Free Workouts on the Great Lawn
GET FIT WITH FREE WORKOUTS ON THE GREAT LAWN
AT MILLENNIUM PARK EACH SATURDAY JUNE 5--SEPT. 11, 2010
Tai Chi, Yoga, Pilates and Dance Aerobic Workouts
Supported by McDonald’s® in Association with The Mayor’s Fitness Council
Millennium Park and McDonald’s invite Chicagoans and visitors to kick off their weekends with energizing workouts on the Great Lawn of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Workouts are open to people with all levels of experience, are 45 minutes long and will be held from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. every Saturday from June 5 through September 11, 2010.
Each week, instructors from will lead classes in Tai Chi at 7 a.m., Yoga sessions at 8 a.m., Pilates workouts at 9 a.m. and Dance Aerobics at 10 a.m. New this year will be live music during the yoga and Pilates classes, played over Millennium Park’s state-of-the-art sound system.
“The Great Lawn in Millennium Park has become a destination on Saturday mornings for Chicagoans and visitors alike, “said Lois Weisberg, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. “We’re proud to offer these fun, free workouts again for the sixth season and to be doing our part to help Chicago become one of the healthiest cities in the United States.”
Workouts are supported by McDonald’s Corp., who committed $5 million to Millennium Park to provide free fitness activity, as well as the McDonald’s Cycle Center, in 2006. Workouts are presented by Millennium Park in association with The Mayor’s Fitness Council.
The complete workout schedule for the season is as follows:
Saturdays, August 7, 14, 21
7 AM: Stirling Tai Chi Society
8 AM: Lani Granum
9 AM: Pilates Chicago
10 AM: Zumba with Diane and Regina (Body energizing fun to a Latin beat)
Music by Michael Zerang and Friends from 8-10 AM
Saturdays, August 28, September 4, 11
7 AM: Stirling Tai Chi Society
8 AM: Lani Granum
9 AM: Soulistic Studio
10 AM: Cheerobics! with the Power of Cheer (Prance, kick and thrust your way to a better body)
Music by Carlo Basile with Satya from 8-10 AM
Millennium Park is located in the heart of downtown Chicago. It is bordered by Michigan Ave. to the west, Columbus Dr. to the east, Randolph St. to the north and Monroe St. to the south. Convenient parking is located in the Millennium Park Garage (entrance on Columbus at Monroe or Randolph) and at the Grant Park North and East Monroe Garages, all located within a short walking distance of Millennium Park.
Millennium Park, managed and programmed by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, is an award-winning center for art, music, architecture and landscape design. The result of a unique partnership between the City of Chicago and the philanthropic community, the 24.5-acre park features the work of world-renowned architects, planners, artists and designers. Among Millennium Park’s prominent features are the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion, the most sophisticated outdoor concert venue of its kind in the United States; the interactive Crown Fountain by Jaume Plensa; the contemporary Lurie Garden designed by the team of Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, Piet Oudolf and Robert Israel; and Anish Kapoor’s hugely popular Cloud Gate sculpture. Since its opening in July 2004, Millennium Park has welcomed more than 20 million people, making it one of the most popular destinations in Chicago.
For more information about Millennium Park or the Millennium Park Workouts, please visit www.millenniumpark.org, call 312.742.1168 or visit Millennium Park on Facebook. |
