"I spend a lot of time at LA Boxing in the South Loop. There are a couple of instructors, like Mike Chalmers, that run classes like an actual boxing match where you'll have rounds, and in between, you do things like jumping jacks and sit-ups. It's really intense."

"I really like MANA because it's a vegetarian restaurant that doesn't use fake meat. They use whole food ingredients, and everything tastes incredible. The MANA slider is out of this world and I love that I'm eating mushrooms and brown rice and not some processed patty."

"I've been hooping for seven or eight years now. It's a little spiritual and a very expansive way to move your body and clear your mind. I have some fun ideas for hooping workshops and fusion classes that I'll probably offer in the spring." Photo: Marta Sasinowska

"Creating new recipes and experimenting in the kitchen is a lot of fun for me. I like making the sweet potato, kale and black quinoa cakes for dinner and I make the red quinoa tacos quite a bit."