Chicago Park District's largest indoor recreational facility, Broadway Armory Park occupies a historic 1916 ice-skating rink converted to a state-of-the-art recreation center in 1985. The massive facility houses five gymnasia, a full fitness center, and a gymnastics center offering year-round instruction from beginner to advanced levels. The Armory is home to Get A Grip Trapeze, offering flying trapeze classes at all levels, making it a uniquely diverse destination for fitness and specialty training in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.

Well preserved and maintained former Illinois National Guard armory building. Clean and inviting. Appears to have good recreation and community activities. Some nice old historical photograpgs are displayed.

Does what it needs to do.

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The facility is the Chicago Park District's largest indoor recreational space with five gymnasia and serves as a historic landmark. It houses Get A Grip Trapeze, which offers flying trapeze classes at all skill levels, and operates a gymnastics center offering quality instruction for beginners to advanced competitors year-round.

The facility offers a wide variety of activities and programs for all ages, with visitors appreciating the engaging environment, friendly staff, and an active senior center that promotes wellness and community connection. Reviews highlight the approachable atmosphere and comprehensive programming available across all age groups.

In the Edgewater area, competitors include LA Fitness, Edgewater Athletic Club, Edgewater Fitness Center, and Orangetheory Fitness. These facilities offer alternatives ranging from large-chain gyms to boutique fitness studios in the neighborhood.

The Armory offers fitness classes, basketball, volleyball, badminton, dance, Zumba, yoga, and tai chi. Many area adults participate in co-rec volleyball leagues held in the gym and enjoy popular yoga classes.

Many parks offer a variety of fitness classes including circuit training, conditioning, kickboxing, Pilates, yoga, and aerobics, though classes are not included in the fitness center membership but have affordable fees. Co-rec volleyball leagues and yoga classes are among the popular group fitness offerings.

The facility houses Get A Grip Trapeze offering flying trapeze classes and operates a gymnastics center offering quality instruction for beginners to advanced competitors year-round. The Armory is home to the Abbott Fund Wellness Program, providing the community with multifaceted, year-round nutrition and fitness programming.

The facility houses five gymnasia within its massive structure, with an enormous drill hall large enough to hold five gymnasia used for basketball leagues and other sports. The building contains 100,000 square feet of recreation space including art rooms, a stained-glass studio, a workout room, a woodshop, and a fully equipped photography lab.

The fitness center features state-of-the-art equipment such as computerized treadmills, cross trainers, upright bikes, recumbent bikes, free weights and benches, cable cross-overs, multi-station weight machines and core-focused weight equipment. The facility is wheelchair accessible with wheelchair accessible equipment available.

The facility is marked as accessible with wheelchair accessible equipment available. Many fitness centers have ADA-accessible equipment and sites can be searched by selecting the 'Has Wheelchair Accessible Equipment' option.

The park boasts an active after-school program for children ages 6-12, who choose from available activities such as dance, fitness, floor hockey, arts & crafts, and homework time.

The Armory is home to the Abbott Fund Wellness Program, providing the community with multifaceted, year-round nutrition and fitness programming. The park is also home to the Department of Aging Senior Center.

Membership options include Month, 3 Month, and Year plans. Chicago Park District fitness centers feature state-of-the-art equipment and very affordable memberships required to use the fitness center.

A park-specific membership allows for use at the park for which the membership is purchased, while a gold membership allows for use at all fitness center parks citywide.

City of Chicago government employees are eligible to receive a 30% discount on their fitness membership when they register in-person at a fieldhouse with a fitness center by bringing an employee photo ID or recent pay stub and photo ID.

Seniors can receive a fine discount on memberships. The park is home to the Department of Aging Senior Center.

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