TRAINING THAT MEETS YOU WHERE YOU ARE.

You don’t need to become a different person before you walk through the door.

You might be training for your next race. Getting back to yourself after years away. Working around an old injury. Trying to stay athletic as you get older. Or simply ready to feel stronger in the body you have now.

That’s where we start.

Come as you are. We’ll build from there.

THIS IS PERSONAL TRAINING. ACTUALLY PERSONAL.

No two people walk into NLS with the same body, history or reason for being there.

So, I don’t train them the same way.

Your sessions are built around how you move, what you want to accomplish and what your life actually allows. That can mean strength, conditioning, mobility, corrective exercise, athletic performance—or a combination that changes as you do.

The program follows the person.

Not the other way around.

COACHED BY EXPERIENCE.

I’ve been doing this for nearly two decades.

I’ve coached athletes and beginners. Young people learning their bodies and adults learning them again. People chasing performance and people who simply want to stay strong enough to keep doing what they love.

Experience teaches you when to push.

It also teaches you when not to.

My job isn’t to make every workout as hard as possible.

My job is to know what you need next.

— Stephan Fouché

WHAT ARE YOU TRAINING FOR?

STRENGTH + CONDITIONING

Build strength, stamina and a body that’s prepared to do more—not just inside the gym, but outside of it.

ATHLETIC + EVENT PERFORMANCE

Training for HYROX, a race, a sports season or another specific goal? We’ll build the strength and conditioning around what the event actually asks of you.

MOVEMENT + CORRECTIVE EXERCISE

Sometimes getting stronger starts with moving better. Training can be adapted around limitations, imbalances, previous injuries and changing bodies.

KICKBOXING

Technique, conditioning and skill in one-on-one or small-group sessions. Learn something while you work.

BUDDY TRAINING

Bring someone with you. You’ll each get coached while sharing the session—and occasionally suffering together.

STRONG FOR WHAT COMES NEXT.

There doesn’t have to be a finish line.

Maybe you want to keep running.

Keep traveling.

Keep playing your sport.

Keep carrying your own bags.

Keep getting off the floor without thinking about it.

Keep feeling at home in your body.

Training isn’t only about what you can do today.

We’re building for the years ahead.

FIND US.

NLS Athletic is tucked inside a historic church in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood.

You’ll walk past the old brick, down the passage and through an unassuming entrance.

Then the door opens.

5950 N. Magnolia Ave.
Chicago, IL

A little hidden. Very much alive.

COME AS YOU ARE. LEAVE STRONGER.

APPOINTMENT BASED:

PERSONAL TRAINING IN CHICAGO

SMALL GROUP TRAINING NEAR 60660

K2 KICKBOXING ON THE NORTHSIDE OF CHICAGO

Experience Customized Fitness Training in Chicago

Elevate your fitness journey with personalized training sessions at NLS Athletic, conveniently located for residents of Edgewater, Uptown Lakeview East, Andersonville, and Roger’s Park. Under the guidance of Coach Stephan, each workout is custom-tailored to fit your specific health and fitness goals, ensuring you leave every session feeling invigorated and empowered.