More Than FitnessSmaller, niche gyms in Topeka offer unique and specialized services for fitness.
Photos by Emma Highfill, Rose Wheat Photography
With fitness and wellness becoming a growing trend nationwide, large franchise exercise facilities have popped up all over Topeka. However, some smaller, niche gyms are offering specialized services to reach a more specific market.
Click to read more.
Pilates Performance and Rehab
Desima Dawdy, director and owner of Pilates Performance & Rehab, started Pilates training after she was in a car accident...
It all started when Ronnie Moore’s mother enrolled him in Karate classes when he was 7 years old.
A hot yoga class in Arizona in 2006 spurred two sisters, Leigh Granada and Beth Kuckelman, to open Lava Yoga in Topeka.
The Colaws opened the fitness center because they believe that everyone has a platform to impact people, and the gym was their platform.
Contributing Writer
Kathy Webber is a mother of three beautiful children and has been married for 23 years. Her two oldest attend Kansas State University, and the youngest is still in high school. Kathy not only is a freelance writer, but she has been a Fitness Instructor for 21 years. She currently teaches at Genesis Health Clubs here in Topeka. In addition to helping others get fit, Kathy helps her husband out at his office as their Book Keeper. She really enjoys writing for TK Magazine because it allows her to be involved in the Topeka Community and exposes her to different businesses and people.
Website