Fitness soup

By Andrew Kiraly,

Published March 26, 2014 at 5:00 AM PDT

Each spring, in the name of bikini bodies, people take with renewed enthusiasm to the gyms, roads and trails of our hallowed Valley. This annual fitness ritual has taken a silly turn in recent years with the advent of the mob event, which seems to assign equal privilege to burpees and beer-drinking. What will this year’s fad be? Mix and match elements from the three columns below to find your perfect spring competition!

POP-CULTURE PHENOM | ENTERTAINMENT FORM | FITNESS EVENT

Zombie burlesque 5k

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Color barre 10k

Glow circus obstacle course

Mud clown -athlon

Iron pole dance boot camp

Bubble bumper car MMA

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Speed-dating rave marathon

Craft beer festival death dome

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Andrew Kiraly

As a longtime journalist in Southern Nevada, native Las Vegan Andrew Kiraly has served as a reporter covering topics as diverse as health, sports, politics, the gaming industry and conservation. He joined Desert Companion in 2010, where he has helped steward the magazine to become a vibrant monthly publication that has won numerous honors for its journalism, photography and design, including several Maggie Awards.

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Heidi Kyser

Desert Companion welcomed Heidi Kyser as staff writer in January 2014. In 2018, she was promoted to senior writer and producer, working for both DC and KNPR's State of Nevada. She produced KNPR’s first podcast, the Edward R. Murrow Regional Award-winning Native Nevada, in 2020. The following year, she returned her focus full-time to Desert Companion, becoming Deputy Editor, which meant she was next in line to take over when longtime editor Andrew Kiraly left in July 2022. In 2024, Interim CEO Favian Perez promoted Heidi to managing editor, charged with integrating the Desert Companion and State of Nevada newsroom operations.

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