athletes condition their muscles between classes or bouts. The instructors also offer personal training for those wishing to toughen up for a fight or an onslaught of sour-faced emoticons.

Sequestered on 90 acres of Chaska woodland, GolfZone's sanctuary for swing practice transforms golf into a game for all seasons. Under the roof of the complex's heated driving range with 40 hitting stalls, players are able to play through all six of Minnesota's seasons. Yardage-marked target greens dot the landscape, facilitating friendly games of longest ball and closest to the target. While the range's toasty confines transport golfers and their clubs to a subequatorial fantasy realm, stall-side televisions keep them tethered to reality with live sporting events and breaking news about the tragic passing of the county's most beloved ball washer.

Inside GolfZone's open-floor facility, golfers steer orbs down the emerald runways of the 18-hole Big Bear Mini Putt course. Surrounded by rocky outcrops and faux pine trees, each putting surface plots a winding path over subtle slopes, helping players to hone their putting stroke in a climate-controlled environment without having to roll out their own green carpet.

Soaring drives splash onto three-dimensional greens at Inside Edge Golf, where nine aboutGolf PGA Tour simulators set the scene for year-round golf and revelry. Stunning, realistic graphics reproduce more than 50 world-famous courses on the facility's sprawling screens, summoning golfers to carefully tread the ocean-side vistas at Pebble Beach or eschew diminutive jeers from the wind-swirling pixels that plague St. Andrews.

On The Back 9, players trade electronic courses for an 1,800-square-foot practice green outfitted with chipping areas, breaking putts, and a mini flop hedge. Leagues throughout the winter crown champions with simulated green jackets, and Kitchen, which is open year-round, sustains swing strength with snacks, sodas, and beers.