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Halloween Group Fitness Classes

jack o lanterns for Halloween

Join us for some fun, Halloween-themed Group Fitness classes this Spooky season! View the lineup of classes below, then reserve your space in the FFC+ app.

Elmhurst:

  • Saturday, 10/26 at 8:30 AM – Trick or Treat Total Body with Paula G
  • Monday, 10/28 at 5:30 PM – Monster Mash Up with Cori H
  • Thursday, 10/31 at 9:45 AM – Freak Show Formula94 with Lila A

East Lakeview:

  • Friday, 10/25 at 6:00 PM – Monster Mash Up with Jennifer, Dominick, Kaley
  • Monday, 10/28 at 5:30 PM – Trick or Treat BodyBlast with Matt
  • Monday, 10/28 at 6:15 PM – Spooky Spin with Andrew
  • Wednesday, 10/30 at 6:15 PM – Spooky Spin with Tony
  • Thursday, 10/31 at 9:00 AM – Halloween Hydro with Becca 
  • Thursday, 10/31 at 6:00 PM – Boo-Lates with Jennifer

Gold Coast:

  • Monday, 10/21 at 6:45 PM – Goblin Glow Flow with Marissa 
  • Monday, 10/28 at 10:00 AM – Halloween Hydro with Becca & Arthur
  • Tuesday, 10/29 at 6:15 AM – Spooky Spin with Lara
  • Tuesday, 10/29 at 6:30 PM – Monster Mash Up Dance with Spencer, Kaley & Romeo
  • Wednesday, 10/30 at 6:45 PM – Goblin Glow Flow with Marissa

Lincoln Park:

  • Saturday, 10/26 at 8:00 AM – FreakShow Formula 94 with Lois
  • Tuesday, 10/29 at 5:30 PM – FreakShow Formula 94 with Becca
  • Tuesday, 10/29 at 6:30 PM – Spooky Spin with Becca
  • Wednesday, 10/30 at 6:15 PM – Spooky Spin with Lara
  • Thursday, 10/31 at 12:00 PM – Freakshow Formula 94 with Lara

Oak Park:

  • Saturday, 10/26 at 12:00 PM – Monster Mashup with Mimi and Michelle
  • Sunday, 10/27 at 11:00 AM – Monster Mashup with Liz, Kari and Andrea ****COSTUME CONTEST with prizes****
  • Monday, 10/28 at 8:00 AM – Spooky Spin with Amy
  • Monday, 10/28 at 9:00 AM – Spooky Spin with Amy
  • Wednesday, 10/30 at 5:30 PM – Laid to Rest LOADED with Colleen
  • Thursday, 10/31 at 6:00 PM – Freak Show Formula94 with Ashley

Old Town:

  • Thursday, 10/31 at 5:45 PM – Boo-Lates with Natasha

Park Ridge:

  • Thursday, 10/24 at 6:30 PM – Monster Mash Up with Bianca S
  • Sunday, 10/27 at 11:30 AM – Freak Show Formula94 with Cori H
  • Tuesday, 10/29 at 9:15 AM – Laid to Rest LOADED with Sara K

South Loop:

  • Monday, 10/28 at 6:00 PM – Voo-doo Vinyasa with Jillian 
  • Wednesday, 10/30 at 5:45 PM – Spooky Spin with Becca
  • Wednesday, 10/30 at 6:30 PM – Trick or Treat Body Blast with Becca
  • Thursday, 10/31 at 5:45 PM – Spooky Spin with Nazha

Union Station 

  • Monday, 10/28 at 12:00 PM – Boo-Lates with Raven
  • Tuesday, 10/29 at 12:15 PM – Laid To Rest Loaded with Lois

West Loop:

  • Wednesday, 10/30 at 12:15 PM – Boo-Lates with Raven
  • Wednesday, 10/30 at 5:30 PM – Spooky Spin with Daniela
  • Thursday, 10/31 at 5:30 PM – Monster Mash Up with Dominick & Romeo
  • Thursday, 10/31 at 6:30 PM – Laid to Rest Loaded with Dominick
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FFC East Lakeview Hispanic Heritage Month Zumba Class

Hispanic Heritage month logo

Help us celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with our Team teach Zumba! Zumba fuses Latin/international rhythms and movements. These easy-to-follow dance moves feature intermittent interval training that includes fast and slow rhythms. Fitness Variations help add interval training to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. No prior dance experience necessary. It’s a Salsa, Merengue, Belly Dance, Reggaeton, Hip Hop and more DANCE party! Join The Fun.

Monday, October 7:

  • Hispanic Heritage Month Zumba: 5:30 PM with Matt V.

Sign up today in the FFC+ app!

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Member of the Month: Julia Friedman

Member of the Month at FFC

How long have you been an FFC member?
-I joined this past spring within days of signing up for a backpacking trip in the Pacific Northwest.

What inspired you to join FFC?
-Fear (kidding, sort of). I’d never backpacked before and 4 days on the Pacific Crest Trail, hiking 9, 10, and 13 miles on the first three days in 100+ degree heat with over 40 lbs on my back, felt like a huge undertaking. Plus, the last big day of hiking included upwards of 1400 feet of elevation gain within the first three miles. In addition to training walks that I could do on my own, I wanted to get stronger.-

Tell us more about your goal of hiking the PCT and how FFC (and Angela and our other service providers) helped you meet your goal?
-When I joined FFC, I told Zach that my goal was surviving this hiking trip and I needed to get stronger. He paired me with Angela and we went to work! All of our workouts focused on whole body strength training. Most importantly, she showed me that I could do things that I’d never done before and could do more of it than I thought I could. We did a bunch of weight lifting with barbells, flipping tires, and pushing a weighted cart that we affectionately named “Chelsea.” I liked Angela’s style of telling me to do as much as I can – not worried about if it’s 8 reps a set or 12 – and then challenging me to try a little more weight and see how it goes.

If anyone is looking to accomplish a similar feat, what words of wisdom can you offer?
-Go for it, but train! When tackling the major uphill slog on that third day, I kept telling myself “you trained for this, you trained for this” followed by “one foot in front of the other.”

Anything else you’d like to add?
-A day before I headed out on the hike, I walked into a store in Portland wearing a pair of gym shorts. The owner remarked “you have strong legs!” That was another mantra I repeated to myself throughout the hike :) Throughout my training I could feel my arms, back, and legs getting stronger.

FFC East Lakeview member of the month Julia Friedman

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Run with Confidence: Last-Minute Tips for Running the Chicago Marathon

Marathon runners

Boost your confidence to run your Chicago Marathon with some last-minute tips, presented by Coach Joy on Thursday, October 3 at 6:00 PM! Meet on the 3rd floor lobby area.

Email Joy at jmiles@ffc.com for more information.

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Member Appreciation Party

Party noise makers and confetti

Join us in celebrating 40 Years of FFC with music, food, and fun on September 20 from 4 – 7 PM! Bring a friend for free and help us kick off the next 40 years of FFC awesomeness!

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