a half hour drive north of Grand Rapids, has 12,452 residents, a gain of 614 last year. New housing is going up in these outer ring suburbs in part because land is cheaper, DeVries said.

Metro Detroit's biggest gainers were once again mostly suburban townships: Macomb Township at 90,758, Canton Township at 93,018 and Novi at 60,951.

Nationally, cities in the south and west saw the largest increases. Only one Midwest city was in the Top 15 of gainers. Columbus, Ohio, increased by 10,770 residents.in the past. During high school, her PE classes were waived so she could focus on music. She was healthy for someone who never exercised, but last year something changed. She starting jogging and after several weeks she actually started enjoying it. She ran her first 5 K race and got second place in her age division. A month later she successfully completed the Ragnar relay with some friends. For 40 years she wouldn't entertain the thought of running for fun, but now she looks forward to it.

Ernestine Shepherd is a professional bodybuilder. She is 74 and is in amazing shape, but what I find even more impressive to me is the fact that she didn't start lifting weights until she was 56! Here is a short video