Clark Street Community Fitness — Local services in Chicago

We love Clark Street CrossFit. My husband and I were in Chicago for 6 weeks for work, and we were able to get a short-term membership. We had an excellent experience. My husband is more advanced with CrossFit, and he trained mainly with Greg. Greg gave some great coaching tips that were very helpful. Greg also made our whole family feel very welcome. I asked for help making a special (challenging) Father’s Day workout for my husband, and he went the extra mile for us. It was a highlight for our family this summer. I trained with Ken. I had taken a year off of working out with our fourth child (& I had a fourth c-section). I lost a lot in that year, but Ken did a great job pushing me to recapture what I had lost in a very encouraging way. He also did a great job in training me to do moves safely (I don’t have an ACL in one knee). I saw him help others scale their workouts to be both safe & effective. Clark Street CrossFit is a great place for anyone to try CrossFit. All ability levels are represented, and the coaching is excellent. We also appreciate the family like atmosphere of the gym. It is very welcoming. If you are looking for a gym, we highly recommend Clark...

I travel a lot for work and pleasure, which means I drop into gyms across the US and abroad, there have only been 2 gyms that I’ve been to that hold the community standard for CrossFit (one of them being my home gym) - Clark Street has now made that 3. Immediately walking in I was approached by 3 members, the owner and the coach all introducing themselves and striking up conversations. But that wasn’t the only redeeming quality. After doing CrossFit for over 5 years, you have a keen sense for BS programming, Clark Street passed that test with flying colors. The day I dropped in was a benchmark WOD, the warm up hit all the points to properly prepare the athletes and no time was wasted from minute one to 60 including accessory and cool down work (don’t see that very often!!!). Lastly, as a drop in, I haven’t experienced many coaches that willingly coach a drop in athlete for whatever reason, Vicky didn’t hesitate when she saw something I could be doing better.

Overall - I am very much looking forward to coming back to Chicago and I know where I’ll be headed for a top tier CF workout

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK CSCF COACHES...

Update 1/14/24: I'm happy to give another 5 star review. The new location is really, really nice. It is clean and also as comfortable as a gym can be. The coaches are outstanding!! They are focused not only on form but also proper scaling for those of us who need adjustments to our workouts. Another 5 stars goes to the welcoming community; such a nice group of people!

I’ve been a member at CSCF since they opened. What a neighborhood gem! The community of people are supportive and kind. Coaches are intentional about pushing you to your abilities while also being conscious about any special scaling you might need. I’m still recovering from a traumatic car accident yet the coaches had me back as soon as I was able and modified everything to fit my needs. I also enjoy working out alongside some elite athletes. It’s just a great...