New Treadfit Workout Center Readies Opening In Palos Heights

PALOS HEIGHTS, IL -- Treadfit – the hugely successful fitness facility currently located in Beverly and Western Springs, will open its first franchised location in Palos Heights, with an anticipated opening date of Saturday, Nov. 9. Treadfit Palos Heights is located at 12228 S. Harlem Ave., Palos Heights, in the shopping complex which also houses Joe Daniel’s Restaurant and Golden Shoes.

To celebrate the opening of the new Treadfit in Palos Heights, a complimentary class will be offered to fitness lovers looking to change up their exercise routine, with 10-package classes offered for a discounted rate of $100 for new clients.

Treadfit offers a workout experience like no other gym in the area, featuring small group customized workouts from certified trainers. The Palos Heights location will offer classes capped at 12 individuals, with 23 classes offered per week.

Each 50-minute, Treadfit workout incorporates periods of interval training on a treadmill, with periods of recovery and strength-building exercises. This type of high-intensity interval training has been proven to increase endurance and improve fat burning, resulting in a stronger, faster, and leaner individual. Each client has the opportunity to wear a heart-rate monitor to track heart rate zones and accurate calorie burn. Clients on average will burn between 400-800 calories per class.

All Treadfit Palos Heights classes will be led by experienced and certified trainers, many of whom currently teach at the Beverly and Western Springs locations. Workouts will be open to all fitness levels, including walkers, joggers, and hardcore runners, ages 16 and older.

Treadfit opened its Beverly location in August 2015, and since that time, the gym has more than tripled its client base. Treadfit expanded to its Western Springs location in March, 2018. Owned and operated by Beverly resident Jenny Harkins, Treadfit recently franchised the Palos Heights location to Mary Kate Cook, a former Treadfit client and employee.

Cook, a resident of Evergreen Park, was a Treadfit client for more than three years, when she received her American Council on Exercise (ACE) certification and became an instructor at the Beverly location. Her passion for the Treadfit workout led Cook and her husband to explore the option of franchising into the Palos location.

“I am so excited to bring Treadfit to an area that has no other fitness facility of its kind, and I have seen first-hand the positive impact Treadfit has brought to its clients and its communities,” said Cook. “All classes at Treadfit are small so our clients will have the opportunity to have one-on-one instruction that a larger, chain gym cannot offer. Our mission is to provide workouts for all fitness levels, and we want all clients to feel welcome. I believe the Palos Heights area will embrace Treadfit and will make it their ‘go-to’ fitness facility.”

To sign up for a free class, or for more information, please visit Treadfit Palos Heights. Classes are also available for sign-up by using the “MindBody” app.

~ Contributed by Maura Bruton