Tag Archive for: East Lakeview

Try a manual treadmill: here's why you should check out the Woodway Curve for strength and endurance
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Try a Manual Treadmill: Here’s Why You Should Check Out the Woodway Curve for Strength & Endurance

FFC personal trainer Marques Chaplin shares tips on how to get started with a manual treadmill - specifically the Woodway Curve treadmill.
Member stories: How Mary May overcame a health challenge and got back into fitness

Member Stories: Finding a Routine & Overcoming Health Challenges at FFC

I’ve been a member of FFC for almost 20 years. Living in the Lakeview neighborhood, I frequent the Boystown and East Lakeview locations at least 5-6 times per week, primarily in the morning. In the past few months, I’ve also started working…
How to have a better relationship with food - nutrition tips

How to Have a Better Relationship With Food

I recently was listening to a podcast with Oprah and Geneen Roth, an expert on body acceptance and reducing compulsive eating. One concept they discussed that struck me was that your relationship with food is a microcosm of your relationship…
Best bakeries and brunch spots in Lakeview - Chicago favorites for sustainable and sweet options

Best Bakeries & Brunch Spots in Lakeview: Sweet AND Sustainable Options So You Can Stay Balanced

Believe it or not, swimsuit season is just around the corner! But don’t let that deter you from soaking up all the warmer months have to offer - it just comes down to moderation. There are choices you can make in any social situation so you…
Bad weather workout tips for any time you want to get your fitness in

Bad Weather Workout: Fitness Tips For Any Time of Year

If you’re like me - from an area where it’s always sunny, never drops below 30 degrees and frost is the closest you’ll ever get to snow- then Chicago’s infinitely long winter and elusive spring has probably sucker punched you in the…
How the Move2Win fitness challenge helped me change my perspective on exercise

Member Stories: How the Move2Win Fitness Challenge Changed My Perspective on Exercise

I saw the signs plastered all over FFC East Lakeview: “Move2Win, Join Now!” Even trainers were wearing blue shirts with “Move2Win” on them. I wasn’t sure what was going on at first, but eventually I learned it was a fitness challenge…
Member Stories: How Exercise Helped Me Overcome My Fibromyalgia

Member Stories: How Exercise Helped Me Overcome My Fibromyalgia

On November 25, 2013, my life was forever changed—I had gastric bypass surgery. My husband and I made this life changing decision based on the incredible pain I had been in for the two years prior due to fibromyalgia. Back In early 1995,…
Plate of breakfast or brunch food at a restaurant

Best Weekend Brunch Spots in Lakeview

Between Boystown and Wrigleyville, the Lakeview neighborhood has a lot of nightlife to offer, so it makes perfect sense that weekend brunches in this community are also a big hit! To help you keep the weekend going in delicious style, we've…