How I beat the heat with this treadmill workout

The recent heat index may be giving you an excuse for missing a workout or two. For a sweaty human like me, this ridiculous heat and humidity means that outdoor workouts […]

FabFitChicago.com turns one – celebrate with your free CrossTown Fitness 10-day pass (Value: $100)

For those of you following along, it’s been a year since FabFitChicago.com launched! I love birthdays, so I think we should celebrate. Yes? Yes. It’s been a big year full […]

Total Body at CrossTown Fitness

Studio: CrossTown Fitness, 1031 West Madison St. Class Focus: Each class and trainer is different, but all classes focus on high intensity interval training. Cost per workout: $25 for a day pass Money saving […]

My Fit Foods – Healthy Meals to-go!

In a perfect world this is what I would do every Sunday: But the world is not perfect and this happens like once a month. It’s glorious each time. If […]

{Giveaway Closed} Bastille Day 5K and 8K Run, Walk and Block Party

Get your American butt to the Bastille Day 5K & 8K for a great mid-week training run benefitting a worthy cause. The course starts and ends at the Peggy Notebaert Nature […]

Training for a Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago

I’ve gotten pretty lucky in my day job – one of my clients, REFUEL, allows me to think and talk about fitness and nutrition all day, which is kind of […]

Hard Pressed High Intensity Workouts

Studio: Hard Pressed, 219 W. Chicago Suite 600 Class Focus: These personal training sessions are  weight-lifting and strength-training focused with a HIIT flair Cost per workout: $65 to workout with a head […]

{Giveaway Closed} $40 to spend on AbesMarket.com

(Image courtesy of Abesmarket.com) Abe’s Services launched and is bringing its community of the top green, eco-friendly, natural and better-for-you service professionals to the Chicago area. To celebrate, it’s hosting the […]

HIIT training with NTC and the Nike Free Bionic

(Image courtesy of NTC) With the release of Nike’s new Nike Free Bionic, the Nike Training Club – Lincoln Park showed off the newest shoe to the free line by showcasing a […]

Self Magazine Workout in the Park

I’ve been waiting anxiously for summer to roll around for a lot of big reasons – working out under a blue sky is one of those (piled on top of […]

Chicago: get fit outside with fit events June 1 and 2

June 1: Self Workout in the Park Where: Butler Field Cost: $20 What: Spend your Saturday working out and getting pampered in the park. Starting at 11 am and going […]

Fit Apps: NTC’s perfect alignment with Gabby Douglas

I traveled over the weekend for work and found myself in the hotel gym at 7 am on a Saturday completely uninspired by the cardio equipment that surrounded me. I’ve wanted to […]

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