Health & beauty options in Chicago
List of health & beauty centers in Chicago along with website and centre address.
Fitness Centers
Fitness centers are everywhere in Chicago. Therefore only the main chains are quoted here. Once you settle in, check which one is the closest to your home or find a local fitness center. Do not hesitate to request a complete tour of the facility and a try-out before registering. Among the interesting services, some of them offer is the “Kid Club” where you can train while designated staff cares for your children.
Bally Fitness Center http://www.ballyfitness.com
Bally Fitness Center is one of the main leaders of the fitness industry within the US and is the leader on the Chicago market. This company has 22 clubs in the Chicagoland area. Half of them are located inside the city of Chicago.
Bally Fitness Centers are huge. The equipment, services and classes they supply are: Cardio Equipment, Child Play Center, Group Exercise Classes, Martial Arts, Parking, Personal Training, Pilates, Reaction Cycling, Sauna, Silver Sneakers, Yoga, Indoor Track, Pool, Steam, Whirlpool, Racquetball, Squash, Massage, Chiropractic, Basketball, Tennis, Tanning, Chiropractor, Dolphin Swim.
Their website is also in Spanish and they have Spanish-speaking staff.
Chicago Athletic Clubs http://www.chicagoathleticclubs.com/
The four locations offer classical fitness equipment and classes. The Lincoln Park location has a pool.
- Evanston Athletic Club: 1723 Benson Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201
- Lakeview Athletic Club: 3212 N. Broadway, Chicago, Illinois 60657
- Lincoln Park Athletic Club: 1019 W. Diversey, Chicago, Illinois 60614
- West Loop Athletic Club: 1380 W. Randolph St., Chicago, Illinois 60607
World Gym and Fitness Center http://www.worldgym.com/
World Gym has three locations in Chicago but over 300 in the US. It offers classical fitness equipments and training.
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago http://www.ymcachgo.org/
The YMCA has 21 locations throughout the Chicagoland area. It offers health and fitness programs for children, adults and older adults (fitness, aquatics, sports, and more), but also human services programs (child care, pre and postnatal services, senior home care, youth & teen activity programs, and more) and camping (day camp, resident camp). It is more than a simple fitness club.
Chicago Park District http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
Chicago Park District is the organization that manages more than 7600 acres of parkland in the city of Chicago – parks, playgrounds, baseball fields, softball fields, golf courses, just to name a few. Chicago Park District also runs programs of all kinds (indoor and outdoor) using the parks and facilities the organization is in charge of. Through the CPD programs, you can learn how to skate, how to play basketball or baseball, and how to play golf for instance. The activities available go beyond your imagination and they target all groups of ages. This is a wonderful resource for children’s activities. One of the benefits is that the prices are very low. The CPD provides health and fitness program such as aerobics, aquatics, dance, boxing, fitness, self-defense and yoga.
Golf
Chicago Park District Golf http://www.cpdgolf.com/
Among CPD duties is also the management of 6 golf courses, a driving range, and a mini-golf:
- Robert A. Black Chicago Park District Golf
- Sydney R. Marovitz Chicago Park District Golf
- Columbus Park Chicago Park District Golf
- Jackson Park Chicago Park District Golf
- Marquette Park Chicago Park District Golf
- South shore Chicago Park District Golf
- Diversity Driving Range
- Mini Golf Diversey Douglas Park
Lessons and golf events are available.
Tennis
Midtown Tennis Club, 2020 W. Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647. http://www.midtown.com/
Established in 1969, Midtown Tennis Club is the world’s largest indoor tennis facility. It provides the best tennis instruction and world-class amenities.
Chicago Park District http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
CPD runs tennis programs indoor and outdoor for teenagers, adults and seniors. The indoor and outdoor facilities are good and usually located in California Park. The prices are very low.
Swimming Pools
Some of the fitness centers listed previously have their own private pool for members. When choosing your fitness center, the fact that they have a pool or not can become the criteria for becoming a member. For example, The YMCA Lakeview has a pool and runs swimming programs for toddlers, children, teens and adults. But the water of their pool is reputed to be the coldest in Chicago. Indeed, they do not warm it as some other clubs might, which can be an issue for young children.
Chicago Park District http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
The Chicago Park District has 26 indoor pools and 51 outdoor pools. Additionally, CPD manages the staff and runs programming at 36 Chicago Public School pools in partnership with After School Matters, 18 of which offer community programming.
Yoga
All the fitness centers listed previously (and others) supply Yoga and Pilates lessons. The Chicago Park District (http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com) also runs Yoga lessons at inexpensive rates (fees starting from $15 twice a week for three months!!!).
Bikram Yoga Chicago is the best studio for Bikram Yoga (http://www.105f.com). They have three locations in Chicago: Wicker Park Studio, Lincoln Park Studio, South Loop Studio.
- Wicker Park Studio
- Lincoln Park Studio
- South Loop Studio
A good resource to find yoga lessons in Chicago is YOGA Chicago: http://www.yogachicago.com/
