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All wellness stories from Detroit.
From the east side to the riverfront, aquatic centres are quietly anchoring Detroit's most accessible fitness movement, welcoming everyone from toddlers to retirees.
From Belle Isle to the eastside rec centers, serious swimmers have more options than ever, if they know where to look.
Detroit's sidewalks are ready, here's the practical playbook for turning a solo stroll into a community movement.
From automotive plant floors to Henry Ford Hospital hallways, Detroit's shift workers are losing sleep, and a growing body of research points to real fixes.
Sleep researchers have cracked the code on wind-down routines-and Detroit's wellness community is already putting the findings to work.
Your bedroom environment may be doing more damage than your Netflix habit, and Detroit's summer makes every factor worse.
From flat riverside loops to punishing riverside bluffs, here's where Detroit's outdoor fitness crowd is putting in miles this summer.
From Midtown juice bars to Eastern Market grain bowls, registered dietitians are pointing hungry Detroiters toward a handful of spots that actually deliver on their health promises.
From Midtown clinics to suburban sleep labs, Detroit's network of sleep medicine specialists is seeing rising demand as the connection between poor sleep and chronic illness gets harder to ignore.
From Riopelle Park to the Riverwalk, Detroiters are turning leash-on morning walks into full workout routines, and building real community while they're at it.
From toddler splash classes on the east side to masters swim leagues downtown, the city's pool programs are drawing crowds, and closing a long-standing gap in community fitness.
Temperature spikes, I-75 noise, and long July evenings are a perfect storm for poor rest, and local wellness experts say most Detroiters are underestimating the damage.
You don't need a cushion, a guru, or an hour of free time, just a willingness to sit still for five minutes, and Detroit has plenty of places to help you figure out the rest.
From walk-in crisis centers on the east side to no-cost therapy programs in Midtown, Detroiters have more options than most realize-if they know where to look.
A new wave of no-cost group exercise classes is hitting Detroit's recreation centers, and local health advocates say the timing couldn't be better.
From Milliken State Park to the Fitzgerald neighborhood, Detroiters are turning leash-up mornings into full-blown workout communities, and the dogs are just the starting point.
Researchers now rank chronic loneliness as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and Detroit's wellness community is pushing back with human contact as the prescription.
From the riverfront to the North End, a wave of fun runs, charity walks, and community fitness events is hitting Detroit this July and August.
From the riverfront to Midtown's green corridors, early risers are reclaiming the city's parks before the rest of Detroit wakes up.
From the riverfront to Midtown, Detroit's community fitness scene is heating up with a packed lineup of races, walks and outdoor workouts through the end of summer.