Black Women Get Fit - 2026 Kick OFF

It's a New Year, and we are excited to kick off BWGF 2026! Through the BWGF experience, it is our hope that you leave more informed, more inspired, and more connected to the community. It is our goal to provide the support needed to aid in your health & wellness journey!

8:00 a.m. - Doors Open/Check-in/Welcome

8:30 a.m. - An Inspirational Moment with Stacey Jennings

8:50 a.m. - Morning Hype and Workshop Leader Introductions

9:00 -Workshops begin - Each workshop is about 40 min in length. Workshops are designed to be Demonstration/General Information sessions. These sessions should provide you with new knowledge, skills, and experiences to live a healthier life!

Think pub crawl - You will move to a different experience at the top of each hour. Only have time for one workshop, that is fine with us. Sign up for one, two or all three based on your schedule.

To register: Click the "Registration" box and select 1 session for each timeslot. PLEASE ONE EMAIL PER REGISTRATION!

Power Play: A Vision Board Bingo Experience - This interactive Vision Board Bingo experience is designed to help you pause, reflect, and intentionally decide how you want to move into the new year. You’ll create a personalized Vision Board Bingo card and visual board to guide your intentions for 2026. Teela Maxwell, Fitness To A T

Steps to Becoming Financially Fit -This class will educate you on money concepts that you must know to exercise your financial muscle to build wealth and hit financial targets. Geaneen Anderson, Unified Wealth Solutions

Yoga - Your body is your best teacher; learn to listen to it. Your mind is your biggest distraction; learn to quiet it. Yoga syncs body movements (asanas) with the flow of breath (pranayama). This teaches us how to tap into and find expansion within our bodies. Let's learn how to take up space on and off the mat! Arricka Griffin, Yoga with Arricka

MixxedFit - Established in 2013, is an international People-Inspired fitness program that combines explosive dance moves with body-weight toning. Set to all genres of music, think of the best dance Fitness class you've ever tried that blends the Fun, Fitness and Sweat. Taylor Collier, Brown Rose Consulting

GirlTrek - Step in the right direction with GirlTrek! Join Cassandra and Jennifer on a walk! Walking is a powerful health intervention, a means of organizing and a lifeline to those who feel alone. It is the single best thing a women can do to improve her health. Cassandra Coffee and Jennifer Adams, GirlTrekkers

Conversations in the "Pause" - Open, interactive discussion about peri- and menopause, what it entails, how to embrace it and be empowered during this time of our lives; how to recognize and optimize our quality of life….for the rest of our lives! Rita C. Rodgers-Stanley, M.D. , ReVital Wellness

Info: Vision Boards - Teela Maxwell
Finance/Budgeting - Geaneen Anderson
Conversations in the Pause - Dr. Rita Rodgers Stanley
MixxedFit - Taylor Collier
GirlTrek - Cassandra Coffee/Jennifer Adams
Yoga - Arricka Griffin

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Southeast Community Center, 4201 East 63rd Street, Kansas City, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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