Just Rolling with It: Unwinding with Mindy Claunch
Mindy Claunch says she never does anything the normal way. At 58, she recently became a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. It’s the latest chapter in a lifelong relationship with movement. Claunch competed as a gymnast when she was younger, but yoga eventually became an important part of her life […]
Fit and Fun: Upbeat Pilates at the Clyde Recreation Center
A good workout is more than breaking a sweat. For Lauren Mortensen, it means feeling comfortable enough to be yourself and finding a little more confidence in what your body can do. For Madsen, it’s also about shaking your hips to the music, laughing with the person next to you, and realizing that exercise can […]
I’ve ‘Ben Wunderin’: A Column Dedicated to Your Mental Health Questions
Hello to the Serve Daily readers. I want to introduce myself as the newest addition to the Serve Daily Family of writers. I will be featuring a column in every edition for a while titled “I’ve Been Wondering,” with the goal to offer help and support to the local community. My name is Ben, Ben […]
Careful Who You Share Good News With
Not Everyone Will Celebrate You the Way You Expect Most people assume good news should bring people together. A promotion, a new relationship, an opportunity, a personal achievement. These moments feel exciting, and naturally, many people want to share them with others. There is something deeply human about wanting the people around us to smile […]
Learning to Separate Feedback from Self-Worth
The quote, often attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent,” is one of those ideas that sounds simple at first but becomes more complex the longer you think about it. On the surface, it suggests that our self-worth belongs to us and that other people’s opinions only have […]
What the Amish Taught Me About Slowing Down
Slowing down and enjoying life isn’t something I’m naturally good at. I tend to rush from one project to the next, frequently feeling frazzled, mentally taxed, and physically exhausted by the time I retire to bed (almost always later than my intended curfew). The anticipation of getting up and doing it all over again in […]
We Were Built to Move: Raising Your Daily Baseline Without an Extreme Program
Many of us keep looking for the next nutrition hack, supplement, or protocol to fix our health—but we’re ignoring the most obvious problem sitting right in front of us: We barely move anymore. Modern life has engineered movement out of our day. Food is delivered. Work happens from a chair. Entertainment lives on a screen. […]
The Weight of Being the Strong One
Every family has one. Every friend group does too. The steady one. The reliable one. The one who doesn’t fall apart when things get hard. The one people call when something goes wrong. If you are that person, you probably did not apply for the job; it simply happened. Over time, you became the calm […]
Two South Utah County Women Hope to Help Others‘Run Your Race” Through Race Pacing
When Holly Garcia and Stephanie Anderson toe the lines of many marathons and half marathons in the state of Utah, they do it with one purpose in mind — to help others reach their goals. Since 2012 Garcia of Springville and Anderson of Spanish Fork, have run a race pace organization called Run Your Race, […]
Why You Should Eat Chocolate After Your Run: The Science of Sticking to Healthy Habits
With spring right around the corner, many people are thinking about improving their health and getting more active. For most people, it can be tough to start. It feels daunting. It feels hard. We have our ways of doing things— our habits. Some habits are good and others not-so-much. Whether the habits we have help […]
