Free 4th fitness classes at Right Fit in Willowbrook

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Celebrate the 4th of July with fitness - join free fitness classes on Monday at Right Fit Sports/Fitness/Wellness in Willowbrook. Right Fit will be offering Adult Group Fitness from 7-8am, Introduction to Kettlebell from 8:30-9:00am, Introduction to the Indian Club from 9:00-9:30am, and a Sports Performance Class from 10-11am.

Free 4th fitness classes at Right Fit in Willowbrook - Chicago wellness | Examiner.com

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Fitness Hike at Independence Grove in Libertyville this weekend

If your Memorial Day plans include dogs, brats, and brews, you might want to get a bit of “preventative” exercise before hitting the chow line.

The Lake County Forest Preserve District will be holding “Forest Fitness” on Saturday, May 28, at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville. Forest Fitness is a fast-paced group fitness hike, and these are held in different forest preserves in Lake County.

Fitness Hike at Independence Grove in Libertyville this weekend - Chicago wellness | Examiner.com

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Spend Valentine’s Day hot and sweaty with your honey—in the gym

Great sex requires stamina, endurance, strength, balance and flexibility—just flip through the Kama Sutra. It also requires trust, support, respect and a common interest. All the things you can get from working out regularly with a partner. So it makes perfect sense that taking your significant other to the gym is not only good for your health but also your relationship.

Spend Valentine’s Day hot and sweaty with your honey—in the gym - Chicago wellness | Examiner.com

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Nine Days of Holiday Fitness at the RecPlex - Chicago wellness | Examiner.com

Located one and a half miles west of I-94 off Hwy 165, the RecPlex is the largest municipal recreation facility in America. The December 23rd through January 2nd fitness classes are free to RecPlex members; non-member can attend any class for $5 or purchase an unlimited pass for $25.

Nine Days of Holiday Fitness at the RecPlex - Chicago Wellness @ Examiner.com

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Strength training for children works safely

Strength training for children works safely: study | Reuters

Regular workouts with free weights or exercise machines can help children and teenagers boost their muscle strength, in some cases by as much as 40 percent, according to a German review of recent studies.

Although strength training was long thought to pose an injury risk for school-age children and adolescents, studies in recent years have shown there is actually no greater risk than with other types of exercise or sports -- and in some cases, less.

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Physical fitness curbs frequency and severity of colds

Physical fitness curbs frequency and severity of colds, study finds

People who are physically fit and active have fewer and milder colds, indicates research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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Swimming Fosters Children’s Development

Swimming Fosters Children’s Development

Preliminary results of a study at Griffith University in Queensland reveal that children who learn how to swim at a young age have physical, social, intellectual and language development advantages compared to the non-swimmers.

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Free introduction to yoga at North Shore Yoga

As Yoga Month ends, if you still haven’t tried a yoga class, there is still opportunity. North Shore Yoga will be offering free Introduction to Yoga classes on October 2, November 6, and December 4 at their studio in Northfield.

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Considering Yoga? Here’s some tips to get started

As Yoga Month wraps up this week, you may be thinking of signing up for a yoga class, but wondering if it is for you. Beginning yoga can be exciting and intimidating. With all the different poses, the Sanskrit names and the different types of yoga offered, a beginner may not know where to actually begin.

Here’s some tips to get you started, from Anna Ottolino, owner of The Yoga Effect in Grayslake, Illinois:

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Pilates for Pink at Harmony Mind Body Fitness supports Breast Cancer Research

Lincoln Park’s Harmony Mind Body Fitness is teaming up with Shape Magazine and hundreds of Pilates studios around the country this October to raise money for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation as part of Shape’s Pilates for Pink 2010 program.

Now in it’s fifth year, Pilates for Pink has raised over $700,000 to date.

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Lake County Forest Preserves offer frugal forest fitness hikes this fall

The Lake County Forest Preserves are offering a series of Forest Fitness fast-paced group fitness hikes on Saturdays this fall.

Each hike will take place at a different forest preserve. Registration is not required. The fee is $1 for Lake County residents and $2 for non-residents.

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Donation yoga returns to the Yoga Effect in Grayslake

To celebrate National Yoga Month, now through the end of September The Yoga Effect in downtown Grayslake will be offering yoga classes on a donation basis.

A donation box will be available for an anonymous donation for each class; participants are asked to consider a minimum donation of $5. A discount on class packages is also available.

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New workout programs show that pools can attract exercisers of all ages

The Washington Post, 9/2/10

Sean Stephens hasn't told his friends he does water aerobics. "I guess until now," the 36-year-old joked last week as we wiggled into the pool at LivingWell, the health club at the Washington Hilton. Only a few weeks ago, the runner and triathlete had never considered doing anything other than laps in the water. But a nagging knee injury persuaded him to take the plunge, and after 45 minutes of tuck jumps, sprints and breaststroke arms, he was ready to make it part of his weekly routine. "I actually got my heart rate up," he says. That probably comes as no surprise to the senior women out there who tend to be water aerobics stalwarts. But they're not the only ones who should be reaping the benefits of buoyancy and water resistance (12 times as great as that of air!), which provide an unparalleled environment for low-impact cardio and strength training.  Read More...

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