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Home » fitness

Tag: fitness

Posted inCity Life

Taking wellness practices online

by S. Nicole Lane March 27, 2020August 18, 2021

Where to stream your local instructor’s classes.

Posted inNews & Politics

This fitness guru triumphed over childhood trauma through bodybuilding

by Anne Ford August 18, 2017August 18, 2021

“When I embraced fitness, I became complete, I was well,” Sunny Akhigbe says.

Posted inMusic

Fitness sweat out sing-along hooks while spewing punk defiance on their new Puppet Show

by Kevin Warwick May 18, 2017August 18, 2021

Part of the undercovered and frankly underappreciated Ian’s Party scene of snot-nosed melodic-punk bands that can sweat out sing-along hooks just as well as they can shotgun tallboys of Old Style behind a Dumpster, Fitness put their faith in the power of the triumphant dual-guitar battle between riff boys Mike Hayes and Ian Lee. Their […]

Posted inBlogs

Rahm to Trump: ‘You didn’t get elected to debate the crowd size at your inaugural,’ and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd January 25, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, a southwest side resident is sentenced to nine months in prison for his role in ‘Celebgate’ nude photo hacking.

Posted inBlogs

Report: President Barack Obama is planning to say farewell at McCormick Place, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd December 27, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, who knew that being the city’s “harbor boss” was such a challenging gig?

Posted inBlogs

Chicago punk group Fitness puts its best foot forward with ‘SSRI’

by Leor Galil September 2, 2015August 18, 2021

The tune opens the group’s recent self-titled EP, which is the focus of a belated release party this Friday.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Gym

by Chicago Reader June 20, 2012August 19, 2021

Galter LifeCenter

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Personal Trainer

by Chicago Reader June 20, 2012August 19, 2021

Michelle Blakely, Blakely FIT

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best YMCA Branch

by Chicago Reader June 20, 2012August 19, 2021

Lakeview YMCA

Posted inArts & Culture

Fiction Issue 2012: “Moving on at the Hipster Gym”

by Tovah Burstein January 12, 2012August 19, 2021

Pure Fiction: “Moving on at the Hipster Gym”

Posted inBlogs

8/5 — Free Party at the Dailey Method

by Robin Peterson August 5, 2010August 19, 2021

The Dailey Method throws a party to celebrate its first year in Chicago.

Posted inBlogs

Tuesdays — Free Rooftop Yoga Classes at Whole Foods

by Sam Worley June 29, 2010August 19, 2021

Every Tuesday this summer, Whole Foods’ Gold Coast location hosts free yoga classes on the rooftop.

Posted inBlogs

4/10 — Free Health Fair at Bosen Chicago

by Sam Worley April 9, 2010August 19, 2021

Bosen Chicago hosts a “mini health fair” on Sat 4/10 from 11 AM to 2 PM.

Posted inBlogs

1/23 — Free Yoga Classes Around Town

by Sam Adams January 22, 2010August 19, 2021

Chicago yoga studios offer free classes on Sat 1/23.

Posted inBlogs

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop doing diet pills and Bolivian marching powder

by Whet Moser July 28, 2009August 19, 2021

Clearly, when an opinion gets expressed in online comment boards and Neil Cavuto’s house of insanity, it must be taken seriously! Is Dr. Regina Benjamin too fat to be surgeon general? Reasonable people can disagree, sez Julie Deardorff! Actually, it’s kind of staggering that anyone on the health beat would write this mess:

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