Fitness and exercise

Mission’s community center might be getting $210,000 worth of new cardio equipment. The Mission city council at its community development meeting last week discussed a lease agreement to replace the cardio equipment in the Sylvester Powell Jr. Community Center. The...

Later this month, the streets around Belinder Elementary will be full of feet big and small as the school puts on its first-ever Brave Run 5K and Fun Run. A group of parents have been collaborating with physical education teacher...

After more than a year of study, Merriam expects to consider recommendations for the future of its recreational facilities next month with a final decision in early January. The Merriam City Council is scheduled to receive a draft master plan...

A new report based on a random survey of 522 Merriam residents reveals the city should focus on providing an indoor track and indoor swimming pool as it considers upgrading its aging recreational facilities. The needs assessment was conducted by...

Marcus McCullough would have appreciated a fitness facility like Bootcamp Fitness KC when he was a high school and college soccer player. "I wish I'd found a gym like this 20 years ago," said the new owner of Bootcamp Fitness....

The new state-of-the-art competition aquatic center now being designed for the Shawnee Mission School District will be operated by the Johnson County Parks and Recreation District. The approximately 1,500-seat natatorium is planned for land donated by Lenexa at 87th Street...

SM East students and community members found a way to make a picture perfect spring morning even more so. Dozens of runners lined up at Harmon Park in Prairie Village Saturday for the second annual Love Fund Color Run, a 5K...

A yoga studio with five current locations between Des Moines and Kansas City will open a new location in Prairie Village this coming spring. Corinth Square owner First Washington Realty announced today that it had entered a lease agreement with...

Prairie Village resident Brodie Scott doesn't look like what the typical mind conjures up when it hears the word "powerlifter." The 5'5" 12 year old is, by his dad's admission, pretty lanky. "He really is not the typical build you see...

On May 9, the SM East community will be a colorful mess for a good cause. The SM East student council is organizing the first ever Love Fund Color Run to benefit an organization that provides financial assistance to students...

Six months after its previous leader left for another position, the Paul Henson YMCA in Prairie Village has a new executive director. Vivian Maria Livanos joins the organization from a position with the Chicago YMCA, where she was a director...

Peek through the storefront windows of Exhale – the latest business to open on Johnson Drive in Mission – and you won’t find fancy workout equipment. But don’t let that fool you, said the business's owner Eleanor Lisbon. “When you come...