There's a brand-new 5K in our neighborhood! The Dragon Dash 5K Run/Walk is at 10:00 a.m. on November 5, 2023, in Central Park in Denver. 

Organized by and benefiting Isabella Bird Community School, this annual, family-friendly event is open to the community, and all ages and fitness levels are welcome! You can run for time, run for fun, walk, skip, dance. They encourage you to bring your good energy & wear a festive outfit. 

For you more serious runners, this event is professionally timed and on an official 5K course. For 2023, they partnered with 3W Races.

**No dogs. For participant safety, no bikes, skateboards, or rollerblades.  Strollers or wagons being operated by adult participants are allowed.

What:  Dragon Dash 5K Run/Walk

When:  Sunday, November 5, 2023, 10:00 a.m.

Where:  Central Park, 8801 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Denver, CO 80238 (see route)

Cost:  $25 for ages 12+ until November 2nd 
Kids 0-4 are free and 5-11 are $15

Registration/Questions:  runsignup.com/Race/CO/Denver/IsabellaBird

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Just Dance was born from a dream. Stapleton women came together to support each other in the idea to create a place where moms can let go, break free, and have fun through dance fitness!


They offer a variety of adult classes including Hip Hop, Cardio Dance Jam, Zumba, Pound, Afro Salsa Fusion, and Beginner Adult Ballet. They are a no-judgment zone, and a dance background is not necessary for their classes. There are multiple ways to modify moves for lower or higher impact, and their instructors will provide those options in each class! Check out their class schedule for more information.


They also offer classes for children ages 2-10. They have parent/child creative movement (2-5 yrs), Creative Dance drop-off classes (3-5 yrs), and Character Dance drop-off class (6-10 years). The drop-off classes are taught by Diane Paige, who is a Ballet instructor from the Colorado Ballet Academy.



Just Dance is currently located at the Stanley Marketplace inside another amazing Stapleton business - Neighborhood Music - in the dance studio. They opened their doors January 13 and are ready to greet you!

The first class is free, so why not give it a try and support a new Stapleton business!

Visit justdancedenver.com for more information and click "First Class Free" to get started.

You can also find them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/justdancestapleton/.

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Visit http://strengthtrain4life.com/brewerybootcampforbreastcancer/ to register for this event. Registration includes the workout, your first beer, and a Brewery Bootcamp for Breast Cancer t-shirt. South Dock will tap a specialty pink Tropical Hibiscus Lager firkin on October 1 at noon to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Throughout the month, purchase a pink growler at South Dock, a pink Crowler at North Dock, or a pink disc golf driver and Dry Dock will donate $1 to Drink For Pink. Learn more about this organization at drinkforpink.co.

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Stapleton Moms sat down with the owners of Gymtegrity, a brand-new gym in Stapleton that offers competitive and recreational gymnastics and cheerleading, a USAG fitness program, camps, and birthday parties. We sat down with owner Michelle Sampson to get to know Gymtegrity better.

Tell us about Gymtegrity

Gymtegrity combines athletic talent on the outside with integrity on the inside. We offer a training center for all levels of gymnastics and cheerleading instruction in a supportive and encouraging environment with the aim of helping each child reach their full potential and provide them with tools for success, both in and out of the gym.

We’re located in Stapleton with an 18,000 ft2 training area, and offer a training center for all levels of gymnastics and cheerleading! Our coaches and instructors are well-trained and certified under the guidance of USAG and USASF. Our training center promotes physical activity, a foundation for building flexibility, coordination, spatial awareness, and lifelong skills. Gymtegrity wants to promote a healthy lifestyle to ensure our youth seek out physical activity for fun and entertainment. With our encouraging and supportive culture, we ensure that each individual develops talent on the outside, and integrity from within!

Tell me more about your Gymnastics and Cheer programs.

Whether you're training to be an Olympian or just wanting to bounce around on a trampoline, Gymtegrity offers a wide range of both girls and boys' classes for all ages and abilities. Gymnastics develops coordination, strength, flexibility, mental prowess, and the ability to set goals for all athletes from beginners to elite-level. Participation in the sport gives kids a solid physical and psychological foundation they will carry throughout their lives. Cheerleading is an athletic activity that combines elements of gymnastic tumbling, dance, acrobatics, and traditional cheerleading skills such as jumps and arm motions. We offer both competitive (USAG and All Star) and recreational gymnastics and cheer.

I hear you also offer a USAG Fitness Program – what is that?

Our USAG Fitness Program encourages physical fitness through fun activities emphasizing strength training, cardiovascular exercise, flexibility, and nutrition. It’s designed for 12-16-year-old athletes, featuring scales of measurement and movement training exercises for all levels of fitness, and runs year-round to develop a physically active lifestyle for today's youth.

What else might Stapleton parents be interested in?

Gymtegrity offers camps, parents’ nights out, and birthday parties.
Our theme-based full- and half-day camps play encourage flexibility, creativity, and integrity – our first one will be over Labor Day and we’re really excited!

Parents’ Nights Out include a foam pit, trampolines, ropes, and other structured activities. They’re from 6:30 to 10:00 for ages 5 and up. Our birthday parties are all-inclusive and come with set up and clean up, pizza and drinks, balloons, goodie bags, structured games – you just bring the cake!

How can we find out more about Gymtegrity?

To learn more, parents can visit www.gymtegrity.com, call us at
(303) 371-1338, email us at inquiry@gymtegrity.com, and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gymtegrity/.


Thanks, Michelle – welcome to Stapleton!

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Project Worthmore is hosting a Rally For Refugees to celebrate World Refugee Day this Saturday, June 18 at Great Lawn Park in Lowry! With a world in crisis, now is the time to extend a hand to our neighbors and our city at large. Will you join them? All they're asking to enter this fun-filled park is to “Give Whatever You Can”. They are trying to raise $30,000 to provide a caring and welcoming experience to newly arrived refugees.

What is the Festival?

Enjoy a tasting of diverse ethnic foods from the refugee community, walk through their unique refugee experience, enjoy some games in the park, face painting, and Little Man Ice Cream! They’ll have a few volleyball nets set up so come have fun in the sun – bring a picnic, lawn chairs, and an umbrella – bring a frisbee, games, and your friends. The more the merrier. They want to spend some time with you, meet new people, and rally our city for our refugee neighbors! Learn more at projectworthmore.org/dignitychallenge/festival.

The Festival is being held in conjunction with the Dignity Challenge, which is a fitness challenge to support our refugee neighbors. To register for the challenge, visit bit.ly/dcRegister, or to learn more, visit projectworthmore.org/DignityChallenge


About the Dignity Challenge

There will be something for everyone at this family friendly event. Start out the day with a morning yoga session to get your mind and body balanced and refreshed for the 5K and Fitness Experiences. The 5K will be a diverse run as you loop through Great Lawn Park, weave over a creek, around a lake, on dirt trails and paved sidewalks.

Soon after, four gyms will facilitate four (plus) fitness stations such as rowing machines, kettlebells, and full-bBody workouts.

If the 5K and Fitness Experience isn't for you, just participate in the 1-mile Family Fun Run, then find a shade spot, join us for lunch, and check out a highly competitive Rice Carry Relay made up of teams who are ready to endure the Signature Dignity Challenge.

Project Worthmore does all this in a heartfelt expression to recognize our refugee neighbors and raise funds to welcome families to our city, and they hope you will take on the challenge with us.

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We've all been wondering what's happening with all the construction over at Bladium, and now we have answers!

Bladium Sports & Fitness club just announced a major expansion of its facilities, and now offers more than 83,000 square feet of fitness and fun for the whole family!

For kids, there is a NEW dedicated Inflatable Fun Zone., which has more than 5,000 sq.ft. of bouncy fun, including eight jumpees, a soft play area for the little ones, and a parents’ relaxation zone. The Fun Zone is open daily, and is also available for exclusive bookings for birthday parties. Birthday party options have also expanded, with a new dedicated turfed outdoor area perfect for summer water slide birthday parties.



For adults, Bladium CrossFit now boasts a dedicated indoor workout space of 5,500 square feet, plus another 10,000 square feet of outdoor space. The generous workout area features a new weight lifting area, spacious WOD (Workout Of the Day) area, and plenty of open mobility space. Members have plenty of area to push themselves to the fullest during their workout, both indoors and out. New equipment also continues to be added.  Bladium CrossFit not only offers more space, but more options including 60+ yoga, spin, and other group exercise classes in the club Fitness Center. The facilities also include a newly opened a bar & cafe, and offer endless fun for kids with childcare options while you work out!

On the sports side, a third indoor soccer field has also been added, which means greater capacity for kids' summer camps, kids' sports classes, and adult soccer leagues. For basketball and volleyball lovers, the newly minted dual-purpose basketball/ volleyball court is now available for open use (when not reserved) or can be booked for exclusive rental.



Club hours are 5:00 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, and 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekends. Bladium Sports & Fitness club is located at 2400 Central Park Blvd, Denver, CO 80238.  For more information on kids programs or fitness memberships, contact Todd O’Hair at denversales@bladium.com.

See you at Bladium!

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By Jaime Travis


Have you seen the new Orange Theory in the Town Center? Judging from the number of friends I have who are talking about their workouts, the answer for lots of people is "Yes"!  If you haven't, go try it out, your first class is free.  What's more, as of last week, OTF launched a series of seminars as part of their Weight Loss Challenge (the Stapleton location has 100 participants alone).  The seminars are open to anyone (you don't have to be a member) and promise to be interesting, informative and fun.

See the schedule below for details:


Lowry:1/17 @ 1:45PM - Hillary (Food Relationship/Life Coach)
1/24 @ 2PM - Lewi (Self Defense)
2/7 @ 2PM - Hillary (Check In)
2/8 @1230PM - Jess (Nutrition)
2/14 @ 230PM - Tiffany (Overtraining)
2/21 @ 2PM - Ashley (Life After WLC)
Stapleton:1/20 @ 8PM - Hillary (Food Relationship/Life Coach)
1/25 @ 1230PM - Lewi (Self Defense)
1/31 @ 100PM - Scott (Heart Rate 101)
2/8 @ 2PM - Jess (Nutrition)
2/14 @1PM - Tiffany (Overtraining)
2/22 @ 1230PM - Ashley (Life after WLC)

Also, if you have some workout shoes you no longer use and were wondering what to do with them, OTF has partnered with Soles 4 Souls and have a box in their studio to donate shoes! http://soles4souls.org/  They tell me the community has been SO generous, they filled that box within just a few days of putting it out in our studio.
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By Stapleton Moms

Atlas Physical Therapy at Stapleton is off and running…
Specializing in orthopedic and functional therapies, Atlas Physical Therapy at Stapleton opened its doors at the Stapleton Plaza in March of 2014. Alex Lanton PT, DPT, OCS is the owner and primary therapist at the location. Alex has six years of experience in physical therapy, receiving his masters and doctorate degrees in physical therapy from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Atlas Physical Therapy at Stapleton offers a wide range of therapeutic and rehabilitative services including: trigger point dry needling, manipulation, massage, functional training and exercise. The goal of Atlas PT is to get you better faster and back to doing the things you enjoy in life. We have the outcomes to prove it! Atlas tracks outcomes in a nationwide database and consistent comes in the top 5-10% nationwide!

The clinic has extended hours, 7am-7pm Monday through Thursday and 7am-5pm on Fridays to accommodate work and school schedules. They accept most major insurances and don’t require a doctor’s referral to administer treatment. To top it all off they offer a free 15 minute consultation to new patients. Atlas has alternative therapies as well. Massage from the amazing hands of Jessi Staib with over ten years of medical massage experience. Reformer and Mat Pilates offered from Robyn Youpt long time Cirque du Soleil performer and Pilates instructor to their talented athletes.  Visit to learn more: www.atlasptco.com Read the full story

It's that time of year again, when gym memberships across the country soar, spin classes fill up, there's a line for the treadmill, and we're all getting up at 5 a.m.

Happily, there are lots of options and great deals to be had! Here's a rundown of a few of our favorites.

1. Qi Gym Endorphin - Lowry * UPDATED*

Formerly Qi Extreme in Lowry, Qi Endorphin has a new name, a new look and a hard driving new format all about moving: high-intensity workouts combining the best of Qi Gyms. Expect cycling, yoga, CrossFit, Boxing and more. Did we mention high intensity? Expect to be pushed. We never thought we'd love Kettlebells so much! Workouts rely on continuously varied, functional movements using light weight. Owner Chris Lindley teaches many of the classes. Pay an unlimited monthly fee, or buy a 10 class package, or pay by the class.

Check their schedule because they sometimes offer FREE classes.

2. Pura Vida Fitness & Spa - Cherry Creek

OK, let's get it out there: this place is heavenly. Once you step foot in this oasis, you'll never want to leave. The options for fitness classes at all hours of the day is dizzying. The price tag is equally dizzying - but you'll find yourself coming up with a million reasons it's worth it. The amazing spin bikes that don't hurt your hiney; the Pilates room; every style of yoga; the eucalyptus steam room; the instructors who truly take it up a notch or four from the average gym; the personal trainers; the undulating ambiance of calm and contentedness… need I go on?

Before you say, "But I could never afford them…" they offer a special, partial membership that just happens to be perfect for moms who can make the classes Monday through Friday between 10 am and 3 pm (the "off-hours"): just $100 per month, no contract. Look at the schedule and you'll see there are lots of options during those hours.

And the best kept secret in town? Book a spa appointment, and you get use of the gym, too.


3. Cross Fit Stapleton - Havana industrial area, Denver

Cross Fit is all the rage -- and you can see why, with the great results people get. Cross Fit Stapleton is family owned and operated, they have 6,000 square feet of space and for the New Year they're offering free babysitting! Get a FREE WEEK! Here's the details:

We are a family-owned CrossFit gym in the Stapleton neighborhood and our goal is to help our clients perform at their best - whether that is for athletic purposes and performance enhancement, sustained energy and lose body fat, or to enhance work outs, job performance, sleep and or life long health.  CrossFit is truly elite fitness for everyone.

We have over 6000 square feet of dedicated CrossFit space.  We offer FREE child care Monday through Friday at our 9:30am to 10:30am class.

We have a beginner's Elements course where we teach all new CrossFit athletes the movements before jumping in to full classes.  We frequently offer specialized Strength, Olympic Lifting and Nutrition courses to help build well-rounded athletes. We also offer a Competitors course for those who take to take their training to the next level.  We currently have an Endurance program every Sunday, that will kick up to 3 times a week after the new year.  Starting in February we are going offer a new "No Limits" bootcamp, in addition to regular CrossFit classes.

The best part about CrossFit Stapleton is the atmosphere.  We have a 10-1 Student to Coach ratio, providing you with the best coaching support and direction around.  We are focused on building a supportive and strong community where all athletes feel at home.

We offer a FREE initial consultation and a FREE week of CrossFit classes!  Call us at 303-902-3496 to register today!

We are located at 3700 Havana Street, Unit 218, Denver CO 80239.

You can contact us many different ways, please don't hesitate to reach out!
email: info@crossfitstapleton.comphone: 303-902-3496
website: crossfitstapleton.comFacebookTwitter

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I am a huge fan of spinning classes.

It's no secret that I love the RPM classes at Bladium, and recently discovered Qi Cycle classes too!

Qi Fitness Centers are a 5280 Top new workout. They're new in Lowry! And they're in Edgwater in the Highlands! And they want moms to check them out, so they're offering an amazing deal through Plum District: $30 for 5 classes - that's a $70 value!

And because Plum District loves moms - you can still use the promo code MOM25 to get an EXTRA 25% off! That's an insane deal!

Here's my top reasons you should check them out.

1. Cycling is one of the most efficient workouts you can do. For busy moms, that means you will burn the maximum amount of calories in a 45 minute class. We're talking 500+ calories.

2. Endorphins. Getting your heart rate up that high releases a flood of feel-good endorphins. I had never experienced "runner's high" until I tried a spin class.

3. The Ryder bikes are crazy cool. They move, lean, sway - you have to steer and balance. It takes a couple of classes to get  used to them, but they're fun. They work your core.


4. Spin PLUS yoga. Get your heart pumping, the sweat flowing, your muscles screaming - and then take it to the mat for some balance, strength and stretching. Yin/Yang.


5. Or keep it fierce with the Mountain Warrior class: spin plus a boot camp style workout that changes all the time. My first class was cycling intermixed with lunges and pushups and sit-ups. The next one was cycling followed by kettle bells. Whoah.


6. Hello, Lowry location. Less than 10 minutes away next to Wings Over the Rockies. And they offer great yoga classes, barre classes (all the rage!), kettle bell and more.


7. TIP: Sign up for the class online ahead of time - if you're not signed up, you might not get a bike!


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