On Sunday, September 10, Midtown Athletic Club Chicago opened its doors and welcomed a whopping 3,068 members to Chicago's first ever urban sports resort.

For many of us, being fit means maintaining a healthy weight with diet and exercise. However, the “healthy weight = fit” idea omits and misrepresents several important components of what being truly fit means.

If you spend a lot of time around the club, you’ve probably heard talk of Heart Rate Monitors (HRMs).