Hot Chocolate 5k/15k – November 3

( Disclosure: I’m a part of the Hot Chocolate Blogger Program. RAM racing gave me some sweet gear, an entry into the Hot Chocolate 15K and a small affiliate bonus based […]

Vinyasa 2-3 at Moksha Yoga Center

Studio: Moksha Yoga Center (Riverwest), 700 N Carpenter Other Chicago locations: Lakeview: 3334 N Clark West Bucktown: 2528 W Armitage Class Focus: Mind, body and spirit health through a thoughtful […]

Body Tone at Lateral Fitness

Gym: Lateral Fitness, 314 West Superior LL-E Class Focus: Body Tone is like yoga sculpt on steroids (but just to be clear, no steroids were used in the writing of this […]

Sweat on State

Gym: Sweat on State, 1165 N State   Class Focus: A HIIT class that takes your heart rate way up and tones you in the process. It gives you the format of […]

Express workouts at Power Sculpt Fitness

Studio: Power Sculpt Fitness, 3119 N. Lincoln Ave. Class(es) Focus: Power Sculpt Fitness offers shorter (25-30 minute) classes for half of what their regular classes cost ($15 is already super affordable, but […]

Workday fitness fix: tread and shred

Got 40 minutes, a treadmill and a set of dumbbells? Fit a tough workout into your day. One of my favorite ways to make time at the gym fly is […]

Body R+D

Studio: Body R+D, 2940 N. Lincoln Avenue Class Focus: A super-charged reformer workout that will leave your muscles shaking and your core wondering what hit it. Cost per workout: $30 Money […]

Friday workday fitness fix: jump rope edition

If you’ve only got 30 minutes to squeeze fitness into your day – make it count. One of my favorite ways to get my heart rate up quickly is by […]

Fit Apps: Sworkit and Sworkit Pro

(Screenshot courtesy of Sworkit) (Disclosure: Sworkit gave me a download code to get Sworkit Pro free of charge and two additional codes to giveaway to readers. I always only write […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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