In-Home Personal Training in Highland Park, Ravinia and Highwood

If you're expecting or recently had a baby, training at home saves you the trip and keeps the session on your schedule. Pre- and postnatal training is one of the goals we match trainers for, and sessions can center on strength, posture and steady conditioning adjusted for each stage. After delivery, your trainer starts from what your doctor has cleared and builds back gradually. A 30 minute session can fit around a nap, and the equipment comes with your trainer.

Most homes in Highland Park are detached houses, with a share of larger condo buildings. A family room, lower level or spare bedroom is plenty for a full session, and over time a house can take a bench and heavier weights if getting stronger is the goal. In a condo building, your trainer can use the fitness center where management allows it, or bring bands, dumbbells and a mat to your unit and keep things low-impact for the neighbors below.

Outdoor sessions here have real variety. At Rosewood Beach, the sand is good for lunges, carries and short sprints, and the boardwalk makes an easy warm-up and cooldown. Inland, the crushed-stone trails at Heller Nature Center pass through woods and prairie, a calm setting for brisk walks and walk-run intervals. To the north, the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve at Fort Sheridan has bluff-top trails and the Bartlett Ravine path for hill work. Through the winter, the work comes back inside.