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Could two 30-minute sessions of weight training per week really make you stronger?

According to a new study, the answer is yes.

During the two-month study, 42 healthy men and women gained significant muscle mass and strength from two 30-minute sessions of uncomplicated resistance exercises each week, Dennis Romboy reported.

The routine was intentionally short, to see what was possible with people's busy schedules.

“We were interested in finding the minimum effective dose,” the study’s senior author, Brad Schoenfeld, told The Washington Post.

What's the goal for the renovation?

The goal is to improve sight lines for hockey while maintaining them for basketball, Brogan Houston reported. The first phase of construction will focus on the lower bowl.

“It’s definitely unique in the sense that most of these two-sport buildings are hockey first and then basketball,” Larry Lippold, the architect leading the project, said. “In this case, we’re really maintaining both sports first, equally.”

What will updates to the project include?

A retractable seating system that will have a range of 12 feet to adjust between the two sports.
A new ice floor slab will be installed, raising the floor 2 feet and adding approximately 12 feet at each end of the playing surface.
A 450-stall parking structure, which will not be completed during this phase of construction.
A 12% increase to bathroom capacities.
New premium spaces on Level 1.
Four new dehumidifiers.

How donated furniture helps those in need feel more at home

North Star Hope Foundation's Furnishing Futures program offers hope to people through furniture. It provides donated furniture to help those transitioning out of homelessness, addiction recovery or in crisis situations.

It recently provided furniture to five recipients in need, and one such person is Stephanie Pickering.

“I lived on the streets for five years, so, like, everything you get you lose,” Pickering said. “So to have something to come home to and like, feel like it’s actually home, instead of just like, well, I have a few things, but like this means everything.”

Parker Paulsen, who works at North Star and helped with the furniture deliveries, pointed out that those who haven’t been through these types of situations don’t understand the toll it takes to not have a dining table or a couch or other basic items in a home that many people take for granted, Caitlin Keith reported.

“It’s been cool to see that burden be lifted and that they can move on to thinking about other problems in their life and tackling other challenges,” Paulsen said.

Read more about the nonprofit.

Utah

The dusty West and how it affects your water supply and the Colorado River (Deseret News)
Deseret News Editorial Board: Offering college credits for voluntary service makes sense (Deseret News)
Deputies identify 2 found dead in apparent fall at Bryce Canyon National Park (KSL.com)
Utah ranks last for state-funded preschool programs. Funding is largely to blame (KUER 90.1)
Eligible Utah families can get $120 per child for groceries this summer — here's how (St George News)

Health

More and more older Americans want to know their Alzheimer's status, survey finds (NPR)
U.S. nears 900 measles cases this year (MSNBC)

Faith

Who is J. Clifford Wallace, BYU’s most recent honorary doctorate recipient? (Church News)
Packers' Matthew Golden on how faith drives him in football (Fox News)

Politics

Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump over attempted firings (Deseret News)
Red and blue America unite in concern over national debt. What does that mean for tax cuts? (Deseret News)
U.S. and Ukraine sign minerals deal, Treasury Department announces (CBS News)
Governors of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming sign tri-state agreement to strengthen regional energy collaboration (Utah Policy)

The Nation and the World

Tariff turmoil drives first U.S. economic contraction in 3 years (Deseret News)
There’s a widening gap between home listing and sale prices. What that means for would-be buyers (Deseret News)
Endangered axolotl release raises hopes for rare amphibian (BBC)

Sports

Images, plans for the future of the Delta Center have been released (Deseret News)
Brice Sensabaugh learned to lean into being a role player (Deseret News)
A cautionary tale: Why NFL draft predictions must be taken with a grain of salt (Deseret News)
Cougars vowing to get the football to tight ends more in 2025 season (Deseret News)

Entertainment

Post Malone’s tour feels like home and Utah really, really approves (Deseret News)

🗓️ Events Calendar

We put together a calendar list of events and activities going on around the state of Utah during this month. Check it out and let us know if we are missing anything!

Here are some highlights for events in Utah today:

Tulip Festival | Thanksgiving Point, Lehi
“The Wizard of Oz” | SCERA Center for the Arts, Orem
“Aristocats Kids” | On Pitch Performing Arts Center, Layton
BYU softball vs. Texas Tech | 5 p.m.
BYU baseball vs. Kansas State | 6:30 p.m.
BYU track and field — Robison Invitational
SUU men’s and women’s track & field | SUU Coliseum Championships

Please reach out to me at [email protected] if you have any thoughts, feedback or ideas you would like to share!

Thanks for reading!

✨ Cheers ✨

— Gambles