February 9, 2023
By The DAHLC
What type of change did you make in your life? Or what goal did you set out to achieve? As I entered into retirement, I realized that exercise took on a different role in life to keep my body working. It needed movement, which helped me to make a goal to increase my strength, which […]
January 16, 2023
By delaney
What is your job title at the DAHLC? Employee Well-being Specialist Do you have a favorite book or movie? Harry Potter, both book and movie. Most recently “He Who Fights With Monsters” – Shirtaloon (book). What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends? This time of year – snowboarding with my wife or […]
November 30, 2022
December Staff Spotlight: Brian
By The DAHLC
What is your job title at the DAHLC and what do you like most about working here? Employee Well Being Specialist. I like working with people so that’s the favorite part of my job. Getting to work with our awesome members and staff. What is one item you would like to own that you don’t? […]
November 30, 2022
By The DAHLC
What type of change did you make in your life? Or what goal did you set out to achieve? My goal was to be more intentional about movement. I just moved to Minnesota this year and I wanted to find a way to keep active that I could maintain over the winter months. Another goal I […]
October 31, 2022
November Staff Spotlight: Christina
By The DAHLC
What is your job title at the DAHLC and what do you like most about working here? I am a group fitness instructor at the DAHLC. I love the people and the space itself the most! I really like being a bright spot in someone’s day and sending members out the door filled with stress-relieving endorphins. What […]
October 31, 2022
By The DAHLC
What type of change did you make in your life? Or what goal did you set out to achieve? When I started my job at Mayo Clinic, I made a commitment to run a 5k with my colleagues. I hadn’t seriously run since I was in middle school, and had disliked it even back then. […]
September 29, 2022
By The DAHLC
What type of change did you make in your life? Or what goal did you set out to achieve? My goal upon joining the DAHLC was to get healthier, building strength and endurance. Being newly retired, I joined the Active Older Adult (AOA) classes. What are some challenges you faced that elicited that change or that […]
September 29, 2022
October Staff Spotlight: Linde
By The DAHLC
What is your role at the DAHLC? My title is Employee Well-Being Specialist. My role is to provide service to our members in multiple facets such as assisting at the front desk, leading group classes, cleaning equipment and answering general fitness related questions. Do you have a favorite book or movie? What a great question! […]
August 30, 2022
By The DAHLC
What type of change did you make in your life? Or what goal did you set out to achieve? I have been an active member at the DAHLC since it first opened. In January of 2020 I set a goal to lose weight. I had tried losing weight on my own but was never very […]
August 30, 2022
September Staff Spotlight: Kay
By The DAHLC
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your role here at the DAHLC: I was born and raised in Winchester England, the youngest of four siblings. At age 18 I went to nursing school and eventually became an Air Ambulance nurse and charge nurse on the ICU/ Trauma unit at the Royal London hospital. […]