FemFit Redding inspires young athletes to build muscle and strength

FemFith Redding founder and coach Mikilah Speer teaches a lifting technique to U-Prep senior outside hitter Amiah Cornejo during an early morning workout on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

Former Enterprise girls basketball and volleyball player Mikilah Speer remembered going through the high school athletics circuit in the mid-2000s. She recalled how difficult it was to find a viable option to lift and the narratives that existed about women who lifted weights. “I always tell the girls that when I was in high school, … Read more