Angela Renee, the owner of ARTbody in downtown Wilmette, spent years bringing her fun take on fitness to a wide audience as she was featured as an NBC Today Show Fitness Expert and a WGN-TV Fitness contributor. But now she's narrowing that view to provide small, intimate fitness classes to North Shore women with ARTbody Studio in downtown Wilmette. An official ribbon cutting was held by the Wilmette-Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce on May 22.
Founded in 2006, ARTbody's classes — which focus on creating a fit and flexible body with a focus on toning and stretching movements — are limited to eleven women, so that workouts are tailored to the needs of each individual in the class.
"I have been passionate about movement all my life," Renee said in a press release. "For more than twenty years, I have watched the fitness trends come and go. I know what works to help women reach their potential. The movements in an ARTbody class come from various forms of exercise that I believe are the best-of-the-best toning and stretching exercises."
ARTbody's speciality is the Studio Class, a 50-minute muscle toning and stretching class. Additional classes are also offered, including Swiss Ball and an outdoor Park Workout during summer.
ARTbody does not offer drop-in classes, and instead focuses on a progressive 12-week session (in fall, winter and spring) and 8-week sessions in the summer. The plan changes and evolves depending on the fitness level and the individual.
Complete class descriptions and schedule can be found at www.theartbody.com. Angela offers all first-time clients a free trial class, which starts with a personal discussion about fitness goals and current fitness level.
“I love being a part of the Wilmette business community and the process of opening my studio here has been a joy,” Renee said. “This is my first studio and I’m excited about the future!”
ARTbody is located at 1111 Central Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091.
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