Conditioning on the heavy bag at POW! MMA and Fitness

Studio: POW MMA and Fitness, 950 W. Washington Class Focus: “Kickboxing/MT Heavy Bag Intervals & Conditioning” mixes high-intensity conditioning with boxing drills and is a total sweatfest. Come prepared to kick, punch, […]

{Giveaway Closed} 2014 Michelob Ultra Chicago 13.1 Marathon®

It may have felt like it would never happen, but running season is finally here. That means that we made it through the winter. The Michelob Ultra Chicago 13.1 Marathon offers Lakeshore […]

Shamrock Shufflin’ + NTC Crews Celebration Recap

First race of the season, check!   Despite considering myself a Chicagoan in every other sense, I’ve never run the Shamrock Shuffle until this year. With over 40,000 people coming […]

You’re invited: #CTFSweatworking

Ready for the next Sweatworking event? You’re invited to #CTFSweatworking at Crosstown Fitness, April 23 at 7:30 PM or (after a quick sell-out of the April 23 event) #CTFSweatworking part 2 – April 26 at […]

From Polaroid to PR: Week Five

For the next five weeks, I’m working with NTC Chicago to achieve my New Year’s resolution of running a sub-1:50:00 half marathon with the help of Nike Master Trainer Kate Hiipakka and our […]

Clean eats: maple meringues

(Recipe adapted from The Gracious Pantry) My mom is really into sending me recipes on Pinterest lately, which is a great way for us to share our love of healthy […]

Body weight workout at home: Leg day!

I love leg days. No really. I love them. But sometimes the hardest movement can be the smallest. We did this pulsing, toning series last week at Bridal Sculpt and  it […]

A taste of Atlas Performance with Windy City Blogger Collective

I’ve visited Atlas CrossFit in the past and learned quickly that its offering was much bigger than CrossFit (not that CrossFit isn’t already a huge undertaking). One side of the […]

{Giveaway closed} #AIRSweatworking goody bag

  (Disclosure: products mentioned in this post were donated by Pretzel Crisps, Gymphoria, Muscle Milk, Air Aerial Fitness, Ms. Tech, Nutrilux and Mark Bars. As always, we only talk about the stuff we love) After last week’s Sweatworking […]

Re-fueling After Long, Cold Runs

Buy this tank here! If you’re anything like me, one of the biggest reasons I sign up for half marathons or do long runs on the weekend is because omgFOOD […]

From Polaroid to PR: Week Four

For the next five weeks, I’m working with NTC Chicago to achieve my New Year’s resolution of running a sub-1:50:00 half marathon with the help of Nike Master Trainer Kate Hiipakka and our […]

#Sweatworking at Air Aerial Fitness

(Disclosure: products mentioned in this post were donated by Pretzel Crisps, Gymphoria, Muscle Milk, Air Aerial Fitness, Ms. Tech, Nutrilux and Mark Bars. As always, we only talk about the stuff we love) Have you ever been to […]

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