Fitness – College Admission at Loyola

CHAARG

By Stephanie Rodriguez | March 30, 2015

I believe that by now everyone accepts and understands my fitness posts. (Yes, you guessed it – here’s another one). However, in this blog post, I want to talk about a topic that I had not heard about before.

So, Mary, one of my good friends and Halas fitness instructor had previously posted on Facebook a beautiful picture of herself in workout gear. This picture looked like it was professionally taken. I creeped on her profile until I realized that she was a member of “CHAARG.”

I was so confused because I was so used to her talking about “Booty Lift,” “Turbo Kick,” “Beachbody,” “21 Day Fix,” “Shakeology,” etc. So, I shot her a text and asked her what it was.

I was very interested when I found out, so I had to Google it! What intrigued me the most was the motto: “CHAARG has been liberating girls from the elliptical since 2012.” I knew that these girls had the same mind set as I did! I am all for #lifting, #girlswholift, #swolenation (haha), #butreally. Besides the fact that I have lost the most weight by incorporating dumbbells into my workouts, I had to say that this program was so right.

I love lifting and doing plyo workouts; I’m a fanatic of intense workouts, but I also love running. However, through out my years at Loyola, I have found out through my peers that there is more to losing weight and being healthy + fit. Weight lifting and alternating workouts ASIDE from the elliptical will get you ultimate results. Besides, you will feel strong. REALLY STRONG.

Mary is working on starting a chapter at Loyola University! This is so exciting because this movement has just started and is active in 17 universities in the U.S. , let’s make it 18!?

I enjoy talking about this because I love living a healthy lifestyle. I do binge on certain occasions and some of my friends follow the 80 and 20 diet. 80% healthy foods and 20% of whatever they want. So, if this is motivating then my purpose for this post is fulfilled.

You know you’re body and you have your own definition of fun, but most importantly what will work for your body. CHAARG is just that. Check it out!

The best project to work on is you.

By Stephanie Rodriguez | October 8, 2014

I do not know how I would’ve gotten through college without my best friends, coffee, and Halas. Halas, Loyola’s exquisite Recreation Center, is pretty much my second home. I remember walking in as a freshman, before all of the construction, and waiting in line for half an hour for Zumba class. Yes, it got crowded and sweaty because the classes are that good. Not even Chicago’s 2011, horrible snow storm stopped my roommate and I from attending the gym!

Over the course of the years, I have made many friends from attending the Group Fitness Classes. We like to call each other the veterans because we come back each year and attend classes religiously. I continue to enjoy these classes, but one of my favorites of all times has to be Turbo Kick. This class was first introduced Fall of 2011 and was taught by a Loyola alumni: Katrina Badowski. She was the Loyola’s Dance Captain, now a Chief’s cheerleader, and a great friend. She taught Loyola’s first Turbo Kick class…BUT what is Turbo Kick? Think of a martial arts, kick boxing and dance choreography class. If you want to burn around 1,000 calories, this class will do that to you!

After she graduated, I started attending other classes with some fabulous instructors and, now, great friends as well. Eliza Stucker and Mary Kesinger took over the Turbo Kick classes and continue to teach other classes as well. Keep an eye out for Eliza’s Step class and Mary’s wonderful PiYo class. Last year, I was so dedicated to their workouts that I lost 15lbs from Turbo Kick and PiYo classes alone. Ok, I also had to change my eating habits a tad bit…
If you haven’t checked out any of these classes yet, please give them a try! Everyone is very friendly and you will get a workout, I promise. Eliza will push you to that extreme level and Mary will strengthen your core just as well. We are always looking for new members to make our Turbo and PiYo families bigger!