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2024 FFC Holiday InBody Challenge

Ready to stay fit and focused through the holidays? Join the FFC Holiday InBody Challenge and set yourself up for a stronger, healthier season! 🎄

What’s the Holiday InBody Challenge?

The Holiday InBody Challenge is designed to help you stay accountable, motivated, and progressing towards your fitness goals this holiday season. In addition to checking in to a club 8 times during the challenge dates, you’ll also be required to complete a minimum of 2 InBody Assessments and achieve a positive increase in your InBody Score. An InBody Assessment is a body composition analysis that measures a variety of health metrics beyond just weight, including muscle mass, body fat percentage, basal metabolic rate and more giving you a comprehensive view of your health in just 30 seconds. Each InBody assessment results in an InBody Score which is a numerical value that represents your lean body mass based on your height and weight, compared to healthy averages.

Challenge Dates

Start Date: December 2, 2024
End Date: January 5, 2025

How It Works

1. Opt-In – To confirm participation, visit the ‘My Dash’ screen on the FFC+ app and select ‘JOIN NOW’ on the pop up banner that asks if you’d like to participate. Please note, you must opt-in between 12/02-12/08.

ffc holiday inbody challenge dashboard

2. Visit The Club – Check in to the club a minimum of 8 times during the challenge dates.*

3. Complete Your First InBody Assessment – Visit any FFC location to complete an InBody assessment. When taking the test, please type in your FFC Account Number on the InBody machine (where it says Input ID) followed by your Phone Number to connect your account (see screenshots below). Your InBody score following your first InBody assessment is your starting point for the challenge (please note: you make take the InBody assessment as many time as you’d like throughout the challenge dates. Your InBody score change will be calculated based off your first and last assessments of the month).

inbody account number screeninbody phone number screen

4. Stay Motivated – Receive tips, workout suggestions, and nutrition support from FFC experts.

5. Complete Your End-of-Challenge Assessment – Prior to the end of the challenge, complete a final InBody assessment and achieve a positive increase in your InBody score.

6. Track Your Progress – Keep tabs on your progress in the “My Dash” section of the FFC+ app. Once you’ve completed a component of the challenge, the metric will turn Green on the dashboard. If you completed two InBody assessments and did not receive a positive increase in your InBody score, the metric will turn Red, signifying you have not successfully completed this component and will need to retest until you see a positive increase to qualify.

inbody holiday challenge dashboard

7. Celebrate Your Results! – Once you’ve completed both components of the challenge, a button will appear at the top of the Dashboard that says “Complete Challenge”. Click this to submit your results and get entered into the raffle!

What’s The Prize?

All participants that ‘opt-in’ to the challenge, check in to the club a minimum of 8 times, and successfully complete a minimum of 2 InBody assessments achieving a positive increase in their InBody score will be entered into a raffle to win a pair of lower level tickets to a Chicago Bulls game in January!

Why Join?

– Stay Motivated: Holidays are full of distractions, but this challenge will keep you focused.

–  Track Real Progress: Weight is just one metric – InBody shows the whole picture.

–  Challenge Yourself with Friends: Build community, cheer each other on, and stay accountable together.

Join Today!

Make this holiday season about health and wellness. Opt-In for the 1st Annual Holiday InBody Challenge between December 2 – January 5 and step into the new year with confidence!

*Must have and use the FFC+ app to participate. The challenge runs from December 2, 2024 – January 5, 2025. Participants must ‘opt-in’ to the challenge via the FFC+ app by December 8, 2024 to confirm participation. Participants that ‘opt-in’ to the challenge must check in to the club a minimum of 8 times during the challenge dates and complete a minimum of 2 InBody assessments and achieve a positive increase in their InBody score to be entered into the raffle. Only 1 club check in per day counts. Other restrictions apply. Raffle will be drawn by January 20, 2025.

Thanksgiving background with chalkboard. Autumn pumpkin and fall leaves on wooden table. View from above

We’re thankful for every one of our valued members. Here are the Thanksgiving holiday weekend hours for all FFC locations Wednesday, November 27 – Saturday, November 30 . All members have access to all clubs during this time. Have a great holiday!

Wednesday, November 27
All Clubs: Close at 9 PM

Thursday, November 28
West Loop, Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, East Lakeview, Oak Park, Park Ridge, Elmhurst: 7 AM – 1 PM

South Loop, Old Town, Union Station: Closed

Friday, November 29
West Loop, Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, East Lakeview, Oak Park, Park Ridge, Elmhurst: 6 AM – 9 PM

Union Station: 6 AM – 7 PM

Old Town, South Loop: 6 AM – 8 PM

Saturday, November 30 – Sunday, December 1
All Clubs: Normal business hours

Happy Thanksgiving sign

Join us during Thanksgiving weekend for some fun, themed Group Fitness classes! View the lineup of classes below, then reserve your space in the FFC+ app.

Elmhurst 

  • Turkey Trot Triple Threat – Friday, 11/29 at 8:30 AM with Lila
  • Friendsgiving Formula 94 – Saturday, 11/30 at 9:15 AM with Lila – bring a friend or family member to class.

East Lakeview 

  • Black Friday Body Blast – Friday, 11/29 at 12:00 PM with Jen

Gold Coast

  • Black Friday Body Blast – Friday, 11/29 at 9:00 AM with Asia
  • ThankSPINNING – Sunday, 12/1 at 9:00 AM with Keith

Lincoln Park 

  • Friendsgiving Formula 94 – Saturday, 11/30 at 8:00 AM with Lois & Mari

Oak Park 

  • ThanksSPINNING – Thursday, 11/28 at 8:30 AM with Amy and Craig
  • Black Friday Body Blast – Friday, 11/29 at 9:00 AM with Kari 

Park Ridge 

  • Friendsgiving The Formula Teach Team – Wednesday, 11/27 at 10:15 AM with Kareem & Mari
  • Pumpkin Pie Pilates  – Wednesday, 11/27 at 11:15 PM with Alexandra
  • Friendsgiving Formula 94 – Friday, 11/29 at 9:15 AM with Mari
  • WTF! Team Teach – Friday, 11/29 at 10:15 AM with Sara & Alexandra
  • Friendsgiving Formula 94 – Saturday, 11/30 at 9:15 AM with Sara

West Loop 

  • Pumpkin Pie Pilates  – Wednesday, 11/27 at 12:15 PM with Raven 
hygiene product drive at FFC

This November, join us in giving thanks and making a difference in our community with our annual Donation Drive. Drop off hygiene products at the club, and we’ll donate them to Nourishing Hope, a Chicago-native food pantry. Accepted donations include Shampoo, Conditioner, Bar Soap/Body Wash, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Pocket Tissues, and Toilet Paper (individually wrapped). Together, we can make this holiday season a little brighter for everyone.

Thankful graphic for thanksgiving

‘Tis the season to express your gratitude, and here at FFC, we’re thankful for you, our members!

Want to send a digital thank you note to your trainer, favorite front desk employee, or someone else at the club? We’ve created this webpage for our staff to send thank you notes to members and for members to send notes of gratitude to FFC staff. Simply complete the form to send your note of gratitude and thanks.