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 […]

Trainer Profile: Chicago Trainer Gina Caifano

Gina Caifano, Bootcamp Trainer, Group Fitness and Personal Training Certified, Certified TRX Trainer, Certified Aerial Trainer, Certified Nike Trainer and Creator of the health and fitness website “Get Motivated” helps […]

Lunch Bunch: Chia Seed Pudding and Chia Seed Oats

When chia seeds first hit the super food list, my immediate thoughts went back the days of porcupine chia pets that my sisters and I would watch grow in the […]

Get Your Fall Fix with This Pumpkin Smoothie Recipe

I could swear that the second the calendar clicked over to September 22, the first day of fall, all of the leaves started changing and I developed a craving for […]

Join us for October #Sweatworking at Full Psycle

As we plan #Sweatworking, we like to keep things fresh, we’ve done some dance, boxing, high intensity interval training and we’ve even (tried) to hop some paddle boards (mother nature […]

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