Fitness

Pastor Tim Allison walked into Be Strong, a south Bloomington gym, looking to bench press 500 pounds. It took him about four years to get there, and now he's looking to crush his own 501-pound national record.

Hayes Willard survived multiple rounds of elimination before earning 8th place worldwide in her age group at the CrossFit games in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Town of Normal is using a youth fitness program as both community outreach and crime prevention.

The head of the Bloomington-Normal YMCA says the organization is exploring several ways to improve access for people without transportation to get to its new facility on Bloomington's east side. Executive director B.J. Wilken said the Y has bought a bus that can deliver children to the $24 million facility that is set to open later this month.

Gyms are among the industries that have borne the brunt of pandemic restrictions. In Illinois, fitness facilities were part of the first wave of shutdown orders in March 2020 and remained closed until the end of June 2020.

Gyms are among the industries that have borne the brunt of pandemic restrictions. In Illinois, fitness facilities were part of the first wave of shutdown orders in March 2020 and remained closed until the end of June 2020.

The pandemic has taken away a lot of things we love. But organizers wouldn’t let it take their yogathon.The Health for Humanity Yogathon runs through Jan.…

Let’s admit it: Summer 2020 has been awful. (Thanks, COVID-19.) But some in Bloomington-Normal have managed to find bright spots in an otherwise dark…

Let’s admit it: Summer 2020 has been awful. (Thanks, COVID-19.) But some in Bloomington-Normal have managed to find bright spots in an otherwise dark…

There could be a new entry in the gym industry in Bloomington-Normal.Crunch Fitness has plans to occupy a portion of the old Hobby Lobby/Montgomery Ward…