Making a Splash with Aqua Combat: Fitness, Fun, and Community at the Clyde Recreation Center
At the Clyde Recreation Center in Springville, the pool isn’t just for swimming laps. On certain days, it transforms into an energetic arena where punches, kicks, and jumps meet the resistance of water. Welcome to Aqua Combat, a high-energy workout taught by longtime aquatics instructor Renee Slater. “It’s based around MMA boxing techniques,” Slater explained. […]
What Are You Capable Of?
It is a simple question, but one that can shift the course of a life. What are you capable of? More than a prompt for new hobbies or tough challenges, this question goes to the heart of who you are. It is about recognizing untapped potential, the growth within your reach, and the strengths you […]
Spanish Fork City to Open New FitCity
FitCity Center is a new community fitness center coming to Spanish Fork. Slated to open in late fall/early winter, this unique facility will meet several community needs under one roof. The fitness center itself will offer a large range of weight training and cardio equipment, an inclined indoor track around the upper level, as well […]
Why Accepting Help Is Just as Important as Giving It
When Bob Dylan wrote, “May you always do for others, and let others do for you,” it captured something timeless about human connection. Most of us hear that first part and nod in agreement. Doing for others feels natural, and we’re often taught from a young age that service is a mark of kindness and […]
Why You Should Talk to Strangers
Most of us grew up hearing the same warning: “Don’t talk to strangers.” And when you’re a child, that advice makes perfect sense. It’s about safety and boundaries. But as adults, many of us never really outgrow that caution. We keep our heads down in elevators, avoid eye contact at coffee shops, and wear earbuds […]
Parenting: Advice to My Younger Self
More than a decade ago, nearing the tail end of raising seven talented, intelligent, and clever children, I had the audacity to write a parenting advice column. While these same children have grown to be responsible adults — moving out on their own, holding down jobs, marrying and raising children of their own, staying out […]
Finding Strength, Friendship, and Fun at CRC Fit
Walk into the Clyde Recreation Center in Springville, and you might hear upbeat music, the clink of dumbbells, and the encouraging voice of Alec Noll leading a class through their latest workout challenge. But this isn’t just another exercise program. For Noll, teaching FIT class isn’t about sculpted abs or flashy routines; it’s about helping […]
How to stop and listen to the world around you: tips to help you be in the moment (or the ‘hear’ and now)
In a world that never seems to slow down, it’s easy to feel like you’re constantly rushing from one thing to the next. Between the emails, texts, reminders, and to-do lists, most people have become experts at tuning out their surroundings. But sometimes, what we really need isn’t another productivity hack or digital distraction. Sometimes […]
Stories of Hope and Redemption from Within the Walls of the Utah State Correctional Facility
As a missionary serving at My Story Matters, I have recently had the privilege of participating in and witnessing history in the making within the criminal justice system. Our self-improvement course, Captain Your Story, is available to all community members, but it has been especially popular within the fortified gates of Utah’s two prisons — […]
Life Lessons From the Chessboard:How Chess Reflects Life, Business, and Relationships
I learned how to play chess when I was just seven years old. It wasn’t just a casual hobby in our house. I come from a line of chess players. My dad played, and so did my two older brothers. They took me under their wing and taught me everything they knew, from classic openings […]
