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About one in five Americans are now wearing technology to learn more about their bodies. They have different reasons for wanting to collect the data from devices like smart watches, Oura rings, or Fitbits. Many are interested in physical fitness and track the number of steps they take, their respiration or heart rates, or their “sleep score.” Others are managing chronic conditions, like heart disease or diabetes. Still others use their wearables to do both.

Read further for personal experiences from a cardiologist and researcher from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, a local Twin Cities nonprofit whose mission is to improve the cardiovascular health of individuals and communities through innovative research and education.

The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation is excited to be a selected recipient of Mystic Lake’s Change For The Better program in February of 2023.

In May 2017, Mystic Lake launched the Change for The Better charitable program where guests can donate their change from their ATR (Automatic Ticket Redemption) cash vouchers to a selected charity. The program allows Mystic Lake to support the current charitable efforts of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and provide guests with the option to make a generous donation to local charities that impacts local communities.

The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation is grateful to be selected by Eckberg Lammers' Charitable Committee to receive charitable funds in support of American Heart Month in February of 2023.

Years of effort are invested in research to advance care for patients and the results are shared with the world through international conferences and top-tier medical journals.