Health & Wellness

Hugo Rouvinen (fourth from the top left) with the Florida Vikings semi-professional floorball team.

Hugo Rouvinen may reside in the land of hockey, but for the East Ridge High School junior, floorball is life. And if Rouvinen gets his way, others will soon see his point of view as he works to grow the sport in the U.S. and, hopefully, start a professional team in Minnesota.

The author grew up playing hockey with the Woodbury Area Hockey Club, was a member of the Hill-Murray Pioneers girls hockey team and went on to play collegiate hockey at Providence College in Rhode Island.

When the television show "America Ninja Warrior" debuted in 2009, with athletes speeding through incredibly difficult and complex obstacles, the nation was hooked.

Juut SalonSpa is excited about their new Woodbury location. Previously housed on the second floor of Kowalski’s Market, Juut has moved to Woodbury Lakes along with a brand-new retail space for Aveda products.

Bielenberg Sports Center is home to many community recreational opportunities, with its 36 outdoor fields, the Jeff Hanson Miracle Field, indoor field house, ice arenas, splash pad and the Madison’s Place universally-accessible inclusive playground.

Woodbury has grown into a city with many options for fitness and wellness. Here are three unique offerings to check out in town.

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The previous Therax Rehab recently joined national franchise Fyzical Therapy and Balance to offer more innovative and productive services.

The University of Minnesota Health Pediatric Specialty Clinic has joined the city’s growing list of health care providers. With numerous pediatric specialty clinic locations on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus and a St.

Jennifer Reynolds, Au.D., is an audiologist who is truly passionate about her work. She prides herself in offering exceptional, individualized services, and also being an educator to her patients and the larger community.

With all of the action at Bielenberg Sports Center (BSC) since its 2014 remodeling, Katie Broderick, facility operations technician, says she’s often asked the same question: “Where’s your ice guy?”

Elite competitors IN THE SPORT OF CURLING don’t achieve the fame and fortune of athletes in some of the more prominent sports. So longtime Woodbury resident Pete Westberg isn’t expecting any million-dollar endorsement deals.

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