Celebrate National Pilates Day in Chicago

Pilates has become one of the hottest workouts, gaining star power with Hollywood elites who take to the mat to tone their core, legs, and back.

This Saturday is National Pilates Day and one of Chicago’s top Pilates studios, Body Endeavors, (1528 N Halsted St.; map it), is celebrating the day with several complimentary events to help give you a sense of how Pilates, acupuncture, and a new workout called ActivCore FEX can improve your health and fitness.

Events throughout the day at Body Endeavors will include:

- Pilates Apparatus Sessions (25 minutes /1-3 people); 9:00 a.m. – 3:00pm with various instructors.

- Pilates Mat Classes (25 minutes) at the following times:

10:00 a.m. – Intro to Pilates Mat with Mary Breffielh.
10:30 a.m. – Intro to Pilates Magic Circle w/Mary Breffielh.
11:30 a.m. – Intro to Pilates Tower with Luis Caro.
12:00 p.m. – Pilates for Men with Linda Spriggs.
12:30 p.m. – Foam Roller Pilates with Shari Bohac.

- Thai or Table Massage (15 minutes); 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. with Liv Berger, Luis Caro, or Cindy Huston.

- Acupuncture (15 minutes); 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. with Rebecca Christy.

- ActivCore FEX (15 minutes); 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. with Liv Berger, Linda Spriggs, or Jorge Morales.

To register for Group Mat and Apparatus Classes, you can do so online or by calling Body Endeavors at 312-202-0028.

For ActivCore FEX, acupuncture, or massage therapy, sign-ups are only taken over the phone at. 312-202-0028.

Tip: If National Pilates Day inspires you to start taking more Pilates classes, check out Body Endeavors’ schedule of regular classes, including Group Mat and Pilates Equipment. Also, the first Sunday of every month, Body Endeavors hosts a Community Mat Class for $5.

To learn more about Pilates and its benefits, go here, and for a listing of instructors at Body Endeavors, check out their bios.

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