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Weight Loss Weapon

Weight Loss Weapon

Wedding Boot Camp by Unicus Fitness® results-focused fitness programming has proven to be an effective weight loss weapon for many struggling to meet their goals.  Gozamo’s contributor Melissa Nuñez-Mangold failed several times before taking the leap to joining a serious Wedding Boot Camp course.  After trying Weight Watchers, lackluster gym memberships and at-home DVD’s paired with workout equipment, Melissa just wasn’t getting the results she wanted. That quickly turned around after Wedding Boot Camp by Unicus Fitness® programming. Here is what she had to say:

“Not only was I able to drop a dress size in about a month, but I felt healthier and more energetic throughout the day.”

Check out Melissa Nuñez-Mangold’s experience with Wedding Boot Camp, failed New Year’s resolutions and shedding those extra winter pounds:  Weight Loss Weapon

Sweatin’ to the Zombies

Sweatin’ to the Zombies

Ever wonder how you would fare in a zombie apocalypse?  The Unicus Fitness® Zombie-Preparedness Fitness Class can whip even the undead into shape.  

The deets: From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays through Dec. 5 (the class doesn’t meet Nov. 28), you can train for the rise of the living dead. The class features agility drills, in which participants must avoid cones and small hurdles, plus sprinting drills with quick direction changes as practice for fleeing zombies. In case you come face-to-face with the undead, you’ll also learn combat kickboxing and practice using weighted bats and sledgehammers to build strength and proper form for fighting. All fitness levels are welcome, and the workouts will be adjusted for individual abilities. Sessions are $15 each or $45 for four classes, and preregistration is required. Ten percent of the profits from the class go to local theater company Brain Surgeon Theater.

For more details, visit RedEye Chicago Sweatin’ to the Zombies

 

Chicago Social Brides Magazine

Chicago Social Brides Magazine

Wedding Boot Camp by Unicus Fitness® featured in the Wed Dossier of Chicago Social Brides Magazine.  

Wedding Boot Camp by Unicus Fitness® meets three times a week for intense body weight exercises, resistance band work and cardio. Perfect for the bride and groom-to-be or the whole wedding party. We’re so sure you’ll tone up that we promise to return your money if you’re not happy with the results.

Check out the feature here:  Chicago Social Brides Magazine

 

The Wedding Boot Camp Industry

The Wedding Boot Camp Industry

The Wedding Boot Camp industry has attracted quite a bit of attention as of late.  Quickly becoming known as a no-nonsense, ultra-effective program to prepare for your big day, there are now waiting lists for many of the popular classes.

Wedding Boot Camp by Unicus Fitness® is one, specializing in results-focused programming to help brides and grooms get into shape quickly, continue to expand their Wedding Boot Camp schedule.  The money back guarantee speaks for itself.

“Unicus Fitness®, which specializes in personal training and offers Wedding Boot Camp at five Chicago-area locations, has seen enrollment in the nuptial course explode the past year and a half,” said Gina Marsico, the camp director.

“Since February, the program has trained an average of 110 brides a month.” she said.

Read the full article here:  Wedding Boot Camp So Popular That Park Districts Get In On The Party

Unicus Fitness Vocalo 89.5 Radio Interview

Vocalo 89.5FM Radio Interview

“When you’re think of a gym you’re thinking of four walls, a ceiling, the brick and mortar.  What they are trying to do is sell you a pass, i.e. a membership, that will allow you access into this place full of shiny equipment and once your inside you can choose to take advantage of some of the services that they do offer but that’s not really the biggest concern.  Their biggest concern is just getting you in the door, having you pay this monthly membership, and how they make money is that they actually hope and pray that you don’t come- but keep paying.  That’s how the profits are made from that model.”

Listen to Frank Nunez and Dina Castillo break down the formula to success behind Unicus Fitness®, the Fitness Lair® and the Wedding Boot Camp program on Vocalo 89.5FM.

Get Your Body In Gear

Get Your Body In Gear

By Liz Baker

I know it’s lame, but I can’t help it: I want to look good on my wedding day. I’ll see friends I haven’t hung out with since 3am at the Robo Pound table in college (FYI, that’s a drinking game—I played a lot of it), and I’d like to think I’ve cleaned up a little since then. Looking to slim down for the big day, I tried a few of the wedding workout packages offered around town—everything from Pilates to personal training. Here’s how they stacked up:

Hard-core training
Brides and grooms who are super serious about the whole shape-up thing should sign up for Wedding Boot Camp at Equinox ($1,200). Over one month, you’ll get 12 personal-training sessions and four spa treatments, plus you�ll complete food and cardio logs. It’s intense and tiring (and pricey), but it sure does work: I lost a few pounds and was visibly toned. Honeymoon plans are also discussed—programs differ if you’ll be, say, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro versus sunning on a beach in Mexico (like me). Grade: A+ I haven’t looked this good since high school. Available at allChicago Equinox locations (www.equinoxfitness.com).

Graceful toning
I found a less extreme, gentle approach with the Bridal Bodies package at Body Endeavors ($525): ten group mat classes, ten private Pilates sessions and one massage. I felt leaner and taller after each personal session. Grade: BResults are subtle—think improved posture and body awareness, not sculpted arms and flat abs. Plus, it takes newbies a few sessions to get the hang of Pilates and see results. 1528 N Halsted St (  312-202-0028  312-202-0028  ,www.bodyendeavorspilates.com).

All-out group effort
Spending hundreds on one-on-one training is awfully extravagant, but I found an inexpensive option with Wedding Boot Camp by Unicus Fitness® (12 50-minute classes, $125). Peppy, talented instructors lead up to 30 students through exhausting cardio and strength drills. Grade: B+There aren’t perks like locker rooms and cardio machines, but hey, it’s cheap. Various locations (www.weddingbootcamp.com,  312-81…).

Living room tune-up
To save money and reacquaint myself with the snooze button, I ordered the new Healthy Bride DVD ($20, www.healthy-bride.com). Workouts are catered to specific dress styles (wearing a strapless gown? You’ll do a lot of push-ups).Grade: C+ Folks who can be diligent about home workouts will get results. I didn’t.

Original article posted on Time Out Chicago

Drop the Weight of Winter Excuses

Drop the Weight of Winter Excuses

Frank Nunez’s first attempt at weight-lifting ended with a group of girls rescuing him after he trapped himself under the bench press bar. An aerospace engineering major at the University of Michigan at the time, he was 6 feet 2 inches tall, and weighed 105 pounds.

Nunez reports that that was a make-or-break moment in his life and from that moment on he wanted to know everything he could about working out. Since that time, he has worked as both a personal trainer and fitness model in his 22-year career in the fitness industry. Currently, he is the co-owner of UNICUS Fitness, a Chicago-based consulting, design, management and programming company for fitness facilities. Though still trim, he has bulked up to a much more muscular weight over the last two decades.

Nunez discussed winter exercise and more at his newest project, the Fitness Lair, on North Michigan Ave, a facility touted as the first and only private fitness studio on the Magnificent Mile.

Frank had a tumultuous beginning with the bench press, but his determination and motivation pushed him to succeed.  Read the full interview here: Medill Reports Chicago

The Honeymoon’s Far From Over

The Honeymoon’s Far From Over for Wedding Boot Camp Programs

Article by Elisabeth Mistretta
“First comes love, then comes marriage. In between, there’s boot camp. Wedding Boot Camp is an intensive program that whips brides- and grooms-to-be in shape for the big day.

Since Chicago-based Unicus Fitness first started offering the program in Schaumburg, Lombard and Chicago a few years ago — and similar programs run by other groups popped up at fitness centers throughout the suburbs, including Mount Prospect and Downers Grove — the boot camp’s popularity has only grown.”

Read the full article here:  Daily Herald – The Honeymoon’s Far From Over for Wedding Boot Camp Programs 

Wedding Crunch Time

Wedding Crunch Time

The only quality time Rich Rogala spends with his fiance, Rita Kerins, is shared with about 18 other people and a trainer, jumping rope, doing push-ups and lifting weights. Three times a week, the Bucktown couple, who are getting married May 17, report to the Fitness Lair in downtown Chicago at 6 a.m. for wedding boot camp — a grueling hourlong workout consisting of a nonstop mix of strength and cardio exercises and done while a trainer barks out orders.  

When the big day arrived, these Chicago couples wanted to look their best; they not only bonded but also built a healthy relationship on the foundation of healthy bodies.

Read the full article featured in the RedEye

Wall Street Journal – Brides Gone Wild

Brides Gone Wild: Sultry Wedding Photos

A bride’s quest for the perfect wedding photo can be a costly and timely endeavor.  From unique locations to self-proclaimed wedding photojournalists, the dream wedding is attainable at a cost.  The perfect wedding body?  That can’t be bought in a store.

While the wedding industry continues to grow and provide more luxurious, personalized and themed wedding parties, fitness providers are getting in on the action with Wedding Boot Camps to serve brides and grooms to be that want to look their best for the their big day. They’re also interested in showing off the results of their extensive pre-wedding gym routines. “When they’re taking pictures, every bride wants to hear how good they look,” says Frank Nunez, the co-owner of Unicus, an Illinois company that offers “Wedding Boot Camp” workouts around Chicago. (Its pitch: “Working hard to give you the body you want on your wedding day.”)

 

Read the full article here

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