Han Training - by LiftyBoi

August is stacked, but we’re keeping it gentle, even on PR Day 🌱! From spinal health workshops and Community PR Day to Zumba, slow yoga, game night, and book club, this month is about lifting smarter, finding joy, and staying in relationship with your body on your own terms.

This August at Han Training:
Strong spine, stronger lifts.
PRs as community resources.
BIPOC q***r game night and self‑defense.
Slow, disability‑aware movement.
Stories, books, and rest days built in.

Tag a friend you want next to you at PR Day or in Zumba, and share to your stories so other QTPOC, disabled, and immigrant babes can find us.

Han Training is a QTPOC‑centered, trauma‑informed boutique gym in Chicago’s Northalsted — for all bodies, all people, especially the ones this city has told are too much.

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Get ready to shake, rattle, and roll with Mocha May's Zumba party! 🎉 This ain't your grandma's workout class (no offense, Grandma) - we're talkin' body-lovin', booty-shakin', and self-lovin' vibes only! 💁‍♀️ Thursday, July 30, — 5:00 & 6:00 PM. 👥 capped at 10 per sesh, and 📲 book in Glofox under “Bodyful Zumba with Miriam”. If your body's been feelin' like it's time to get this party started, consider this your official invitation 😉!

Ready to lift like a pro without turning your back into a permanent shrug?

Join our intimate workshop on spinal loading, lifting mechanics, and body support - because let's be real, heavy lifting can be a real pain in the back (literally)! 🤦‍♀️ Led by the dynamic duo, Anushree Dighe, DPT, and Victoria (Pudussery) Karuthalackal, DPT from , this session will give you actionable tips to level up your lifting game without sacrificing your spinal health. 🏋️‍♀️

We’re running this on August 7, a Powerlifting Friday, 5:00–5:45 pm, so it slots right into your training flow and doesn’t eat your whole evening. Come with your spine questions, leave with cues and strategies you can use the same day.

All summer, and have been helping our community get stronger, more skilled, and more confident through the campaign. This workshop is all about how to keep your spine happy and healthy as you crush your lifting goals, just in time for August 15's PR Day 💪.

Register at: https://projectliftyboi.betterworld.org/events/spine-workshop-2026

Pride month ends, but the trans and QTPOC health gap doesn't take July off. Research shows trans women exercise regularly at the lowest rate of any LGBTQ+ group, and Black and Latino adults face steep activity gaps too, well below the national average. Last week the Supreme Court upheld bans on trans student athletes in 27 states. It's about school sports, but the message reaches every locker room. Trans teens already play sports at about half the rate of their cisgender classmates. That's not a coincidence, it's a gap built on purpose, over time. At Han Training we're building the door back in, all year long. Try a class, chip in to Project Liftyboi, either way, let's close the gap one lift at a time.

July's theme is "what does your body actually need," aka we created a calendar that's all about low-key hanging out with humans, no pressure 😊.

It's also Disability Pride Month, so if your body's all like "today I need spoons, not stairs," we gotchu! 🥄 Whether today is a "sit and roll dice" kind of day versus a "dancing your butts off with " kind of day, we have a slot for you.

Slow yoga with Catherine is for an hour-long flow in an intimate, trauma-informed small group so you can take deep breaths and relax 🧘‍♀️. Bodiful Zumba is for the ones that would like to yell a little, joyfully 💃🏿 . Pelvic Health for PRs with Dr. Laura Ross of exists because apparently your pelvic floor also has a say in your deadlift, who knew! 😮😮

New this month, Yo is launching SideQuest 🎲, a BIPOC-only q***r game social. Board games, low pressure, no expectation to disclose anything or perform anything. You just show up and play. Wed, Jul 16, 7 to 9 pm.

July's theme is "what does your body actually need," aka we created a calendar that's all about low-key hanging out with humans, no pressure 😊.

It's also Disability Pride Month, so if your body has opinions about pacing, spoons, or whether today is a "sit and roll dice" kind of day versus a "dancing your butts off with Mocha May" kind of day, this month's lineup has a slot for you.

Slow yoga with Catherine is for an hour-long flow in an intimate, trauma-informed small group so you can take deep breaths and relax. Bodiful Zumba is for the ones that would like to yell a little, joyfully. Pelvic Health for PRs with Dr. Ross exists because apparently your pelvic floor also has a say in your deadlift, who knew!

New this month, Yo is launching SideQuest, a BIPOC-only q***r game social. Board games, low pressure, no expectation to disclose anything or perform anything. You just show up and play. Wed, Jul 16, 7 to 9 pm.

Staff Day means no class, but Open Gym is still yours if you want it. And if lifting weights isn't the move today, HT D&D Group and Member Book Club are right there, proving once again that "training" at HT is a very capacious word.

started this summer by asking why we move at all. July is asking how, on your terms, on your schedule, with snacks and dices nearby. No PR required to belong here.

Full calendar, all the times, zero guilt: hantrainingchicago.com/events or scan the QR on the graphic.

July is Disability Pride Month. is slowing down and ask what your body actually needs right now.

Slow Flow Yoga with Catherine is a trauma‑informed, all‑levels class that links breath and gentle movement to help your nervous system settle and your joints get a bit more room. You’ll get clear, detailed cues plus options for different bodies, pain levels, and energy.

If you’ve felt shut out of yoga spaces before, this is one you can try at your own pace.

Catherine has been teaching yoga since 2020 and focuses on clear, detailed cues so you don’t have to already “know” yoga to feel welcome here. Class is capped at 8 to keep the room spacious and supportive.

Fri, Jul 10 | 6:00 pm

Reserve your spot: https://app.glofox.com/portal/ #/branch/6140bad7eeba84034f18e613/classes-day-view/6a3d8c4a349bc6a0190feed1/book

Pelvic/hip pain, heaviness, or leakage, when you lift? It's common; but it ain't normal.

Dr. Laura Ross of returns to Han Training July 18 to help you lift heavier without fighting your own body. Small workshop, hands-on guidance, capped at 12.

We'll connect pelvic floor and core function to bracing, loading, and how you actually train: practical and shame-free. This is part of our summer build toward August 15 Community PR Day. Your body deserves the prep.

Dr. Ross is a q***r pelvic health PT, AASECT Certified Sexuality Counselor, and owner of Groove Pelvic Health & Wellness in Chicago. She specializes in gender‑affirming care, q***r and trans health, and the intersection of pelvic health and athletic performance. Also a barbell athlete. Also the real deal.

Masks required and available on site. First‑floor space, ramped entrance, gender‑neutral restroom. Full accessibility info on our website or email [email protected].

Free, thanks to Dr. Ross and Project LiftyBoi. Donations welcome and go toward keeping movement accessible for QTPOC and marginalized lifters.

RSVP here: https://projectliftyboi.betterworld.org/events/pelvic-health-prs
Spots will go. 🏋️

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