Wellness Lab

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-A modern approach to wellness
-1:1 personal training featuring ARX
-30 mins of exercise, 1-2 per week
-Assessment & Demo Workout Sports & Fitness Instruction

09/30/2026

New toy at the Lab 👀

The new GMWD Fitness Hack Squat / Leg Press is here — and this thing goes LOWWW.

Super deep range of motion, plenty of room to load it up, and a whole new way to train the legs.

Hack squats. Leg presses. Deep reps. Strong legs.

Just another tool in the toolbox. 💪

09/29/2026

Interested in building muscle, improving your body composition, or simply taking your physique to the next level?

We offer physique-focused personal training for clients who want a more intentional approach to their training and nutrition.

Our programs emphasize:

• Higher training frequency
• Higher volume
• Moderate intensity
• Strategic exercise selection
• Progressive programming
• Nutrition and diet planning

The goal is simple: train with purpose and build a program around the physique you want to develop.

Whether you’re looking to add muscle, improve your proportions, or make a meaningful change in your body composition, our trainers can help you build a plan that fits your goals.

09/17/2026

Strength isn’t just about how much weight you can move—it’s about how you move. 💡

When you address underlying asymmetries and restore proper movement patterns, you don’t just recover—you build true, sustainable strength for the long haul.
4 years. 0 missed sessions to injury. Huge shoutout for the incredible consistency! 📈

09/09/2026

Getting older doesn’t mean you have to get weaker.

As we age, we naturally lose muscle mass and strength — a process known as sarcopenia. Without regular resistance training, that decline can accelerate and eventually affect balance, mobility, independence, and quality of life.

The good news? Strength training is one of the best tools we have to fight back.

🏋️‍♂️ Build and maintain muscle
💪 Preserve strength and power
🦴 Support bone health
⚖️ Improve balance and stability
🚶‍♂️ Maintain mobility and independence
🔥 Support a healthy metabolism

And you don’t need to train like a bodybuilder.

Consistent, properly programmed strength training — even just a few sessions per week — can help you maintain the muscle and strength you need to keep doing the things you love.

The goal of strength training as you age isn’t necessarily to become stronger than you’ve ever been.

It’s to make sure you’re still strong enough to live the life you want 10, 20, and 30 years from now.

Don’t just train for how you feel today. Train for the person you want to be later.

08/31/2026

Welcome to the Lab 🧬

08/30/2026

🚴‍♂️ How we recommend using the CAROL Bike at the Lab

Cardio isn’t one-size-fits-all.

The CAROL Bike gives us the ability to use three different energy-system approaches, depending on your goals, training schedule, and recovery.

🟦 ZONE 2 | 30–45 min
Low intensity, sustainable effort.
Goal: Overall health, aerobic fitness & longevity.
Best used on non-strength days, or separated from strength training when possible.

🟨 HIIT | 15–25 min
Moderate-to-high intensity intervals.
Goal: Increase calorie expenditure and improve conditioning.
Great on non-strength days or after strength training.

🟥 REHIT | 5–8 min
Short, very high-intensity intervals.
Goal: Improve aerobic capacity and efficiency with minimal time.
Best performed on non-strength days or after strength training, preferably following an upper-body session rather than a leg day.

So which one should you do?

That depends on your goal and your training program.

At the Wellness Lab, we don’t believe in simply adding more cardio. We want to use the right type, at the right intensity, at the right time so it complements your strength training rather than interfering with it.

08/28/2026

Sometimes, 30 minutes is all you need. Sometimes, you want more.

08/27/2026

Whether through ARX or traditional strength training, it’s our Training System that truly sets the Lab apart.

At the core of our system is a concept we call Form, Activation, Numbers (FAN).

While there are always exceptions, we believe numerical performance—how much weight you lift, or how many reps you complete, only matters once the right conditions are in place. Activation must come before numbers, and activation cannot be achieved without proper form.

In other words:

Form → Activation → Numbers

For hundreds of clients and thousands of workouts, this has been the foundation of how we train. By prioritizing how an exercise is performed and ensuring the intended muscle is actually doing the work, we create a more intentional and effective path toward progress.

This approach has helped everyday people build and grow muscle, improve their strength, and achieve fitness results they may not have been able to achieve through traditional training alone.

07/29/2026

It’s been a minute since we’ve posted here, but behind the scenes, we’ve been busy building what’s next. Here is a quick look at what’s new:

🔹More Space, Better Training: We’ve expanded our facility to offer traditional weightlifting right alongside ARX • Adaptive Resistance Exercise.
🔹WL App: We launched our beta app! Track your workouts, monitor long-term progress, and sync Apple Health or Google Fit so your trainers have full visibility into your routine.
🔹10 Years Strong: Time flies—we’re officially gearing up to celebrate a decade in business next year.

We’re excited to share more of what’s coming!

04/22/2022

Two of the best in the industry discussing the power of maximal intensity cardio. Andrew Huberman & Andy Galpin dive into the details of why a workout like the CAROL bike provides incredible benefits.

The main takeaways:
-Typical slow paced, long duration cardio such as walking, jogging, even weight training should be a given for everybody. It can improve your cardiovascular health but not nearly as much as near max training.
-At least once a week, you should perform an exercise that causes you to go to near max heart rate. (Elsewhere in their conversation its stated that you can do a higher frequency with no negative effects).
-The benefits of max cardio training include improved stroke volume, cardiac output, resting heart rate, mitochondria performance and much more. Stress causes adaptation.
-A variety of different exercises can accomplish near max heart rate typically anywhere from 30 to 90 seconds. (The CAROL can accomplish this in just 20 seconds thanks to the adaptive AI technology).
-There is no interference effect with other forms of training including resistance, its actually tends to be complementary. They can be performed in the same workout or at different times (we typically perform a CAROL session after an ARX session).

We’re fortunate enough to have the CAROL bike here at the Lab. Want to see what the hype is all about? Contact us to learn more!

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Address

2222 W. Armitage
Chicago, IL
60647

Telephone

+12243244602

Website

http://wellnesslabchi.com/

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