Alert Top Story FITNESS Free public gym opens at Yancey Community Center in southern Albemarle County officials hope the gym will improve health disparities in the area Jason Armesto Feb 22, 2024 Feb 22, 2024 0 × Downtown Mall interactive map Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A free gym opened at the Yancey Community Center last week, part of an ongoing effort to improve health disparities in southern Albemarle County.kAm(:E9 C@H >249:?6D[ EC625>:==D[ DE2E:@?2CJ 3:<6D 2?5 92?5 H6:89ED[ E96 ?6H 724:=:EJ :D @?6 @7 E96 @?=J 8J>D :? E96 4@F?EJ’D >@C6 CFC2= D@FE96C? C68:@?[ 2?5 E96 @?=J @?6 E92E :D 7C66 7@C AF3=:4 FD6]k^AmkAm“%96C6’D A=6?EJ @7 AF3=:4 DA246D E@ H2=< 3FE H6’C6 E96 7:CDE @?6 E@ @A6? 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