Black Women Get Fit - March 2026

Shifting the Narrative: Joy, Resistance & Power

Welcome to BWGF 2026! Through the BWGF experience, it is our hope that you leave more informed and inspired to continue your health & wellness journey!

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

8:30 a.m. - An Inspirational Moment w/DeAngela Burns-Wallace

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!

Inspirational Moment - "You Were Made For This" DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Ed.D. President & CEO Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Body

Gospel Xtreme Hip Hop Step - The ultimate goal of Gospel Xtreme Hip-Hop is to breathe life back into fitness and make it fun for all ages, cultures, genders, and fitness levels. My mission is to help save lives by encouraging fitness and making it fun and not a chore! All fitness levels are welcome. We are "Making Step Great Again." That StepLady, LeAnn Miller

Spin Cycle - This class is all about moving your body, building confidence, and having fun-no experience needed. We'll take it at a comfortable pace with clear coaching, easy to follow cues and plenty of options, so everyone feels successful. Expect feel good music, supportive energy, and a space created just for Black women to sweat, laugh, and celebrate getting stronger together. Come as you are ride at your level, and leave feelig empowered, energized, and proud of yourself. Rae Hill, MBA Recreation Director KC Parks & Recreation.

Chair Yoga - a gentle accessible exercise done while seated in a chair or using it for support, making it ideal for all age and abilities. It adapts traditional poses to increase flexibility, strength and circulation while reducing stress and pain, all without needing to get on the floor. Ashley Wiley, Fitness Instructor KC Parks & Recreation

Mind & Soul

Body Confidence Blueprint: Mastering Self-Love and Body Confidence - This session provides a practical blueprint to move beyond the "rules" or "beliefs" about your body that didn't start with you - beliefs that may have been passed down through observation, comment or cultural conditioning, Ex: using make-up to tone down your big nose, cover up your big butt, thick legs/thighs. This session will provide you with tools and resources to help rewire your mindset and reclaim your authority over your self-image. LaToya Rozof, Certified Body Image Specialist, Confidence Coach and Owner of 79Roze

Holding Elected Officials Accountable - This workshop will empower community members and voters to amplify their voice in the democratic process to hold elected officials accountable through effective tools and resources. Sylvya Stevenson, Founder & CEO National Congress of Black Women - Kansas City Chapter

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