Chicago :

Weighting Game

02.19.2008

Submitted by alara on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 1:01am.
The Bite:
imageWanna lose the muffin top already, but sick of waiting for Chicago's first green gym? In the meantime, lean on these: Natural Fitness's sustainable and eco-friendly bamboo blocks, fitness equipment, and yoga products. We're set to downward dog on the all-natural rubber, PVC-free mats (sustainable and nontoxic) in outdoors-inspired colors such as sky blue and ivy green. And if yoga's not your thing, the South Side-based company's eco gym line includes dual-grip medicine balls, resistance tubes, and burst-resistant exercise balls for core training. So you can still start getting fit...without weighting. 
Wanna Try: 
Bloom Yoga Studio, 4663 N. Rockwell St. b/t Leland and Eastwood Aves (773-463-YOGA). Journey yoga mat, $40; bamboo yoga block, $16.  
Chicago Home Fitness, 2000 N. Clybourn Ave. b/t Racine and Magnolia Aves. (773-770-0162). Medicine ball, $35; professional resistance tube, $13.

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Cocktail Fact

After incorporating yoga into inmates' routines at Walpole Prison, MA, recidivism ($100 word that means "relapse") decreased by 40%. 

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 Chicago Biters buy an eco-mat instead of a PVC one, we'll avert the weight of 167 yoginis in nonrecyclable plastic. 

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