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Change your mindset, transform your body at Iron Therapy in GB
Great Bend Chamber Coffee Recap - Feb. 19, 2026
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Iron Therapy owners Aaron and Ashley Raney, along with Fitness Instructor Jazmin Castellanos (right), talk about the services offered at 2319 Washington St. in Great Bend. - photo by photos by Susan Thacker/Great Bend Tribune

Aaron and Ashley Raney, owners of Iron Therapy, welcomed Great Bend Chamber of Commerce members to this week’s Chamber Coffee. Aaron explained how they are in the business of helping busy working professionals get their lives and health back by guiding them to complete body transformations. Iron Therapy is located at 2319 Washington St.

Both of the Raneys, along with fitness instructor Jazmin Castellanos, are National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainers. Aaron Raney is also an NASM Certified Nutrition Coach.

“I’m a health and fitness expert, right here in Great Bend,” he said. “We’re here to elevate the standard of health in the community.”

Services offered include one-on-one body transformation programs as well as semi-private programs for two or three people. Online training is available for people who know their way around a gym but need some structure and accountability to see the results they want.

Iron Therapy now offers private 24-hour access.

There is also a supplement shop in the business that is open to the public. People can shop online and pick up their supplements at the business.

Real clients were at the coffee to vouch for their real results. Nick Bertram, 71, lost 34.4 pounds, got off of blood pressure medication and is back to running 5K and 10K races with no knee pain. He said the discipline he has developed is as much a benefit as the fact that he feels better thanks to the exercise and nutrition program.

Raney said “Charles” lost over 50 pounds, and “Jane” is no longer pre-diabetic after losing 63.7 pounds.


Something different

Old-school programs for weight loss tend to offer one-size-fits-all solutions, Raney said. Intense workouts can lead to injury, group classes may be fun but ineffective, and short six-to-eight-week challenges don’t lead to lasting results.

“Times have changed,” Raney said. “What we’re bringing here is the new style of training. This comes with structure.”

People need training for habit, nutrition and mindset, he said.

“We created the MAC method. It’s Mindset, Accountability, and Complete structured programs. We have all three of these together, and that’s where people are finding their success.”

Learn more at https://gbirontherapytraining.com/.



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A variety of gym equipment is available at Iron Therapy.

Chamber announcements

• Ellinwood Hospital and Clinic will host an Ellinwood Chamber Coffee at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 27. The hospital is located at 310 N. Park St. in Ellinwood. The public is welcome to attend this event and meet the new CEO, Troy Moore, DVP.

• The Great Bend Housing Authority (GBHA) is hosting a meeting for local landlords with properties within the City of Great Bend. This meeting will take place at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Great Bend Events Center, located at 3111 10th St. During the meeting, GBHA Executive Director Lynn Fleming will discuss the new Section 8 policy and its advantages for landlords, which include a $500 signing bonus, reimbursement for unpaid rent, damages, and loss of rent, among other benefits. For more information, visit www.gbhaks.com or follow GBHA’s new Facebook page at www.facebook.com/gbhousingauthority. For questions, contact Fleming at 620-793-7761 or email housing@greatbend.com.

• Freaking Delicious Cheesecake (freakingdeliciouscheesecake.com) is celebrating its third anniversary. On Friday, Feb. 20, get $1 off a jumbo slice at 15 SW 40 Ave., Great Bend (located inside Fuller Industries ).

 • The League of Women Voters will have a fundraiser from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, at Great Bend’s Pizza Hut. Mention the fundraiser when placing an order and a portion of the sale will go toward a Barton Community College scholarship created in memory of Great Bend women Bev Komarek and Rose Kelly. 

• Catholic Charities Golden Harvest Thrift Store, 2410 Main, is having a sale on women’s clothing Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21. Clothing will sell for $4 a bag.

• The Kansas Children’s Service League’s annual Community Baby Shower will move to Hoisington this year. It will be April 11.

• The Family Crisis Center (familycrisiskansas.com) is looking ahead to CAP and SAAM, that is, Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Support the Center by attending the women’s bunco tournament on March 27 or the men’s cornhole tournament on March 28, both at the Great Bend Events Center.

• Saturday, Feb. 28, is the 104th Annual Chamber Awards Night. Doors to the Great Bend Events Center will open at 6 p.m.

• The next Chamber Coffee will be hosted by Ad Astra Radio at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in the Chamber Board Room, 1125 Williams St. The following week, Massage at Eades will host the March 5 coffee, also at the Chamber.