Chicago Moves Day Offers Citywide Celebration of Healthy Bodies Mayor's Fitness Council Hosts Free Fitness for Thousands

In a bold effort that guides Chicagoans to healthier lifestyles, the Mayor's Fitness Council will host Chicago Moves Day on Tuesday, May 17th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Daley Plaza. The annual citywide fitness initiative, honored in 2004 with a Mayoral proclamation, offers special workouts led by teams from Bally Total Fitness, the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, Chicago Fitness Plus, Chicago Sport and Social Club, Crunch Fitness, East Bank Club, Equinox Fitness, Xport Fitness, V103, WGCI and YMCA of Greater Metropolitan Chicago.

"Chicago Moves Day was designed to highlight the wealth of fitness opportunities offered across the city," said Mayor's Fitness Council Chair Colleen Lammel-Harmon. "By creating awareness and offering a venue to take that first step, Chicagoans can steadily move toward better physical health."

The Mayor's Fitness Council hopes to pique the interest of more than one thousand Chicago Loop employees, residents and tourists with free classes in kickboxing, stretching, yoga, cycling, in-line skating and a variety of sports. Designed to get the body moving, Chicago Moves Day promises to provide exciting alternatives in fitness as well as literature and professional advice from area trainers on how to get motivated and maintain a healthy fitness regimen. The festivities will not only attract fitness opportunity seekers to Daley Plaza, but also to a variety of health clubs across the city that will offer free passes and fitness classes for the day.

The Mayor's Fitness Council is a nonprofit, volunteer organization whose mission is to encourage Chicagoans to eat better and move more, thus leading to a healthier lifestyle. Through a variety of educational and motivational materials, activities and public appearances, the Council strives to increase awareness of the importance of exercise and good health, and to promote and encourage the development of a physically active and healthy lifestyle for Chicagoans of all ages.