Member Feedback from the W3Body Lawrence Ave Club!

We always ask our members for feedback, so we know how we can improve the experience we give our members. We want our members to be inspired, motivated and happy in our environment so they can thrive and get the best results they’ve ever seen and felt in their lives! Check out this feedback a member wrote in via email about our Lawrence Avenue gym in Chicago… It totally embodies what we try to cultivate at W3.

I’d be happy to give you feedback! I’ve really enjoyed working out at W3, but more than that, I’ve loved working with my trainer Coleen. She pushes me to do things I never thought I could.

The space is comfortable, and the women end up feeling like family. I’ve never felt uncomfortable talking to the other patrons after a workout. Something about the way W3 is run just makes everyone more approachable.

I used to be an athlete, but a few years ago I had surgery, got sedentary, and gained weight. Thanks for being the first gym that has accepted me regardless of my current state of physical capability. I feel welcome, and I never feel judged.

You ladies are great!

Bethany

Thank you for sharing, Bethany!

W3 Hosts WERQ fitness group exercise dance certification!

What is WERQ? WERQ is a fitness dance class. All of the music in this class is current top 40 pop, hip hop and rock. Unlike other hip hop fitness formats, WERQ ensures that anyone who is teaching this format is a fitness professional- in other words, holds a nationally recognized group fitness certification, such as ACE or AFAA. WERQ was founded in Chicago. Women’s Workout & Wellness recently hosted a WERQ certification for our instructors to become certified in this format. We are always looking to improve our group exercise schedules! And one of the ways we look to improve our group fitness classes is by adding new formats to keep our members excited. We also change our signature formats (we recently changed our HardBody group X class format) to ensure our members get a great yet different experience each time. If you’re looking for group exercise classes in Chicagoland, check out our vast group exercise schedules. You will no doubt find something you like from Latin dance- Zumba- to weight lifting- HardBody and Body Fit- to interval classes, like cardioflex, and then to cardio kickboxing, like Turbokick! We also offer mind/body classes, like Yoga or PiYo. Now, with our recent WERQ certification, we have yet another fun, calorie-burning format to add to our group exercise schedules throughout our Chicagoland gyms! Stay tuned for when this class will be added to the group exercise schedule at the W3 nearest you! In the meantime, check out this picture of our awesome W3 instructor TEAM before the WERQ cert!

W3 Chicago Spotlight: Group Exercise Instructor of the Month July

Introducing W3’s Instructor of the Month! Who’s in the spotlight? She was a member for 6 years and then turned into a group exercise instructor. While a member, she lost 131 pounds! And has obtained her Turbokick certification and also HardBody certification through Women’s Workout & Wellness since her weight loss.

She continues to inspire all W3 members and staff as she teaches at least 6 group exercise classes per week. She mainly teaches at the 51st and Kedzie location (Chicago) but also at the Monroe St. location in the Loop as well as subs and guest instructs at the other W3 clubs. Her name is Danitra, and her classes are phenomenal: full of energy, motivation and inspiration!

Check out the following video of her story and clips of her classes as well as a clip of a member who loves her Turbokick class! Share the link and her weight loss story with others to inspire them as well!

W3 Strong is Beautiful Tank Tops

Women’s Workout & Wellness Chicago now pushes the mantra “Strong is Beautiful” because we believe a strong, fit woman is a beautiful woman. We want our members to understand and believe in the importance of strength training and what it can do for your body. We also want to show our members that being strong, fit and confident about your body is what is beautiful; just working toward being ‘skinny’ in the eyes of public stigma is not what we push.

In order to further show our members and brand W3 as a company that believes the statement “Strong is Beautiful,” we created tank tops for our members and staff to wear! They are on sale now at your local W3- in either purple, pink, or blue! Get yours today. Limited quantity available!

Chicago Bootcamps at W3

Looking for a Chicago Bootcamp? Look no further! We have bootcamps at our W3 locations on the north side of Chicago, south side, in the Loop, Tinley Park & Berwyn!

Currently, for the holidays, we are running a specific challenge bootcamp for those women looking to fit in their holiday dresses this year. This Chicago Bootcamp is called W3’s Little Black Dress Challenge! It’s open to our members but also non-members as well. If you’re looking for a flexible Chicago Bootcamp, check out this challenge… it’s all of our TEAM training which uses functional training techniques. Max of 12 women in a class with a coach. The beauty of this bootcamp is that it’s flexible. We KNOW our members and their friends are BUSY during the holidays… traveling, family parties, cooking, shopping, etc. SO we decided that we aren’t going to hold anyone to a particular time frame. You just tell us how many classes you can do between now and December 31st, and we’ll set you up on the best bootcamp for you. Remember… it’s best to get those classes done sooner rather than later. 3x/week is the ideal bootcamp because you can really start to see a change.

Chicago bootcamps are for Chicagoland women looking to get RESULTS… and that’s exactly what you’ll get at W3! 

So do you need to lose weight for that holiday dress? Tighten up that tummy? Tone your arms for a sleek sleeveless dress? No problem! Just search Chicago Bootcamps and find us. Enroll in our Little Black Dress Challenge today!

Functional Training with Tire Flips at W3!

One of our newest functional training “toys” at all of our W3 locations are TIRES! We have a smaller one, about 40 lbs, and a bigger one, about 70 lbs. As you’ll see in the picture below, these two women at the W3 on Monroe St. in Chicago are doing a partner tire flip. Talk about functional training… tire flips involve so many different movements- squatting, lifting, and pushing. It gets your heart rate up but is also a very strength based workout! These two ladies in the picture are newer to our functional training program. One of them signed up for our 8-week Bootcamp that we offered in August and the other is on a 6 month program. They have been doing a phenomenal job! They absolutely love the program and are already seeing RESULTS!!! Strong is beautiful.

Women’s Workout & Wellness, W3, offers functional training at our women’s health clubs all across Chicagoland. We have various programs each month to continue to always strive to help our members see RESULTS, whether it’s weight loss, muscle tone, increase of strength, or overall improvement of health! We know this program works from the amazing success stories we have collected over the past few years since we started the program. YOU should be our next success story! Contact a W3 near you today. You don’t have to be a member to take advantage of these amazing functional training programs! (We also offer POWER BOXING at Downers Grove, Berwyn & the Chicago Loop location & TRX at Tinley Park and Downers Grove!)