Derby, KS Health and Fitness

After 10 years of honing her skills at a weight-loss clinic in Kansas City, Wynne Wellness's owner Cassity Brungardt brought her family and her passion for wellness home to southern Kansas. Now working out of a chic studio space bedecked with eclectic furnishings and tin ceiling tiles, Cassity works to beautify bodies with advanced med-spa services. Her specialty slimming treatments—including hormone infusions that can speed up metabolism and Endermologie anticellulite massages—work to pinch away inches without binding waists with a girdle of live lobsters.

As they enter the training circle at Curves, female guests come face-to-face with the smiles of other women. And just as points on a circle share a common distance from the circle's center, workout participants share the experiences of those nearby by trading stations throughout the 30-minute training session. One minute is spent on a piece of strength-training equipment built for feminine frames and designed to work two opposing muscle groups with a single movement. Exercisers then move on to a recovery station, where they run, jog, or dance to maintain heart rates and keep platforms in place during momentary losses of gravity.

Rogue Personal Training marries the talents of two fiercely devoted fitness specialists, both of whom aid clients of all ages in redefining their physical limits. In addition to holding a BS in health management and in health and physical education, Landon Branine has manned military-style skirmishes as a certified Army Combative Training instructor. Furthermore, Branine infuses his training sessions with innovative fighting techniques that he's learned while mastering mixed martial arts and tae kwon do in the competitive sphere. With a BS in exercise science, Ben Arnold boasts more than five years of personal training experience to develop his enthusiastic approach, and also has a penchant for cycling, jiu jitsu, and outdoor activities. Ryan Bell's face graces the flipside of Rogue's coin, brandishing a BS in kinesiology and eight years of experience in the Army Reserve—six of which were spent heading the fitness program, and two of which were spent infiltrating the barbell black market as an undercover spy.

Landon, Ryan, and Arnold chart custom workout plans for recruits during small group, partner, and one-on-one personal-training programs. Slightly larger crowds can enlist in their boot camps or speed-and-agility camps, taking advantage of the nearby Andover Stadium to sprint down the track and hurdle over the field-goal posts.

Guests meander into Fit Physique Fitness Center’s open two-storied gym before working up a sweat on the track that encircles the balcony, or by hauling around free weights. After self-driven workouts, they can head up to the expansive, wood-floored studio for Zumba, yoga, or tae kwon do classes, or out onto the 15-station outdoor obstacle course where they’ll scramble up rope ladders and hoist themselves up and over wood-slatted walls. Children can cavort on the obstacle courses during birthday parties when they aren’t being watched, entertained, or taught to fill out individual income-tax returns in the onsite kid-sitting area.

Towering mirrors wrap the walls at Fitness 2000 24hr Health Club, reflecting the motivating scene of heart-pumping fitness classes and body-slimming workout sessions. 17,000 pounds of free weights join forces with more than 110 cardio machines in the workout rooms, and three lanes sweep across a 15-meter lap pool, which the staff guarantees is never filled with molten lava. The American Aerobic Association–certified trainers lead a wide range of aerobic classes, boot-camp classes, and personal-training sessions to add inspiration into patrons’ workouts, helping them reach their wellness and fitness goals. The club is open 24 hours on weekdays, allowing customers the freedom to exercise throughout the day or during bouts of sleepwalking. As their parents scorch calories, youngsters frolic in the nursery under the watch of trained childcare experts.

Servers stand at the club's restaurant ready to whip up a variety of smoothies, sandwiches, and protein shakes, helping patrons rejuvenate after a strenuous workout. Patrons can further recover in the club's saunas, steam room, or whirlpool, or complement a beach-ready body with a beach-ready tan by stepping into a stand-up tanning bed within a private suntan room.

Even though he’s been practicing general dentistry for over three decades, Dr. Ted Milligan still studies like a student. Though his membership to professional organizations including the American Dental Association, Kansas Dental Association, and Academy of General Dentistry might keep him busy, it also keeps him sharp, cluing him in to advances within his specialties. Dr. Milligan and his staff treat mouths to a full range of dental care, from preventive maintenance and cosmetic treatments to smile-changing implants and endodontic work. He also stocks his office with the latest dental technologies, revealing secret trouble spots with safe digital x-rays or taking an intimate look at fillings, decay, or molar tattoos with the help of an intraoral camera.