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“The Biggest Loser” winner Danni Allen encourages
everyone to join her fitness demo Saturday, April 29, during
Lady - A Women’s Expo at the Tinley Park Convention
Center. Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
Fashion, fitness and fun
combine at 22nd Century
Media’s women’s expo
Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
On Saturday, April 29,
south suburban women converged
on the Tinley Park
Convention Center for Lady
– A Women’s Expo.
The event — now in its
fourth year — featured 79
vendors specializing in everything
from fitness to aromatherapy
to travel tips.
“We want to provide an
easy girls day out,” said
Heather Warthen, chief
events officer at 22nd Century
Media. “Women can get
up early and come out and
have some fun. We’ve got
some great shopping opportunities,
some health screenings.
It’s fun and free.”
Local women seemed eager
for the start of the expo,
as hundreds lined up throughout
the halls of the convention
center before the doors
opened at 9 a.m. sharp. Park
Forest resident Carol Clark
said she thought it sounded
like an interesting event —
and a good time — so she
recruited her friend Betty
Rodgers, of Homewood, to
join her.
“I hope I see something to
purchase and maybe I would
like to participate in some of
the on-site classes that they’re
having,” Rodgers said.
One such event featured
“The Biggest Loser” winner
Danni Allen leading a
20-minute exercise class
with experts from Planet
Fitness, who were on hand
throughout the expo to offer
exercise tips and techniques
to attendees. Natural Healing
Centers also led sessions
on natural and holistic solutions
to encourage healing
on all levels.
Science-based workouts
are at the heart of Orangetheory
Fitness, which was on
hand at the expo. Katie Krop,
assistant manager of the
Frankfort location, explained
that each one-hour total body
workout combines endurance
and strength training to target
five different heart rate zones.
“The goal is to spend at
least 12 or more minutes in
our orange zone,” she said,
adding that people who
spend 12 minutes at that target
heart rate may continue
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