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Abigail H.

Barry's never fails to provide an up-tempo, heart-pounding workout. It is in the same vein as Orange Theory and Shred415, but Barry's has found a loyal following. I've been to a few classes at this location and the River North studio and have enjoyed the variety between workouts- no two are the same! I recommend arriving 10-15 minutes prior to the start of your class. There are full locker rooms for men and women with showers and restrooms. There are also storage lockers to the right of the front desk. This area gets the most congested as one class ends (50 people out) and another class begins (50 people waiting to get in the studio). There's limited space and only a few benches to sit on, so you might use this time to stretch, since you get moving right away! You can browse the merchandise or pre-order a smoothie while you wait. The smoothie variety is wide, and you can customize if need be. I asked for a Whole30 compliant drink and it was no problem. The music is bumping, so grab ear plugs from the front desk if you want to. Each class can accommodate over 50 people, but it runs smoothly. When you check in at the front desk, you'll receive your treadmill or floor station number. Both the treadmills and floor benches are numbered, so you rotate between your same-numbered stations instead of finding an open spot. What I like most is the recommended speed ranges on the treadmill for walking, jogging, running, and sprinting. Everyone runs at a different pace, but the instructor calls out a range to give you a benchmark (ie run between 5-7 mph), from which you can adjust accordingly. At the end of your 10-15 minute running interval, you proceed to the floor for dumbbell, body weight, or resistance band exercises; people who started on the floor move to the treadmill. Then you switch back and forth following the instructor's directions. The hour passes quickly and the variation between sets makes it unpredictable and fun! If you have a serious injury, I'd avoid this altogether. But for those able to run between 2-4 miles and lift free weights with full range of motion, this is the place for you!

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Melissa Z.

Barry's is basically the Soul Cycle of HIIT classes. The studio is really really nice, everyone that works there is cool and hip, and the classes are amazing. Literally the only difference between the two is the actual content of the class and the smoothie bar at Barry's. These classes kick your ass. It's honestly really hard to do the entire class at the level they want you to, but that's obviously the point. I'll know I've succeeded in life when I can make it through a Barry's class without having to slow down my treadmill early or take a pause on the floor. I've taken a lot of HIIT classes in the city, and I think Barry's tops all of them (Shred, Torch, OTF). The music, the teachers, the exercises - all top notch! The fuel bar is also really good, and so convenient to have right there for after your workout. And the cold scented towels!!! Amazing. Excited to have this close by in Lincoln Park!

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Lina W.

Tried out the Barry's Bootcamp for the first time on Thursday, 5:30pm Abs (more like Ab Shred and Sped on Tread till Dead) class with Trista G. This is one of the hardest classes I've ever done in Chicago (other one is Pure Strength at Equinox). Holy crap, I thought I was in good enough shape to handle bootcamp classes, but Trista's class really pushed me to test my limits! I was assigned a bench work (on The Step) first followed by HIIT intervals on the treadmill. We did about 4 rounds of Abs and treadmill sprinting intervals until the hour is up. The high-tempo, top 40 music was great to move to. My heart was through the roof, abs were on fire, and I literally thought I could pass out if I pushed myself to go any faster than 8 mph on the treadmill (which many people did!). After it was all done, I was so proud of myself and the other students were very supportive and slapped hands with each other in congratulations. When we exited the classroom, we were given cold (eucalyptus? scented) therapeutic towels to cool down. Barry's has many great amenities: hair ties/bobby pins sweep your hair from your sweat-drenched face, ear plugs if you're sensitive to loud music, locker rooms (lockers are square and small -- not big enough for a backpack), coat rack, bath towels, clean showers, shampoo/conditioner, body wash, deodorant, lotion, plastic laundry bags, q-tips, etc. The classes are $30 each if you don't buy a package, which is pricey. But in the future, I may want to do a group event here for celebrations or even just a treat for myself.

Seasonal smoothies at the end of each work out!

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Great workout that burns the most calories in 45-55 minutes! Full body days are great to get a cardio and strength workout in.

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Loveeeee love love. Best workout, studio, vibe and trainers ever. Love all the smoothies. The treadmills are also amazing.

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The fuel bar is also really good, and so convenient to have right there for after your workout.

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I originally stumbled across this gym as I wanted to get into hyrox and it was a recommended gym…read more I have been going to Chicago strength for about 2 ish months now and I really enjoy it. I like the structure of the workouts and that there are two strength classes a week. I have not ventured into the CrossFit classes yet I have only taken the Metcon, circuit and strength and conditioning classes. In regards to coaches they're absolutely amazing and all very informative, they give good demos and are motivational. I love Annessa, she's so smiley and friendly and really pushes me. Brennan is so fun on a Saturday morning and is super personable. Sean Cooney is a rockstar- he takes his time with individuals and works through injuries and provides alternative moves. He makes individuals feels at ease if they have to decrease weight due to injury and makes sure everyone is doing the exercises correctly. There's a lot of free street parking and the gym is extremely clean and have a sauna and open gym times if you have a membership!

I hate working out…read more One day I was on a treadmill in my apartment building and I had just had enough. I wasn't tired or sore... I was bored. I started looking around and came across Atlas' CircuitFit (and eventually Fit360) classes. You will not get bored in these classes. You are doing different workouts sometimes as quickly as every 30 seconds. I leave these classes with sweat streaming off of my chin. The real stars here are the instructors. I've been going here for about half a year and I can't say that I've repeated a class-long routine. I'm now up to 4 classes a week (the 5:45AM/6:00AM ones). The only criticism I have is that the showers need to be cleaned more regularly. I almost put 4 stars, but hopefully this improves so I don't need to update this review.

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