RUN 10 FEED 10 Chicago Giveaway

When I started my term as an Women’s Health Action Hero, I committed myself to spreading the word about Women’s Health Magazine’s major annual initiative, RUN10 FEED 10, a race benefitting FEED Projects in cities […]

Scaling Your Workout

About a month ago, I took on some regular classes at ENRGi Fitness in River North. You can find me there on Sundays for S.W.A.T. at 10:15 and Shredded at […]

Carb Loading for a Marathon: Marathon Monday

If there’s one thing all runners love to talk about, it’s eating. During a long run, it becomes sort of a fantasy to imagine what you’re going to feast on after […]

Get a Bollywood Style Workout with Doonya in Chicago

Doonya, a Bollywood inspired dance fitness class, fuses the fun of Indian dance with the intensity of your favorite sweaty routine. While you’re guaranteed to break a sweat with a […]

Bodyweight Workout Ladder – Climb it into the Weekend

It’s suddenly fall and there’s nothing we can do about it. If you’re anything like me, these darker mornings are messing up your morning workout and making just getting to work on […]

Meet Chicago Trainer, Mike Mendoza

As a trained boxer and champion in martial arts with a yogi state of mind, Chicago trainer Mike Mendoza is highly qualified to offer his clients a unique perspective and […]

Lunch Bunch: Simply Salad

(The Lunch bunch is a tool for planning and packing lunch for a busy week ahead. Recipes are written by a Registered Dietitian so you know that you can count on them to […]

Chef Graham Elliot Running the Chicago Marathon for Smile Train

(Photos by Christiana Basso) For Chef Graham Elliot running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon is about more than his  recent shift to a healthier lifestyle and his subsequent weight loss. […]

Marathon Tapering Tips: Marathon Monday

Somehow I woke up yesterday morning and it was suddenly two weeks until I run my first marathon. I have no idea how this happened so quickly, but somehow my […]

Win a Month of Unlimited Classes at Full Psycle Chicago

Premium spinning in Chicago just got an infusion of variety from Orange County when Full Psycle Chicago opened its doors in Lincoln Park. This studio is one-part disco, one part spin and […]

Tips for Conquering Your First Triathlon

Hi – my name is Christiana and I am not a workout warrior. I am not a great athlete and I am not a health nut. But I am in […]

Taking #Sweatworking Back to CTF

When we planned #Sweatworking for September with CrossTown Fitness, we pushed our luck just a little bit with mother nature. We planned an outdoor paddle boarding event on the literal last day of […]

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