Owner Ashlyn Lowery said she created the gym for women to push women to be the best versions of themselves.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Whether you are new to the gym or looking for a new fitness home, Levels Fitness is a women's only gym.

Owner Ashlyn Lowery said she created the gym for women to push women to be the best versions of themselves. 

"The goal is to never stay the same, to keep growing. So that's just what we do. We don't stay stagnant. We don't stay the same. You know, we step outside of our comfort zones," Lowery said. 
 
Some women wear many hats in their lives: mother, wife and coworker. It can be overwhelming to balance those responsibilities, and easy to neglect self-care.
 
Lowery said fitness is a form of self-care, and she wants her gym to bring relief to women. 
 
"When you come here, you don't have to be basically anything for anybody. We're wives, we're mothers. We're all these things. You drop that off at the door, you come in and you embrace who you are, whatever that is, however that looks and just to be themselves and love themselves and embrace themselves naturally, however they want to do it," Lowery said.
 
Levels Fitness is open to all women in every demographic.
 
Mary Zeigler is a 65-year-old woman who has been a member of the gym for about a year. Zeigler said the gym has had a positive impact on her life across the board.
 
"I'm able to run for miles now. And if Ashlyn wouldn't have pushed me, I don't think I would have achieved that goal. And I just, more active. And I think that I bring positivity to my family, and I encourage people to not only my family, but outside my family everywhere I go," Zeigler said. 
 
If you are interested in joining Levels Fitness Gym, visit their Facebook page.

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