Lateral Fitness's main floor |
My first visit to the Recruit high intensity interval class at the newly opened Lateral Fitness was the exact opposite. The class flew by, the recruits were properly introduced to one another and class size was limited to eight, the leader--Lateral's co-owner Erik Marthaler--was engaging and motivating, and the moves--if you did them correctly--got you to notice your weaknesses (hello tight hip flexors, nice to see you again) and reach a point of full-on exhaustion.
Considering I had no clue what I was getting myself into when I accepted the invitation less than two hours before class (thank you cancellation), I was pleasantly surprised. And I got a killer workout. I had already broken a sweat before we finished our first 10 minutes where the burpees, jumps, push-ups and sit-ups hardly felt like a warm up. My quads screamed for relief during the lunge and squat set. I didn't know medicine ball throwdowns could crunch your obliques, while standing up, or that the minute rotations through cardio and strength on the gym floor could be so exhausting (I'm blaming the treadmill hills climbs). And my abs literally gave out on me halfway through the core section, protesting the crunches. Where one intense workout failed, Recruit soared with flying colors--and reassured me that I can fall in love with intervals outside my comfort zone.
But better yet, at least in my book, is that at Lateral Fitness, you don't have the huge audience watching your every move. Well, you do have the potential of the entire gym watching, but that crowd only consists of about four people at best. They're too busy training or getting trained to notice. Workouts are by appointment only, classes and personal training--you know, so it ups the exclusivity and even the privacy we crave for some of our sweat sessions. If the small-group classes are full, you can't just hop on the treadmill or elliptical and wait for the next one (but we kinda like that--it really keeps you on your toes for that workout).
LF's co-owners Erik Marthaler and Scott McWilliam |
Check out Lateral Fitness on the lower level at 314 W. Superior in Chicago's River North neighborhood. And follow the gym on Facebook for class details, photos, pricing and special deals. You know, so you don't always have to pay full price for exclusivity--or a killer workout.
Photos courtesy of Lateral Fitness.
Photos courtesy of Lateral Fitness.
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