*New* Class Strong 30 Starts Monday!

Mondays and Thursdays 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. with MaryMonica (Note: No class Feb. 17th)

New Class on Thursdays at 9:20 a.m.!

Join us on Thursdays at 9:20 a.m. this Fall for PiYo with Kathy, starting THIS THURSDAY, September 6th!

Inspired by Pilates and yoga, PiYo cranks up the pace--and the fun--for a pulse-pounding, calorie-crushing workout that defines every inch of your body. Its low-impact, yet high-intensity. No weights. No jumps. Just hardcore results.

New Class/Instructor Today!

Please join us today, Monday August 6, at 9:20 AM. Our newest instructor, Danitra, will be teaching a Turbo Kick Class. It is sure to be a great workout, combining kickboxing with dance and strength training. Modifications will be shown and it will be appropriate for all fitness levels.

Hope to see you there!

Some Class and Instructor Changes

Starting this week, Sarah Moreno will be come our regular Wednesday Step n' Sculpt instructor at 9:20 a.m.

Lia will continue to teach Every Body Dance on the first Thursday of most months and Kathy will teach Cardio Mix on the subsequent Thursdays.

For those who haven't taken a Cardio Mix class with Kathy before, it is a similar format to how she teaches Step n' Sculpt, in that there will be a fun routine that we add moves on to throughout the class, before running through it a number times towards the end. Finally, we'll wrap up with some toning and stretching.

Note some months Lia and Kathy will switch things up, as to who teaches on Thursdays at 9:20 a.m., due to our schedules. Check the bulletin board at Beverly Bodyworks for the most up to date instructor schedule.

Today's 9:20 a.m. Step n' Sculpt Class Cancelled

Today’s 9:20 a.m. Step n’ Sculpt Class is cancelled due to one of the instructor’s children being sick and no substitute being available. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and we hope to see you next week for Step n’ Sculpt on Wednesday. 💗

Winter Weather Closing & Updates

Tomorrow, Friday February 9th, Beverly BodyWorks will be closed due to the weather.

The Zumba Master class with Victor, originally scheduled for tomorrow night from 6:30-8 PM, has been postponed until next Friday, February 16th from 6:30-8 PM.

We will keep you posted regarding the class on Saturday.

Thank you.

Please stay safe and warm.

Glow-ga and then some with Ginny

Come join Ginny from Beverly Bodyworks on Friday,January 12, 2018 from 6:30pm-8:30pm at Immanuel UCC 9815 S. Campbell for a glow in the dark experience. The allure: Unlike a typical class, practicing in near darkness makes you more cognizant of your surroundings—your brain relies on heightened awareness from senses other than vision to process sensory information in order to stay balanced plus it tons of fun! Wear white or neon for the brightest clothes under the black light and for added fun add LED accessories. All levels welcome. Admission is $15.00 and includes a glow bracelet. All proceeds benefit the Church. Come and get your glow on!

*SAVE THE DATE* - Master Zumba Class with Victor

Mark your calendars for Friday February 9, 2018. More information to come!

Beverly Bodyworks FREE Week with New Classes 10/2-7!

As promised, here's information regarding some exciting changes at Beverly Bodyworks!

We extend a warm welcome to Victor and Mary who are joining our team. With their help we have added 8 new classes for you to enjoy!

Click on the schedule tab to see the additions. The new schedule is also posted in the gym and we will have handouts available soon.

Join us for our our FREE WEEK, Monday October 2nd - Saturday, October 7th!

All of our new classes will be offered beginning October 2.

As always, our 9:20 a.m. Monday through Friday classes will offer FREE childcare, even during free week!

We have also simplified class registration. It will happen on a month to month basis. No more pre-registration or sessions, as in the past. After our free week, to sign up for classes, the following pricing format will be in effect:

Unlimited Monthly            $60        

10-Class Pass                  $80  (Good for 2 months)

Silver Pass Monthly         $50  (For our members age 75 and older)

Another exciting change is that we now accept credit cards!

Come experience all we have to offer by attending our free week! Any questions, feel free to comment or email us.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Our New Year/Winter Session begins on January 2nd!

January 2 - March 4, 2017 (9 weeks)

(Free child care available during all 9:20 a.m. classes)

Monday

9:20 a.m. High Intensity Interval Training (60 minutes) - Jill

Tuesday
9:20 a.m. Active Yoga (60 minutes) - Ginny
6:30 p.m. Core, Floor and More* (45 minutes) - Paula

Wednesday
7:30 a.m. Cardio Dance (45 mninutes) - Barb
9:20 a.m. Step `n Sculpt (60 minutes) - Kathy

Thursday
9:20 a.m. Every Body Dance! (60 minutes) - Lia

Friday
7:30 a.m. Cardio Mix (60 minutes) - Paula
9:20 a.m. Yoga n' Pilates (60 minutes) - Holly

Saturday
9:00 a.m. Cardio Kickboxing* (60 minutes) - Cheryl

Preregistration is held during the last two weeks of every session/two weeks before each new session begins. Save 10% if you register during preregistration.

*Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. will be in the Lower Level 1/9 - 3/18/17, due to the Hot Shots Basketball Program.

Zumba Party!

90 minutes of fun with Victor & Beverly Bodyworks!

Friday, January 22nd from 6:30 - 8pm

$10 ahead

$12 at the door

Saturday, 9/12 Saturday Class Schedule Changes

9:00 am - Zumba with Victor

10:00 am - Free Master Cardio Kick Class with Cheryl

Hope to see you there!

4:00 p.m. Classes are Back!

Beginning on Monday, 8/31, we will have 4:00 p.m. classes on Mondays and Thursdays with Sherry.

Schedule Changes This Week

Wednesday April 22, the 4:00 PM class will be RIPPED with Paula and Victor. RIPPED stands for Resistance, Intervals, Power, Plyo, Endurance, and Diet.

Thursday, April 23, the 4:00 PM is canceled.

Thank you.

Holiday Schedule Reminders!

Beginning Tuesday, December 23: All 4:00 PM classes are cancelled until January 6 

Wednesday, December 24: one class at 8:30 AM with Ginny. It will be half cardio and half yoga. There is no babysitting. 

Thursday, December 25: Closed 

Friday, December 26: Closed 

Saturday, December 27: Class at 8:30 AM with Margey in the basement (gym floor is being waxed) 

Thursday, January 1: Closed

Note: Pre-registration begins December 22 and runs through January 10, 2015, to get 10% off. The next session is 9 weeks, from January 5 to March 7th. Pre-registration prices are as follows:

1 class per week: $71 (will be $80)

2 classes per week: $85 (will be $95)

Unlimited classes: $99 (will be $110)

We hope you have a warm, safe and wonderful holiday! 

The Beverly Bodyworks Team

Healthy Holidays

Holiday Session Class Schedule

Current Session: November 10, 2014 - January 3, 2015 (8 weeks)

(Free child care available during all 9:20 a.m. classes)

Monday

9:20 a.m. High Intensity Interval Training (60 minutes) - Ginny/Lauren

6:00 p.m. Latin Blaster (45 minutes) - Zenith --> Starts on 9/8

Tuesday
9:20 a.m. Active Yoga (60 minutes) - KT
6:30 p.m. Core, Floor and More (45 minutes) - Paula

Wednesday
7:30 a.m. Cardio Dance (45 mninutes) - Barb
9:20 a.m. Step `n Sculpt (60 minutes) - Kathy

Thursday
9:20 a.m. Every Body Dance! (60 minutes) - Lia

Friday
7:30 a.m. Cardio Mix (60 minutes) - Paula
9:20 a.m. Yoga `n Pilates (60 minutes) - Mirjam

Saturday
8:30 a.m. Fitness Fusion (60 minutes) - Margey

Next (Winter) Session (9 weeks): January 5 - March 7

Preregistration is held during the last two weeks of every session/two weeks before each new session begins. Save 10% if you register during preregistration.

Fall into Fitness

Fall Session Class Schedule

Current Session: September 8 - November 8, 2014 (9 weeks)*

(Free child care available during all 9:20 a.m. classes)

Monday

9:20 a.m. High Intensity Interval Training (60 minutes) - Ginny/Lauren

6:00 p.m. Latin Blaster (45 minutes) - Zenith 

Tuesday
9:20 a.m. Active Yoga (60 minutes) - KT
4:00 p.m. Cardio Dance - Chris

6:30 p.m. Core, Floor and More (45 minutes) - Paula

Wednesday
7:30 a.m. Cardio Dance (45 mninutes) - Barb
9:20 a.m. Step `n Sculpt (60 minutes) - Kathy

Thursday
9:20 a.m. Every Body Dance! (60 minutes) - Lia
4:00 p.m. Cardio Dance - Chris 

Friday
7:30 a.m. Cardio Mix (60 minutes) - Paula
9:20 a.m. Yoga `n Pilates (60 minutes) - Mirjam

Saturday
8:30 a.m. Fitness Fusion (60 minutes) - Margey

*Join us for our FREE WEEK of classes in September (9/8 - 9/13)! If you register prior to or during the free week you will pay for only 8 weeks of classes during our Fall session. 

We are closed on Labor Day (9/2).

Preregistration is held during the last two weeks of every session/two weeks before each new session begins. Save 10% if you register during preregistration.

The Perfect Gift for Mom

It is May 1st and time to start hinting around to what we want for Mother's Day. Besides a week at a spa how about a gift certificate to unlimited work out sessions at Beverly Bodyworks? We offer 11 classes per week and 5 days a week we offer FREE childcare while you get your exercise on! We have amazing instructors that all bring a little something different to your exercise routine.

For more information check out our website, here, or call 312-458-0612. The new session starts conveniently on Monday 5/12-7/3. (8 weeks to get fit for summer!!!!)

Break Your Cabin Fever!

Beverly Bodyworks will be open tomorrow!

Break your cabin fever from the Big Chill and join Barb at 7:30 a.m. for Cardio Dance or Kathy at 9:20 a.m. for Step n' Sculpt!

Be the Change: 5 Questions with Mirjam Quinn

“Make some room for the stuff you want there to be room for.”  

~ Mirjam Quinn 

It’s that time of year when many of us are looking to make some changes in our life. Often that includes resolving to exercise regularly and find more balance within how we spend our time.

That is one of the reasons I found myself on my yoga mat at Beverly Bodyworks this morning in Mirjam’s Yoga `n Pilates class.

I had seen her status update last night on Facebook:

“In honor of the New Year, (we will) focus on working out some of the baggage that you might be ready to let go of in 2013! The playlist is fabulous...” 

and knew that I wanted needed to be there today.

In the midst of a seemingly endless, though incredibly therapeutic, round of sun salutations I started to wonder about what inspires Mirjam to be the woman, mother and fitness instructor that she is. As a longtime member and instructor at Beverly Bodyworks, I know why I keep coming back week after week and year after year, but I was curious to know what makes Mirjam want to “be the change” as one of the refrains in one of awesome songs in her playlist today kept repeating.

So I decided to find out by asking Mirjam five questions to help get to know her better and thought you would be interested in her answers.

I intend for this to be a regular series here on our Beverly Bodyworks website, so you can look forward to more “5 Questions” profiles of our Beverly Bodyworks team members and clients in the weeks to come.

Question #1: There are so many options to work out and stay fit in our Beverly neighborhood. Why do you like to teach and take exercises classes at Beverly Bodyworks? 

Answer: I’ve been with BBW for about five years now, and I love the sense of belonging and community that exists here. I get to work out with my friends while my kids play in the childcare room with their neighborhood buddies – so they are always excited to go to BBW, too. I love seeing Mary’s (she works at the church) friendly face every day – she always has a kind word and a Tootsie Roll for the little ones. I love that Sharon, one of the owners, comes to class almost every single day.

Question #2: This morning’s class was amazing – from the sun salutations, to your music playlist; and I loved the story/meditation that you shared with us at the end, about putting down some of the things we are carrying to help us open doors in our lives in 2013. Where do you get your inspiration? 

Answer: I attend other yoga classes as much as possible – I love participating in other people’s practices. You always pick up something new. I also have a steady home practice, and a circle of friends (most notably BBW’s very own KT!) who are interested in yoga and meditation. The conversations we have and practices we share also help me grow and learn. But most of the time, I don’t even plan a class – I get my inspiration from the women who come to class each Friday. I kind of just walk in, and see what everyone is bringing to their mat that day, and try to nudge the class in a direction that will meet everybody’s needs.

Question #3: Speaking of that fabulous playlist, it seemed to compliment our workout/practice today perfectly. Will you please share it with us? 

Answer: Of course! Here it is:

1. Ha Ma Durga by Donna De Lory 
One of the lyrics is: “I want to love through your love.” This song speaks about allowing oneself to soften so that you may participate in divine love. I thought that would be a nice way to start off a practice that focuses on letting go of the things we no longer need in order to make room for those things that we need and want more of in our lives. The more we love, and allow ourselves to be loved, the more we can let go of all of the things we hold on to in order to protect ourselves from being hurt.

2. Hari Har by Snatam Kaur
Snatam Kaur sings: “Creation in Action,” which obviously applies to everything that we do, on and off the yoga mat. Being a sentient being, capable of thinking and feeling and loving and creating the beauty that is our life story, is such a gift. And sometimes I think people forget that we have the power, and the privilege, to write our own story. So this seemed especially appropriate for a New Year’s class about new beginnings.

3. The Maha Mantra (Reggae Style) by C.C. White

4. Son of Shiva by MC Yogi

5. Be the Change by MC Yogi
This is possibly my favorite yoga-type song of all time. It hooks back into that idea of writing your own life story, of taking responsibility for yourself and for the world that you live in, of living thoughtfully and with meaning.

6. Sweet Virginia by the Rolling Stones
Annie, a local yoga teacher, used this song for her New Year’s Eve class this week, and I absolutely loved it – when that song came on during her class, I actually laughed out loud. I would never have thought of doing yoga to the Rolling Stones, but it was the perfect fit for that kind of class. It is a good reminder that, even at a challenging part of the class (or challenging parts of your life), you have it in you to persevere – you just have to put one foot in front of the other (as Mick Jagger points out, “you got it in you”). It’s also a nice reminder not to take yoga – or yourself – so very seriously all of the time.

7. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right by Bob Dylan

8. This Little Light of Mine by Elizabeth Mitchell
I chose this song because I think that it is so important to honor the beauty within ourselves by noticing all of our wonderful qualities and by letting them shine.

9. Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley
That song was timed to start during the last round of sun salutations, at which point I expected everyone to be extraordinarily grateful that it was the last round of sun salutations. :)

10. Sa Ta Na Ma by Mirabel Ceiba
Actually, this is my favorite yoga-type song. I wrap up most classes with this song, which I absolutely love. It talks about “opening the window of your heart,” so again it fits with this theme of making space within yourself for joy, and gratitude, and love.

Question #4: Do you have any advice for those of us trying to make positive changes (i.e. New Years Resolutions) in 2013? 

Answer: When I was training for my first 15k, I was really worried on the day of my first 6-mile run. I had never run farther than 5 miles before, and for some reason, I was convinced that if I tried to run 6 miles, I would keel over on that darn hill on 111th and Longwood, and that I would never ever make it home. So when I got to the 5-mile marker, I was apprehensive. And then I just kept going, right past that marker that loomed so big in my mind. And I was fine. It turns out that the secret to running long distances is just to slow down and keep going. I think that applies nicely to New Year’s resolutions. You just slow down, and you don’t think too much about it, and you keep going. And if you trip and fall on your face, you dust yourself off and keep going (because if you don’t take yourself so seriously, then the failures that are so inevitable in life won’t seem like such a big deal either).

Question #5: I loved the story/meditation that you read to us while we were in shavasana (corpse pose) at the end of class. It was so inspiring as we embark on this New Year. Do you mind if we share it here so that those who weren’t at your class this morning can benefit from reading and reflecting on it? 

Answer: Not at all! The story is from Mark Nepo's The Book of Awakening. One of the students in the last meditation class I taught recommended it to me, and I absolutely love it. It has a small story and a meditation practice for every day of the year. (The story and meditation were from January 2nd in the book.)

Thank you so much for your time Mirjam! 

I know where I will be next Friday morning at 9:20 a.m. and I hope to see you there!

Stayed tuned for another edition of "5 Questions with People Who Love Beverly Bodyworks" soon...

Winter Session Begins Monday, January 7th!

Check out what we have planned for our nine-week Winter Session!

Classes run from January 7 - March 9, 2013 
(Free child care available during all 9:20 a.m. classes)

Monday
9:20 a.m. TAKU High Intensity Interval Training (60 minutes) - Ginny

Tuesday
9:20 a.m. Active Yoga (60 minutes) - KT
4:00 p.m. Cardio `n Strength (55 minutes) - Sherry
7:00 p.m. Core, Floor and More (45 minutes) - Paula

Wednesday
7:30 a.m. Cardio Dance (45 mninutes) - Barb
9:20 a.m. Step/Dance n' Sculpt* (60 minutes) - Kathy/Ginny

Thursday
9:20 a.m. Cardio Fusion (60 minutes) - Jen
4:00 p.m. Cardio `n Strength (55 minutes) - Sherry
7:00 p.m. Every Body Dance! and Strength (45 minutes) - Lia

Friday
7:30 a.m. Cardio Mix (60 minutes) - Paula
9:20 a.m. Yoga `n Pilates (60 minutes) - Mirjam

Saturday
8:30 a.m. Fitness Fusion (60 minutes) - Instructor Varies

*Step will be taught on 1/9 (Kathy), 1/23 (Kathy), 1/30 (Ginny), 2/13 (Kathy) & 2/27 (Ginny)
Dance n' Sculpt will be taught on 1/16, 2/6, 2/20 & 3/6 (Kathy)