With Gov. Jay Inslee Sunday announcing a new round of statewide COVID-19 restrictions effective at midnight Nov. 16, the Lynnwood Recreation Center offered the following summary of what will stay open…
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Lynnwood Recreation Center starts next session of classes Oct. 26
The Lynnwood Recreation Center’s next session of online classes is just around the corner, starting the week of Oct. 26. These classes will have Zoom meetings along with pre-recorded material…
City of Lynnwood pool reopening for fitness, water aerobic classes starting Oct. 26
With Gov. Jay Inslee’s updated guidance on pool use during the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Lynnwood announced that starting Monday, Oct. 26, it will be reopening its recreation pool…
Girls on the Run of Snohomish County launches virtual fall season
Girls on the Run of Snohomish County (GOTRSnoCo) has announced the launch of a special virtual fall season. GOTRSnoCo is a leader in delivering evidence-based, life skills curriculum to girls…
Meet Me at the Park begins at North Lynnwood Park Tuesday, July 7
The City of Lynnwood and Verdant Health Commission will host Meet Me at the Park events at several parks throughout Lynnwood starting Tuesday, July 7. Meet Me at the Park…
Scriber Lake Park: A quiet oasis in the center of Lynnwood
With Washington state’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order in effect for weeks now, many are feeling a little antsy. And with local businesses closed, playgrounds and playfields considered off limits,…
Sponsor spotlight: MLT Dance and Fitness at home!
Mountlake Terrace dance and fitness instructors are posting classes online. These classes are not only for their students, but are free to the public. Stay active with tap, ballet, yoga,…
Fitness Corner: Exercise in the age of coronavirus
The novel coronavirus has upended our lives in a way that few of us have ever experienced. With seemingly no end in sight, it’s an unsettling and frightening time. As…
Fitness Corner: Stop worrying about your weight
“I really need to lose some weight. Right now I weigh 105 lbs.” —Me, writing in my diary when I was 11 years old You can imagine how I felt…
Sponsor spotlight: Stay in the game – two fall sports injuries to avoid
Fall sports are back on the calendars of athletes, parents, coaches, and trainers. No matter whose team you are on, everyone wins when athletes stay injury-free. Each season, I team up…
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Fitness Corner: Exercising while traveling
My late husband, Coach Dan Potts, was the most dedicated exerciser I have ever met, even on vacation. I have vivid memories of him on the floor of vacation rentals…
Fitness Corner: How to get motivated
Motivation can be elusive even for the most disciplined and driven of us. It ebbs and flows through different phases of our lives . . . as our goals change…
Live near a Lynnwood park? Become a Park Champion
The City of Lynnwood was selected to receive a $40,000 grant from the National Recreation and Park Association to support Lynnwood’s planning and policy efforts that help increase access to…
Move 60! Summer Program set for July 1-Aug. 22
The Edmonds School District’s Move 60! Summer Program provides free, fun exercise and activities throughout the summer for district students – plus a free lunch. The program includes games, parachute,…
Playtime: Many options for summer basketball camps
All it took was hearing that a friend’s third-grade daughter has been playing basketball in their driveway to get me woozy at the thought of her signing up for a…
Registration for Lynnwood summer programs now underway
Looking for summer activities for the kids and adults? Registration is now open for City of Lynnwood activities, special events and summer camps for kids. Browse the summer Recreation Guide for youth,…
Fitness Corner: Contemplating what could have been
Because yesterday was my parents’ 47th wedding anniversary and today is Mother’s Day, this weekend would be celebratory regardless. But this year in particular it is truly something to appreciate….
City cuts ribbon for Lynnwood’s Interurban Trail Plaza
The City of Lynnwood earlier this week held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in honor of the Interurban Trail’s new 40th Avenue West Plaza. The celebration, held April 22, also included a…
Fitness Corner: Get back into the working-out game
After an unexpectedly intense workout this morning, I found myself crying. This is not unusual for a lot of people who work out hard; sometimes, after pushing your mind and…
March Mile event for Edmonds School District elementary students March 22
All Edmonds School District elementary students are encouraged to participate in the March Mile on Friday, March 22. The four-lap run/walk will take place on the Edmonds District Stadium track….
City of Lynnwood offering New Year, New You Workout Party Jan. 12
The City of Lynnwood invites you to the Recreation Center Saturday, Jan. 12 for a New Year, New You Workout Party “jam packed with fitness, food and fun.” The Workout…
Sponsor spotlight: What your heart rate is telling you
Heart-rate monitoring is undoubtedly the latest fitness craze. More often than not, you spot joggers on the street so consumed in the state-of-the-art equipment plastered on their wrist that they…
Welcome to our new Health and Fitness page sponsor Orangetheory Fitness
We warmly welcome Orangetheory Fitness, the sponsor of our new Health and Fitness page on My Edmonds News, MLTnews and Lynnwood Today. Lynnwood’s Studio Manager Rusty Gebhardt has been in the fitness…