Features
Malena Lott
A dog may be a man’s best friend, but even our pawed pals like to get out and play with their own kind once in awhile. Thanks to area dog parks, a happening social scene means plenty of room to run, play and stay fit.
Sunday 19 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: exercise
Fun unleashed
Dog parks abound in the metro.
Features
Malena Lott
A dog may be a man’s best friend, but even our pawed pals like to get out and play with their own kind once in awhile. Thanks to area dog parks, a happening social scene means plenty of room to run, play and stay fit.
Mud bath
Oklahoma health nuts will get dirty next Saturday during an inaugural mud-running event in Mulhall.
Features
Charles Martin
The Dirty 30
9 a.m. July 30
Canyon Creek Ranch
3905 E. Country Road 66, Mulhall
dirty30race.com
$55 to race, free to watch
NE OKC gaining wellness center
Location in area hit hard by heart disease
News
Alex Ewald
Partnership efforts are under way for a 54-acre wellness center in northeast Oklahoma City, as part of a new healthy lifestyle initiative sponsored by the Oklahoma City-County Health Department Board of Health.
Raising the barre
A new workout trend offers locals a graceful alternative.
Sports
Sky Nelson
As the Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero once said, “It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor.”
Pedal power
The inaugural Oklahoma Bike Summit is slated for Nov. 4-5.
News
Carmen Forman
A group of Oklahomans is holding the state’s first-ever bike summit in the hopes of making Oklahoma more bike-friendly.
Off the grid
An Oklahoma City couple demonstrates a life of sustainability.
News
Clifton Adcock
Bruce Johnson and Barbara Hagen expected about 15 people to attend their presentation on living “off the grid.” Instead, more than 100 people packed into the room at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City’s Agricultural Resource Center.
Run this
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Prepare to huff and puff and move your duff at Saturday’s 17th annual Frigid Five.
State of health
Why is Oklahoma among the unhealthiest states in the nation?
News
Mark Beutler
Oklahoma consistently ranks at the top of the “worst states” list when it comes to health-related issues.
Schools and after-school exercise
Commentary
Marilyn Davidson
Our public schools are the most important resource in our community — they truly should be the heart and soul of every community. As parents, we should care about what happens in our schools, and as taxpayers, we should be able to access schools for community use.
