Sauk Rapids, MN Health and Fitness

The Director of Instruction at Edinburgh USA Golf Academy and PGA-certified instructor Adam Guili teaches swing-honing wisdom and results-oriented practice techniques accrued through a 14-year teaching career. Adam’s teaching philosophy is based on the notion that a sound short game and a simple golf swing are crucial to achieving success on the course, and he helps golfers develop a tension-free motion. During lessons, Adam can address any on-course concern, such as how to add length to drives or how to extract shirttails from ball washers.

There’s strength in numbers at Energy Pilates & Fitness: In addition to owner Debra Tourek, there’s a fitness director, 18 experienced and specialized fitness instructors, a childcare manager, and a medical director. They combine their powers to empower students to work their hardest. The team also emphasizes a fun, loose atmosphere, and each class can be easily customized to accommodate a range of workout needs and the current level of gravity. They lead 15 group classes that encompass different styles of Pilates, yoga, cardio workouts, Barrebody classes, kickboxing, and high-intensity interval training. Each instructor prepares his or her own unique workout routines; however, all routines focus on flexibility work, core work, and full-body conditioning. The studio also offers childcare for children 3 months old–11 years old during classes for an additional fee.

Dr. Don Jewell oversees an assortment of alternative health treatments and laser services intended to bolster overall wellness and self-image. Chiropractic care aims to straighten misaligned spines through precise adjustments, while holistic services—including lifestyle advice and nutritional counseling—empower clients to make more informed decisions about diet, exercise, and nutritional supplements. To cultivate surface-level beauty, the clinic also performs a range of laser-aided services, such as Zerona circumference-slimming treatments.

Designed by course architect Kevin Norby, The Refuge Golf Club cleaves through 350 acres of woods and wetlands to frame an 18-hole, par 72 course. Native grasses, wooden cart bridges, and immaculate bluegrass fairways characterize this northern-style course, which challenges golfers with tight tree lines and abundant sunbathing opportunities for losing shirts in sand traps. If golfers haven't spotted much wildlife throughout the course, they might find a gallery of hawks, deer, and feral caddies watching at the 17th, the course's second-most-difficult hole. Clubbers must blast tee shots over a forced carry before safely landing on an open fairway that leads to a green flanked by bunkers on both sides. Players can warm up for rounds at the 20-stall driving range and contoured putting green, and PGA professionals help golfers hone their game during private lessons. Meanwhile, a 13,000-square-foot clubhouse built of rock and cedar beckons for post-round revelry in the facility's restaurant, bar, and pro shop.

Course at a Glance:

• 18-hole, par 72 course
• Total length of 6,534 yards from the back tees
• Course rating of 71.9 from the back tees
• Course slope of 139 from the back tees
• Five sets of tees per hole

With 27 challenging kentucky-bluegrass fairways in front of lush bentgrass greens, The Ponds challenges golfers to play a trio of nine-hole courses or combine two of them for three unique 18-hole rounds. Water hazards make for an especially difficult approach to the green on the Red Course’s signature first hole, whereas the White Course’s ninth hole ends with a green flanked by sand traps. Wetlands and sloped greens make up the Blue Course, which players can travel in new electric-power carts.

Before hitting the fairways, golfers can warm up at the driving range, chipping green, putting green, or pleading-with-your-clubs green. After the round, replace any golf balls that got away at the pro shop, which stocks brands such as Nike and Titleist.

Red Course at a Glance:

• 9-hole, par 36 course
• Length of 3,380 yards
• Four tee options

Blue Course at a Glance:

• 9-hole, par 36 course
• Length of 3,453 yards
• Four tee options

White Course at a Glance:

• 9-hole, par 36 course
• Length of 3,401 yards
• Four tee options

Former heart surgeon Dr. Frederic J. Vagnini, an author of multiple books on diabetic management and a frequent guest on Fox News, helps his Heart, Diabetes and Weight Loss Centers of New York patients treat health problems with natural therapies and conventional medicine. Using the self-created V-Protocol program, Dr. V fights heart disease with lifestyle changes, diet, nutraceuticals, supplements, and unlimited prescriptions for apples.

Because obesity is often connected to heart disease, Dr. V helps patients shed unwanted pounds with the FDA-cleared VelaShape body-contouring device, supplements such as V-Cleanse, and insulin-regulating diet plans. All weight-loss plans are medically supervised and come with metabolic testing, complete digestive-system analysis including parasite evaluation, and testing for allergies to food and exercise.