ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WKBW) — A women-only fitness studio in Orchard Park is building strength and confidence among its members "one rep at a time."

OP Barbelle , which opened in 2020 but underwent new ownership in March, aims to provide women with a safe, supportive environment for all fitness levels. The facility focuses on building community and empowerment, helping women lift each other up both inside and outside the gym.

Twenty-three-year-old Georgia Fiumara took over OP Barbelle in March. She has been a trainer for under five years. For Fiumara, the studio is deeply personal; living with diabetes, fitness has been life-changing.

"With getting into working out and everything like that, it has helped it tremendously. I didn't take care of myself for a while before. When I first got i

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