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Project: How I Got This Body
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How I got this body: Thankful every day
After two devastating car accidents, Jenna Hanson realized she could choose to take care of her body or live in pain. Updated Oct. 1, 2012
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How I Got This Body is a regular feature about real people and their quest for fitness. If you or someone you know would be a good candidate to be featured in a future column, e-mail us at body@startribune.com. Include your name, age, contact information and an explanation of your fitness story.
Signe Rudrud
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How I Got This Body: Lifeguard is 'always rescue-ready'
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED ,Special to the Star Tribune Publish August 5, 2012 2:00 AM / Update August 4, 2012 5:53 PMWhen Signe Rudrud learned to swim at age 4, she remembers watching the lifeguards at Lake Nokomis and thinking, "Wow, they get to be at the lake all day." Now she's entering her senior year at South High School, and lifeguarding at Lake Nokomis is her job. Even as a longtime swimmer, her responsibilities have given Rudrud a new perspective on the water, and a new appreciation for the type of endurance required on the job.
Gerry Uchytil
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How I got this body: Taking to the skies
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish July 23, 2012 2:00 AM / Update July 23, 2012 5:27 AMWhen Gerry Uchytil and a friend heard about a hang-gliding club starting up in southern California in the early '70s, they sent for a kit and built a glider. Uchytil has been flying ever since.
Audrey Mundstock, center
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How I Got This Body: Rolling on the river
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish July 2, 2012 2:00 AM / Update August 9, 2012 10:36 AMAudrey Mundstock performs with the Twin Cities River Rats, a water-ski show team that wows crowds on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis every summer.
How I got this Body - Annette Fragale, 75 years, teaches yoga and othe...
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How I got this body: Still waving her magic wand
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish June 17, 2012 2:00 AM / Update August 9, 2012 10:37 AMAnnette Fragale, 76, shares her passion for fitness by teaching yoga, Pilates, Chinese Wand and hula hoop, and she hosts a TV show, "Yoga on the Go!" Oh, and in the summer, she works as a magician.
Chuck Vavrosky
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How I Got This Body: The stair master
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish June 11, 2012 2:00 AM / Update June 12, 2012 8:02 AM
Jackie Bechtold is a mellophone player with Minnesota Brass.
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She's marching her way to fitness
Article By: Sheila Mulrooney Eldred , Special to the Star Tribune Publish July 31, 2011 2:00 AM / Update August 1, 2011 2:23 PMHow I Got This Body: You'd be surprised at the physical demands it takes to be a part of a drum and bugle corps. Musical athlete Jackie Bechtold explains how she keeps fit by performing with the Minnesota Brass.
Gene Kay uses roller skis to keep in shape.
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How I Got This Body: A skier for all seasons
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish May 13, 2012 2:00 AM / Update June 15, 2012 10:42 AMGene Kay has been hooked on skiing since he was 6, when a neighborhood mom taught him how to glide down a hill near his home in upstate New York.
Don Potter and his German Sehepard, Reina.
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How I Got This Body: Happy together
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish April 22, 2012 2:00 AM / Update May 11, 2012 3:16 PMFor the past four years, Don Potter and his German shepherd, Reina, have raced up and down hills on an almost-daily basis. They are, he says, "a perfect match" as workout partners.
Kathleen Cancilla enjoys watching TV while she hula-hoops.
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How I Got This Body: Hula-hooping helps keeps her fit
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish April 8, 2012 2:00 AM / Update April 16, 2012 8:42 AMKathleen Cancilla recently rediscovered the hula hoop and adapted it to her adult lifestyle -- with surprising results. But the reason she keeps on hula-hooping, she says, is simple: It's fun.
Karen Bushee
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How I Got This Body: Care to dance?
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish March 25, 2012 2:00 AM / Update March 27, 2012 8:32 AMInspired by her late brother, Karen Bushee is fulfilling her dream to dance around the world.
Olympic curler Cassie Potter practiced at the St Paul Curling Club last week over her lunch hour.
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St. Paul curler is cool as ice
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish March 12, 2012 2:00 AM / Update August 9, 2012 10:39 AMCassie Potter -- the daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of curlers -- picked up the sport at a young age and went on to represent the United States at the 2006 Olympics.
Scott Smith takes time for a workout at St Thomas University.
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Diving right in to fitness
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish March 4, 2012 2:00 AM / Update March 5, 2012 9:20 AMHow I Got This Body: Scott Smith's diving career began at 7, when he started jumping off houseboat roofs. Today, he coaches and competes.
Trimming trees helps keep Paul Jirik fit and trim.
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He's climbing to success
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish February 19, 2012 2:00 AM / Update February 18, 2012 1:32 PMHow I Got This Body: For 23 years, Paul Jirik has been climbing trees for a living. It keeps him physically and mentally fit -- and, he says, it offers a welcome respite from his day job.
Twenty-month-old Matthew keeps his mom, Erin Arifin, busy and fit.
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She's taking care of fitness
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish January 22, 2012 2:00 AM / Update February 15, 2012 8:27 AMHow I Got This Body: Before her son was born, Erin Arifin worked a sedentary office job. But staying home with her son, Matthew, now 20 months, has been a surprising fitness and wellness boost.
Dave Hart
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He's getting into the swing of things
Publish February 5, 2012 2:00 AM / Update May 14, 2012 8:21 AMHow I Got This Body: When the National Senior Games of racquetball come to Minneapolis in 2015, Dave Hart plans to be one of the 15,000 athletes competing.
Mara Larson
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She's on a year-round roll
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish January 15, 2012 2:00 AM / Update January 14, 2012 1:26 PMHow I Got This Body: Mara Larson is a year-round bike commuter who rides 17 miles to work. She credits exercise for keeping her mentally and physically fit.
Jason Deavalon
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Lots of miles behind the smiles
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish December 25, 2011 2:00 AM / Update December 24, 2011 1:54 PMHow I got this body: Salon owner Jason Deavalon's life was "a mess" until he learned about a friend's nonprofit organization, which eventually changed everything.
Carol Markham-Cousins
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Mpls. principal is tops in her class
Article By: Sheila Mulrooney Eldred , Special to the Star Tribune Publish October 23, 2011 2:00 AM / Update October 24, 2011 8:47 AMHOW I GOT THIS BODY: Carol Markham-Cousins, principal of Minneapolis' Washburn High School, says, "Energy creates more energy." She shares her twice-daily workout routine.
David Siskind
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How I got this body: At 69, he's still on a roll
Publish April 24, 2011 2:00 AM / Update April 25, 2011 8:10 AMDave Siskind's "new" bike has 25,000 miles on it. Another that he saved from the trash has 40,000. An older road bike has 116,000. Altogether, he has logged more than 500,000 miles over a lifetime of cycling.
Lori Keith finished the stretch run.
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She's riding to good health
Article By: Sheila Mulrooney Eldred , Special to the Star Tribune Publish June 5, 2011 2:00 AM / Update June 6, 2011 8:44 AMIn this week's How I Got This Body, Lori Keith, a jockey at Canterbury, says people don't realize how physically demanding her job can be.
Louis Hauser, had polio, but has walked for exercise everyday for near...
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How I Got This Body: Fit for life
Article By: Sheila Mulrooney Eldred , Special to the Star Tribune Publish July 3, 2011 2:00 AM / Update July 11, 2011 1:26 PMLouis Hauser, once afflicted with polio, started riding his bike around the lake every morning about 40 years ago and has rarely missed a day of exercise since.
Mary Newstrom.
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How I Got This Body: Fencing for fitness
Article By: Sheila Mulrooney Eldred , Special to the Star Tribune Publish July 17, 2011 2:00 AM / Update July 18, 2011 11:02 AMAfter 15 years and one bout of breast cancer, Mary Newstrom still fences three times a week as her main source of exercise. She also rides her bike, does yoga and lifts weights.
ONE TIME USE - DELETE FROM ARCHIVE AFTER PUBLICATIONJim Ogg attempt...
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Edina man focused on plank record
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish August 21, 2011 2:00 AM / Update August 20, 2011 7:46 PMHow I Got This Body: If you've ever done the plank to strengthen your core, you'll appreciate Jim Ogg's accomplishment.
Cal Schadel
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How I Got This Body: Retired, but not from sports
Article By: Sheila Mulrooney Eldred , Special to the Star Tribune Publish September 4, 2011 2:00 AM / Update September 3, 2011 3:16 PMFrom pitching for the Brooklyn Dodgers farm teams in the '50s to flyfishing in the Rocky Mountains to skiing in Worldloppet races to winning a volleyball championship with his 75-plus team, Cal Schadel is rarely idle.
A composite illustration of Jody Orfield who has completed 3 triathlon...
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How I Got This Body: Jody's journey
Article By: Sheila Mulrooney Eldred , Special to the Star Tribune Publish September 25, 2011 2:00 AM / Update September 24, 2011 11:23 AMJody Orfield reconnected with her best friend from high school at their 25th reunion and got inspired to train for a triathlon. Now she has six triathlons under her belt.
Dr. Brett Oden
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How I Got This Body: Nothing but open water
Article By: CHRISTINA DESMARAIS , Special to the Star Tribune Publish October 2, 2011 2:00 AM / Update May 14, 2012 8:20 AMA self-described nerd, Dr. Brett Oden wasn't athletic in the least until he turned 40. Now, he swims across Buffalo Lake nearly every day in warmer months and in the open ocean every winter in Hawaii.
Michelle Gayer
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Pastry chef now living the sweet life
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish October 9, 2011 2:00 AM / Update October 8, 2011 5:33 PMFor 20 years, Michelle Gayer nibbled her way through her work days as a pastry chef. Now, she's the mom who drops her kids off at school and runs around the lake before 8 a.m.
Heidi Meyer
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911 dispatcher makes a good call
Article By: SHEILA MULROONEY ELDRED , Special to the Star Tribune Publish December 11, 2011 2:00 AM / Update December 10, 2011 4:26 PMHow I Got This Body: For years, Heidi Meyer noshed on baked goods and fast food with her co-workers as a 911 dispatcher. But when two of her co-workers had heart attacks, she committed to getting in shape.
Helen Lin practiced some of her moves as other members of the breakdan...
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A student's twist on health
Publish December 12, 2010 2:00 AM / Update December 11, 2010 2:45 PMHelen Lin arrived for her first year at the University of Minnesota from Missouri knowing exactly what she wanted to do in college: break dance. She helped transform the U's club from a loose group of six or seven students to a thriving group of more than 100 that performs all over the cities.
While sons Josh Hayes, 7 worked an exercise ball and CJ Hayes, 9, ran a treadmill, Cullen did chest presses by lifting daughter Julia Hayes, 6 and son Jordan Hayes, 4 on a board.
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Dad gets fit one step at a time
Article By: Sheila Mulrooney Eldred , Special to the Star Tribune Publish November 28, 2010 2:00 AM / Update November 27, 2010 3:09 PMA fluke membership to a gym provided the spark to Cullen Hayes' weight loss.
Tiffany Sudduth
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How I got this body: Shaking and showing the world her rolls of fat
Article By: PAUL WALSH , Star Tribune Publish November 27, 2011 2:00 AM / Update November 28, 2011 7:04 AMTiffany Sudduth, a bank employee by day, is showing and shaking her rolls of fat before the world at all hours while wearing nothing more than a two-piece bathing suit, a rainbow wig and a never-ending smile.
Larry Teckenbrock went through his 19 minute yoga workout he created on Wii Fit Plus in his home in Eagan.
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Taking it one game at a time
Publish November 13, 2011 2:00 AM / Update November 12, 2011 3:41 PMHow I Got This Body: Larry Teckenbrock had been avoiding scales since turning 60. Now 64, he has has lost 25 pounds, which he attributes mostly to plugging in to "Wii Fit."
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