Plunkett Fitness is a hidden gem. I was originally interested was in lifting heavy weights but not…read morePersonal Training. As a female, I never felt comfortable in weight rooms. I didn't know swap in protocols, safety measures, form, reps, all that business and it's easy to get run over by others. At Plunkett Fitness, their operating model is set to have a trainer available during operating hours to help members get the form and function down plus whatever support you need. The trainers customize the progression to meet your goals. I have found the atmosphere professional and encouraging and exactly what I was seeking. I did a 1 month membership to ensure it fit my needs and schedule and am now signing up for a year membership!

I love Plunkett's! I love the Plunkett's Trainers!…read more I love my weight loss!! WOWZA! Down 15 lbs and 9 inches in 25 days! Weight training and individual diet plan WORKED! I have 80 lbs to go! Stay tune!! I'm doing it this time with the help from Plunkett's!! #plunkettsfitnessposterchild!

I've been coming to this gym for about 4 months now, training with Dalton, and I can honestly say…read moreit's been an incredible experience. As a woman, feeling comfortable in a gym environment is really important to me, and from day one, both Nick and Dalton have been so friendly, welcoming, and genuinely supportive. Dalton really takes the time to listen to my concerns and understand my goals. He's helped me build a plan that goes beyond just weightlifting--he's guided me through nutrition and recovery as well, which has made a huge difference in my progress. In just 4 months, my body fat has gone from 30.6% to 24.3%, and my skeletal muscle mass has increased from 47.0 to 53.1. But more importantly, I feel happy and confident in my body for the first time in a really long time. I'm so grateful I found this place, and I'm excited to see how much further I can push myself here. Highly recommend!

Working out with Nick at Nick Bolton fitness has not only been fun and educational but has truly…read morebeen a life-changing event! I am a 65-year-old man who started working out five months ago with Nick. At the time I had gained 25 pounds became pre-diabetic and was on two medication's for hypertension. My lipid profile showed much room for improvement. Since working out with Nick I have lost 25 pounds I am no longer prediabetic and I am off of both my hypertensive medications! My lipid profile has done a 180° turn all into the optimal range. I feel much more energetic and have better self-esteem as well as feeling good about life again Nick and his crew have been fantastic. I cannot say enough good things!

There are so many good things to say about Susan Chase and the Garage Gym…read more I've never been an active or physical person. So as an adult, I've always been intimidated by anything having to do with physical activity or gyms, and it's easy to let that intimidation turn into yet another excuse to not exercise. But Susan is an amazing coach. She's not a drill sergeant who wants to berate you into working out. She's nurturing and encouraging while also holding you accountable for what you're doing. I've been working with her for 4 weeks, and the before/after stats are amazing. I didn't lose a lot of weight (this is my fault; I tend to eat like a lazy college student) but I lost inches from all over (even my neck! I didn't realize someone could lose a half inch from a neck!). I can do nearly double the number of pushups I could do at first, and 6 TIMES the number of situps. My work with her includes workout plans tailored to who I am and what I'm capable of (including offering scaled-down exercises to suit my fitness level), while pushing me to improve. And it's an awesome blend of core work, weight training, and endurance. My body and soul are enriched by working with Susan, and you should give her the opportunity to do the same for you!

When my children decided it was time I returned to the gym, they purchased my membership and…read moreescorted me to the first few sessions! After about a month I felt comfortable going on my own! This was November of 2024, and I started two classes a week, I loved it so much I moved to 3 after a few months and then onto 4! I had not been to the gym in over 3 years but the women in my class and Gabby (the trainer) were so supportive and encouraging that I enjoyed going just to see them! Celebrating milestone after milestone I was up to 160 classes and was so proud of myself! Fast forward to November of 2025 and I was advised that due to aortic stenosis I needed to have open heart surgery! I was devastated to say the least! I shared this info with Gabby, she was so supportive and encouraging and advised whatever I needed she was there to support me! In February I had my surgery. My doctors advised that they could not believe how quickly I was up and walking, off pain meds and ready to go home! I advised I had been going to Blush Boot Camp for the last year, and they advised that was very instrumental in my recovery journey! What I am trying to say is that even if you are not seeing your accomplishments, they are there. I have now returned to the gym after 11 weeks in recovery and it is so good to be back with these ladies who pump each other up with support and encouragement and it is always positive environment! Gabby has been right there helping me modify and supporting my progress and for that I am thankful! If you are thinking about finding a program that accepts everyone no matter what your fitness level is then Blush Boot Camp is definitely for you and I encourage you to join us! I am so glad I took that first step and never looked back! Robyn Fall-Blush member since 11/2024

This woman owned and operated BLUSH boot camp location is phenomenal! I originally joined the…read moreLeawood location, which has since closed its doors. Tara (the owner) welcomed me with open arms and honored my membership, even though I'm pretty sure she saw no profit from it. From the minute I walked in the doors, I knew this location was well managed and cared for. The office manager Caroline is easy going and the first to help with any needs. Head trainer Gabby is fantastic: perfect mix of welcoming, warm, energetic, passionate, motivating and knowledgeable. I have monthly Balance Meetings with her to review my goals and track progress one on one (included at no charge with my membership). Gabby understands women and sets realistic expectations. She celebrates the small wins, along with the big. She acknowledges set backs and knows that "life happens". She's a great motivator, knows when to give that extra push and/or help correct form, to prevent injury. Tara is right there daily, working out with us. You can usually find her hauling dirty towels out to her car or bringing clean ones in. Vacuuming between sessions and building connections with all the members. She does this alongside her 9-5 job. You can tell she is genuine and passionate about this business. Each location is very different (don't let drama deter you from this one). I urge you to come in and give it a try! I'd be happy to join you for a workout, please reach out. BLUSH has been such a saving grace for me, after having two kids. I love the community, being able to workout with women (judgement free), and babysitting is included. The stress relief alone has more than justified my membership. It's nice seeing familiar faces and having peers to push and challenge me each session. Come check it out - FREE lady Friday (or anyday)!

Great experience! Has definitely helped with my aches and pains and overall flexibility.read more

Watch out! My partner went for the free stretch... he even decided to sign up for more visits. But…read morewhen he thought he finished his scheduled visits as agreed and wanted to stop they charged him hundreds more. Even upon discussion they refused to refund even though he thought he was told stopping would be no problem. He was not having luck with our personal trainer workouts combined with the serious stretching and does not want to use them at least for now but not at all after that treatment. We feel very cheated and do not recommend this business as a result!

What a course; Beautiful shots of the KC skyline, historic tree-lined neighborhoods, and hills,…read morehills and a few more hills. It might seem strange to Yelp a half marathon, but I have to say I read through each and every review while training for this course and I'm glad I did. For instance, Andrew M. called out a gradual, potentially pace wrecking surprise hill around mile 11 so I was ready for it. I headed in to this race for my first time hoping to just finish under two hours and felt surprisingly good throughout it, finishing in 1:56 and change. It thunderstormed in the wee hours of the night before the race making for a crazy humid morning for my first HH experience. However, a little breeze and a light summertime cold front moved in during the race...what timing. The Hospital Hill itself comes so early on in the race, and was also included in the fall KC Marathon course in 2015 that it didn't really phase me much. It's not super steep, it's just a long slow hill around mile 2. From there you get a nice reprieve down Gillham through the midtown area. The next hill is by the Nelson and at that point, the sun was well up in the sky and I noticed this short, steeper hill. Luckily they had a hydration station at the top, which was a nice recurring theme throughout the race. Right when you're coasting after that, bam, the hardest hill of the bunch in my opinion. The hill that snakes around UMKC and goes on for days up Rockhill at mile 5. Not. A. Fan. Aside from some other short bursts here and there, it surprisingly flattens out a bit after that. If you're familiar with the CCVI Trolley Run, you essentially join up with Brookside Boulevard that has a nice mild decline to it all the way to the Plaza area. This is where I saw people start booking it, but knowing that a challenging, long finishing hill was coming, I saved my energy and just kept an average pace. Then came that long slow hill up by Westport and through Midtown. Pay heed to this damn hill, it really is annoyingly long and a bear to tackle. I just made a point to keep jogging no matter what my pace and get through it. It starts to feel like the home stretch followed by one 800 foot climb that opens up the KC skyline, Liberty Memorial and beautiful view. What's even more beautiful is that the road starts winding downwards to the finish at Crown Center and you can practically hear the cheers and smell the Gatorade. All in all, a great, challenging, beautiful and rewarding Half Marathon in KC. I also want to give props to the organizers and volunteers who all did a wonderful job with it. It's a race I'd hate to do if it were 10 degrees hotter, but one I'm penciling in again to kick off next summer.

I ran the half marathon in June 2018 and it's by far my favorite half marathon. People told me that…read moreit's hard and it's hard to conquer the hill....I conquered the hill and it busted my running confidence by letting me know that I was in good shape( I had ran 3 other half marathons in 2018 prior to Hospital Hill). I finished the half marathon without walking and I did a personal record that day. Train, Sweat, Conquer, and Repeat for this race. :)

Well this was our fourth stop on Town Center's "New Year, New You" campaign. I didn't really know…read moremuch going in except that they did some rowing. Turns out it is similar to Orange Theory in that it incorporates two stations of rowing machines and weights (no treadmills). Walking in, the lobby is very minimalist and white. You are met with super loud music coming from the workout room and might have a thought of "Oh jeeze, what am I in for?". They checked us in and gave us a run down of how it will work, set us up on some rowers, and we grabbed some towels (which are available for you to use). The class splits up between the rowers and benching and switches back and forth for three rounds. The studio itself is like a half gym, half nightclub. It's super dark, the music is super loud, there are rainbow led lights in the ceiling, and one of the participants (who I think also works there) was woo-hooing the whole time. The towers are pretty cool because they light up different colors to tell you if your form is correct (blue), if it's wrong (white), and if you reached your goal (red). A woman named Amy (who was an instructor but also the manager at the Prairie Village location) was the one to show us how to row properly and would come check on us and give pointers throughout the class. By the end I really had the form down and I appreciate that she took care to watch and help us do it right! From what I can tell they don't offer a free class to try but the first time visit is $15. They offer different packages ranging from $25 to $1000. I rated it a 4 instead of a 5 simply for the music I don't like it being so loud to the point where I was yelling at my husband and he still couldn't hear me lol!

High intensity, motivating, fun workout atmosphere! The music was current, upbeat and motivating…read more It was a little difficult to get the rowing form down at my first visit and I was very sore afterwards. Definitely a workout not for the faint of heart.

I love the real results I have gotten with their strength training and strength training classes…read more I also know they have some of the best personal trainers who help people of all ages, abilities and goals.