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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Henry Crown Sports Pavilion. With public gyms still a coronavirus hotspot, many students wondered how they would stay physically active on or off-campus.

NU trainers offer their tips for at-home workouts, fitness and wellbeing

May 28, 2020

During a period of such abrupt change, taking breaks to exercise is more important than ever. Amie Simmons, assistant director of fitness and wellness at Northwestern, said getting some type of movement...

Blink Fitness’ new Evanston location offers dozens of cardio machines for members to use. It also has free weights and personal training sessions.

Blink Fitness opens its doors on Dempster Street

September 24, 2019

Evanston’s newest gym, Blink Fitness, aims to provide more than the hallmarks of a typical gym: a space to exercise the mind. “Blink promotes our ‘mood above muscle’ philosophy, meaning focusing...

New barre fitness studio plans to open in winter

October 30, 2014

A new female-focused fitness studio is planning to come to Evanston, joining a number of workout spaces already in the area. The Barre Code, a studio that provides cardio, strength training and restoration...

Fitness: Learn new dance moves for formal at WERQ

May 14, 2014

It’s not a perfect measure, but based on the amount of sweating that occurs from dancing, it is easy to understand that it is an actual workout. And if you enjoy dancing as much as I do, a dance workout...

Fitness: BodyPump it up

May 6, 2014

It usually takes around eight minutes to walk from the Sports Pavilion and Aquatic Center to Kellogg. However, after finishing a combined BodyPump and H.I.I.T. (high-intensity interval training) class,...

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