Chicago Park District

Great facility!!! The administration isn’t the best but the classes and instructors are AWESOME! Before my job relocated, I signed up for the fitness center here. What attracted me was the price and that the gym was well equipped but not overly crowded. Everything was well maintained and clean.
This past spring I signed up for High Impact Aqua Aerobics. To my surprise we had a staff of handsome, athletic young men as instructors. My, my, my just beautiful eye candy. If this wasn’t the best motivation, I just don’t know what else there is. They worked us hard and kept it professional. No matter how hard the women tried to flirt they remained friendly but focused. This was one of the best classes I’ve ever taken. It was high impact and they delivered. Unfortunately the summer session was full before the spring was even finished so i couldn’t sign up again, but I will make sure i try for the fall. Besides those instructors were assigned to the lakefront beaches as lifeguards for the summer, so I’m not really missing out on anything ;)
The only criticism I have is the office staff. This place has set hours to register, which makes no sense to me. I can’t remember but its something like 10−12noon and 2 – 4. So i came on my lunch at 1:00 (this was before I knew of the set time) and they were like you have to come back, i was like I’m on my lunch and I don’t get off of work until 5. After going back and forth with the lady for a minute she finally let me register. This was so irritating because registration takes less than 5 minutes, so what’s the problem. Then the park supervisor is always just sitting in her office on the phone, practically every time I come in. She isn’t friendly and seems to care less whether people sign up for activities or not. But I’m glad I didn’t let this deter me because I’m here to workout and get healthy.