Bloom Archives
Category: Health & Fitness
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How Herbie And Other Trained Dogs Help Humans With Limited Mobility
BY BARB BERGGOETZ Herbie pulls Jenelle Dorner’s wheelchair. She braces herself on the black lab’s back to help her stand. She holds his harness…
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Winter Hiking: An Invigorating Way to Spend a Saturday
BY BARB BERGGOETZ A Champagne cork pops. Hot chocolate warms the hikers, as does a small fire in the park shelter. The group shares…
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Hilly Hundred 2015
It was a beautiful weekend for the cyclists participating in the 48th Hilly Hundred on October 10–11. Each year, the Central Indiana Bicycling Association…
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Community Kitchen: Providing Meals for All in Need
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO For more than 30 years, Community Kitchen of Monroe County has been working to eliminate hunger in the area. It…
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Jean Creek: Longtime Bloomington Doctor Co-Founded Premier Healthcare
BY MIKE LEONARD Jean Creek likes to tell the story of how he first got interested in becoming a physician — sitting in the…
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Fun in the Mud: Rugged Maniac Obstacle Race Coming to Paoli Peaks in Sept. (Photo Gallery)
BY KELLY KENDALL Jumping over fire. Plummeting down a 50-foot water slide. Teetering on balance beams over a pit of water as enormous red…
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Kickball Is Catching On As Way to Make Connections
BY JESSE LOUDENBARGER Friendly competition gets the ball rolling for active people looking to make new connections in the Bloomington Adult Sports Club’s (ASC)…
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10 Salon & Spa: New Beauty Shop on the Block
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO When 10 Salon & Spa opened in October 2014, Manager Megan Lewis envisioned a relaxing environment that would be a…
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New Company’s Goal: Out with the Junk Food, in with Healthy Snacks
BY JANET MANDELSTAM Alex Crowley was tired of seeing unhealthy snack options at his children’s athletic events, for sale at performance venues, and in…