New 12 months. New you. New resolutions. They usually appear easy in idea — cease biting your nails, get extra organized, bake cookies with out setting off the hearth alarm — however usually turn out to be sophisticated when practiced.
Fortunately there are native eating places, gyms, leisure facilities and baking courses to maintain these on a journey to higher themselves in line.
Wholesome meals to strive in Better Akron
This decision is without doubt one of the hardest to remain on high of since so many individuals turned accustomed to consuming sugar cookies and ham frequently throughout the holidays. Typically, whether or not you’re chopping out sugar, bread, diary or unhealthy meals altogether, discovering eating places that can accommodate your new life-style might be cumbersome. Properly, not less than till this checklist was made.
Fresh Planet: Its menu has a wholesome little one thing for everybody, together with smoothies, juices, açaí bowls, pizza and toasted pita combos. Seeking to lower out carbohydrates? No worries: It additionally serves egg pitas. 116 Tallmadge Circle, Suite C, Tallmadge
NOMZ: This restaurant has an in depth vegan menu, a function these decreasing their dairy- or animal-based protein consumption ought to benefit from. Along with conventional facet dishes, NOMZ has a collection of wholesome vegan sides to select from. Northside Market, 21 Furnace St., Akron
Twinsburg Healthy: This place is all about serving up health-conscious, on-the-go fare for these with a busy life-style. The menu options a wide range of healthful high-protein shakes, energizing teas, soothing aloes and wholesome snacks. 9076 Church St. #4, Twinsburg
Mizz Shakesum: You can find Mizz Shakesum’s smoothies, juices, sea moss gummies and açaí bowls in Akron’s Northside Market on Furnace Avenue or the Complete Meals Market on West Market Avenue in Akron. Proprietor Taylor McKinnie accepts particular requests and can ship drinks for a further price.
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Dry January
It usually looks like it’s close to not possible to have a enjoyable nightlife with out it revolving round alcohol, however that’s simply not the case. To show it, listed below are 5 enjoyable issues to do after 5 p.m. apart from hitting the bars.
TimberBeast Axe Throwing: One technique to let off steam whereas having some enjoyable is throwing axes, preferable in a managed atmosphere like TimberBeast. The corporate even has a trailer for all of your cellular ax-throwing wants. 2524 Medina Street, Suite 300, Medina
Screen Suites: Reserving one among these will get you a personal suite with its personal eating room, toilet and high-definition theater with entry to any streaming service and DirecTV — really a dream come true for these of us who prefer to strive new meals and flicks. 797 E. Market St., Akron
Dinner and a film?:Fine dining and the movie theater experience collide at Screen Suites in Akron
Akron Civic Theatre: Leisure doesn’t simply cease at musical performances on the Akron Civic Theatre. Over the subsequent couple of months, ballets, stunt canine, a ventriloquist and extra may also take the stage. 182 S. Major St., Akron
Take a selfie … or two … or three: Make an appointment at one of many space’s selfie studios for a number of hours of photo-centric enjoyable. Unsure the place to begin? Check out OH SNAP Photo Lab’s inflatable picture sales space and 360 spin sales space. 209 S. Major St., Suite 501, Akron
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Weight reduction
One in all life’s extra merciless jokes is guaranteeing all the nice issues in regards to the holidays (pumpkin rolls, eggnog, ham, and many others.) by no means fail to pack on the kilos annually. It’s an actual disgrace, however the excellent news is that everybody will get 10 months to take a look at these gyms, lose the load and begin the cycle over once more — whoopie!
Welcome to the Pit: This 24/7 gymnasium gives one-, three-, six- and 12-month memberships beginning at a month-to-month fee of $27. Its coaching tools is appropriate for novice and skilled people. 2530 Wedgewood Drive, Akron
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Fit Life Gym: This gymnasium makes a speciality of small and huge group private coaching, vitamin teaching and mindset growth. 2101 Entrance St., Decrease Stage, Cuyahoga Falls
Ripp City Fitness: A full-service bodily gymnasium with the know-how to curate an internet exercise expertise and therapeutic massage remedy. 9224 Darrow Street, Twinsburg
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Get Fit 24: Membership right here means entry to non-public trainers and the 24/7 gymnasium. It additionally sells grab-and-go meals, drinks, dietary supplements and pre-workout by the news. 2695 W. Market Avenue, Fairlawn
Tyrannosaurus Flex Fitness: A health heart with drumfit (a cardio drumming program the place members use yoga balls, buckets, drumsticks and high-energy music to finish a full-body exercise), Zumba, kickboxing, yoga and different courses involving bungee cords (T-flex fly) and kangaroo sneakers (T-flex bounce). 3073 Graham Street, Stow
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Spend time with family and friends
Discovering extra time to spend with those that are necessary in your life might be tough however figuring out what to do throughout that high quality time doesn’t need to be. Summit County is stuffed with family-friendly issues to bond over.
Springfield Lake Roller Rink: Nothing fairly says household time like racing round a curler rink or instructing little ones find out how to correctly skate. On a price range? Take the entire household for $3 Tuesdays, the place admission and skate leases are $3 every. 1220 Major St., Lakemore
So So Artsy Paint & Sip Studios: Inventive expression is necessary, so why not do it together with your buddy group or household? This arts and crafts studio and workshop gives the artwork provides and allows you to herald meals or drinks to take pleasure in whereas portray. 115 E. Aurora Street, Northfield
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Stonehedge: Stroll in and take your choose of actions. Stonehedge has regular bowling, lunar bowling and arcade video games obtainable year-round. Within the hotter months, patrons can use the miniature golf course, too. 580 E. Cuyahoga Falls Ave., Akron
Ice skating: Exit and get some high quality time on the ice earlier than it’s too late. Skating prices $3 on the downtown Akron rink between the State Avenue bridge and Canal Park Stadium in the event you carry your personal skates and $5 for individuals who have to lease skates. There is no such thing as a admission charge for the rink close to Cuyahoga Falls’ downtown pavilion and amphitheater. Skate leases there are $5 per individual.
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Fun ‘n’ Stuff: An amusement park with indoor bumper automobiles, laser tag, bowling, curler skating and a few uncommon sights, like a mini curler coaster. One nice perk is that households can carry their very own cake to eat whereas taking part in. 661 Highland Street E., Macedonia
Be taught a brand new talent or pastime
The choices with this decision are nearly countless, however listed below are just some to get the ball rolling.
Cuyahoga Valley Art Center: This artwork heart has courses for individuals who wish to study ceramics, woodcarving, drawing and portray. Programs for portray are damaged down additional in keeping with the medium used to color, corresponding to watercolors, oil and acrylic. 2131 Entrance St., Cuyahoga Falls
The Twinsburg Karate Institute: Signing up for courses like this are actually a two-in-one deal. By practising martial arts, you get to train and discover ways to correctly defend your self on the identical time — an actual blessing for the overachievers attempting to satisfy two New 12 months’s resolutions this 12 months. 2272 Pinnacle Parkway, Twinsburg
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Creative Motion Studios: This dance studio has courses for individuals who wish to study in individual or just about. Inventive Movement Studios gives programs on faucet, ballet, jazz and extra. 50 Springside Drive Suite A-130, Akron
Long Tail Knits: There’s nonetheless sufficient time to create that scarf earlier than winter is over. Be taught from fiber artists and consultants find out how to knit, weave, crochet, felt, lace and work with nearly every other fiber you’ll be able to consider. 148 E. Aurora Street, Northfield Middle
Marie’s Patisserie: Right here it’s, the answer to the hearth alarm going off once you get bold and try to make cookies. You’ll get schooled on easy eats like cinnamon rolls to the culinary world’s extra sophisticated recipes, like French macarons. 338 Northeast Ave, Tallmadge
Contact Beacon Journal reporter Tawney Beans at tbeans@gannett.com and on Twitter @TawneyBeans.
