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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Vibrate Your Body Healthy: Goga Studios Opens in Village at Mendota Heights

The workout facility features machines that use “whole body vibration” to provide myriad benefits, owner says.

It’s the ultimate American fitness solution: A “no-work workout” where you simply stand on a vibrating plate for 10 minutes, watching television or twiddling your thumbs, as nearly all your muscles tense and tighten and you become as fit and toned as a gym-built athlete. That’s the theory behind Goga Studios—the name stands for “get on, get active”—which is opening its second Twin Cities location this Friday in The Village at Mendota Heights. Chris Nyhus said she decided to open a franchise with her husband, Nick, after visiting the Goga Studios in their hometown of Woodbury. “We were amazed at the results that people were getting and, after a month, the results that we got,” she said. “General overall health has improved with many, many …

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