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After gaining international recognition from appearing on Netflix’s “Queer Eye” in 2019, Wesley Hamilton of the Disabled But Not Really Foundation decided to open an inclusive gym in Westport.

Whether you’re already a gym rat or working towards developing a sustainable exercise routine, the Kansas City metro has plenty of options to help you stay active.

Temperatures in Kansas City have swelled to around 100 degrees during several heat waves this summer, even before humidity. Studying athletes may help us learn how to adapt our bodies to worsening climates.

Among women who attend gyms and fitness centers, 56.37% report experiencing harassment.

Over half of women who regularly visit a gym or fitness center experience harassment according to one new report, and animal shelters in the area are reeling from the number of pets being dropped off at their facilities.

Gyms and fitness centers have seen a steep decline in membership numbers, but virtual workouts are increasingly popular.

An obituary linking a Kansas woman's death to her vaccination against COVID-19 was picked up by local media, and questions arose when several news outlets rushed to unsubstantiated conclusions. Plus, innovations in the metro's fitness industry are seeing gyms through the pandemic.

Whether alone or living with others, working from home does present challenges to maintaining good mental health. Here is advice on balancing work and home when both are in the same place.

How to maintain your mental health while working from home and where to find the best bowls of warm sustenance in the metro.

Kim Horgan's bike got her through a divorce. Now it's getting her through being jobless in a pandemic. Here's her story — and her advice on staying on a bike through the winter.

Spike Lee and Kevin Wilmott's latest film shows the struggles of Black men who fought in the Vietnam War, a central Kansas town weathers the pandemic while facing challenges to reopening, and the health benefits of spending time in nature is exemplified by forest bathing.

It’s officially spring in Kansas City, even with the coronavirus. Around the metro, there are signs Mother Nature is unaware of the pandemic with greener…