Chicago’s queer strength gym has a full May, too.
This month at Han Training we’re holding space for sex worker community (#sexworkiswork), open‑door intro moments, and nervous‑system‑friendly rest — plus our regular nerdy hangs and book club.
Mark your calendars:
🧵 Sex worker social + clothing swap — Sat May 2, 2–4 PM
🏠 Open house — Sun May 10, 12–3 PM (all welcome)
😴 Staff rest day — Thu May 14 (open gym still available)
🛡️ TASC @tascchicago self‑defense — Saturdays May 16 & 30, 2–4 PM (open to everyone)
🧘 Yoga with Kali — Thu May 21, 6:30–7:30 PM
📚 Member book club — Sat May 23, 5–7 PM
Swipe for the full community calendar — including our member D&D group and more.
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#hantraining #chicago #northalsted #traumainformed #bodyneutral #qtpoc #fitness
For trans, gender nonconforming, disabled, and BIPOC folks, finding a safe place to build strength isn’t just about fitness—it’s about survival. But often, the doors to that strength are locked by cost, harassment, discrimination, and spaces that weren’t built for us.
When we are pushed out of movement long term, the toll shows up in our bodies: widening gaps in mental health, chronic disease risk, and even life expectancy.
That’s where Project Liftyboi NFP comes in.
At @hantraining , folks build mobility, functional strength, and liberation-focused powerlifting skills with trauma-informed, body-neutral coaching, community and joy: one hyperlocal way of closing that wellness gap. Project Liftyboi helps keep that access possible by funding sliding-scale memberships, community events, and fair pay for the team.
We can’t steward this space alone. Your support funds:
💸 Sliding-scale memberships for those who can’t pay full price
🏋️♂️ Fair wages for our queer & trans team
✨ Community events that center joy and belonging
🔗 Tap the link in bio to become a recurring donor today. Even $5/month keeps the lights on and the bar loaded.
Let’s keep this project alive and thriving!
#ProjectLiftyboi #HanTraining #QueerFitness #TransFitness #QTPOC #DisabilityJustice #BodyNeutral #TraumaInformed #QueerStrength #TransHealth #MutualAid #StrengthIsForEveryone #Chicago #Northalsted
Cover photo by @amandab0wrosen
Spring has been a lot. Here's what we built together. 🧡
Pelvic health w/ @groovephwellness . Self-defense w/ @itsliftyboi . Hypermobility in community w/ @ameliamariewoo . Gender-affirming clothing swap. TDOV at the @center_on_halsted w/ fellow gender-affirming orgs @arcusbehavioral , @life.iswork , @bravespacealliance , and @lakecityspeech , Fantasy lifting fundraiser at Werq It Out. 200+ pieces of clothing to neighbors who needed them. $200+ raised for @projectliftyboi . The community holding it down while Minky was away. A schedule that finally makes sense.
None of this was small. swipe through — the full recap is at the link in bio.
thank you to @chidpocc , and everyone who showed up, taught something, or just came and breathed with us this season. 💙
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#QueerFitness #TransAffirmingWellness #QtpocWellness #BodyNeutral #TraumaInformedFitness #ChicagoFitness #QueerChicago #PelvicHealth #Hypermobility #SelfDefense #StrengthTraining #MobilityTraining #InclusiveFitness #DisabilityJustice #NorthalstedChicago #HanTraining
Community is how we take care of each other, and that's what we do. This May, we #MoveWithHan.
Han (한) is a Korean word for something that doesn't translate neatly—grief, longing, the weight of surviving, and the quiet charge that keeps you going anyway. It's where our name comes from.
This month, we're sitting with what that means for AAPINH communities: what we carry, how we move, and how movement can be one way back to ourselves.
To honor AAPINH Heritage Month, @ProjectLiftyboi is sponsoring 10 free class credits for queer, trans, and/or disabled AAPINH folks in Chicagoland who haven't trained with us before.
If that's you—or someone you love—the link to apply is in our bio. First come, first served.
This is a space where your body doesn't need to earn its place. Come as you are.
*Fill out a short form (takes two minutes) 🔗 Link in bio
*First come, first served—10 spots total
*Once confirmed, you'll get an email from us to set up your Glofox account with a pre-loaded credit.
May Day didn’t start as a holiday. It started as a fight — right here in Chicago. 🌹
In 1886, workers were criminalized for demanding an 8-hour workday. The Haymarket affair put Chicago labor history on the global map. That’s why May Day exists. #MayDay #HaymarketAffair #ChicagoHistory
Today, sex workers in Illinois are fighting the same fight — for labor rights, safety, and dignity. HB3518 and SB2391 (the Keeping Sex Workers Safe Act) are in the General Assembly right now. #SexWorkIsWork #KeepingSexWorkersSafe IllinoisPolitics
Last Saturday, we collaborated with @thatgirlfierce to host a sex worker social & clothing swap at our space. The tables and racks were full. Folks showed up and left with goodies. 🖤
We're a gym. We're also a community that knows whose side we’re on.
For all bodies, all people. Follow along. 🏋🏽
→ Find your IL state legislator: elections.il.gov
Happy #ChicagoLeatherPride. 🖤
We stopped by the Leather Archives & Museum (@_leatherarchives_ ), a leading institution of leather history and culture — because this community is ours too.
At Han Training, we don't just welcome queer and trans folks. We're built by and for the people many have always tried to push to the margins. That's not a tagline. It's why we exist. #QueerFitness #TransFitness #QTPOC #BodyNeutral #TraumaInformed
For all bodies, all people. Follow along — and come move with us. 🏋🏽
📍 743 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL
🗓️ SW social & clothing swap — May 2nd, 2–4 pm. Free. No RSVP. Just bring clean clothes and show up. #Northalsted #ChicagoQueer #SexWorkIsWork #MayDay #ClothingSwap #HanTraining #LeatherArchives
At Han Training, this is what community looks like. 🤍
Last week, Catherine stepped into the instructor role for our Practice Week Slow Flow Yoga sessions, and the room felt exactly how we hoped it would: grounded, gentle, and easy to settle into. People moved at their own pace, took up the space they needed, and let the class meet them where they were.
That’s what we want our yoga classes to feel like at HT. Not performative. Not pushed. Just supported, body-neutral, trauma-informed movement in a small group where you can breathe a little deeper and come back to yourself on your own terms.
#HanTraining #ChicagoYoga #BodyNeutralYoga #TraumaInformedYoga #InclusiveFitness #QueerFitness #SlowFlowYoga #Northalsted
Happy Earth Day from Han Training 🌱
Care can look small on purpose. At HT, that includes reusable microfiber wipes that are deep-cleaned every week, plus paper cups you can label with your name so it’s easy to keep track and cut down on waste.
We want folks focusing on their workout rather than worrying about whether the wipe system is clean, where their cup went, or whether this space was built with intention.
A few everyday ways we try to care for our people and our space.
#HanTraining #EarthDay #ChicagoGym #QueerGym #SustainableGym
( video made by our new marketing intern, @ariel_p_3745 )
Happy Lesbian Visibility Week! 🏳️🌈💜
If you identify as sapphic — lesbian, bi, queer, trans, nonbinary, or a cis woman who loves women — this one's for you.
We're offering 25% off single class credits and open gym memberships all week (April 20–26). Use code SAPPHIC26 at checkout. We trust you to know yourself — no questions asked. 🌿
Come move with us. Link in bio.
#LVW26 #LesbianVisibilityWeek #LesbianVisibility #QTPOC #ChicagoFitness #NorthalsstedChicago #QueerFitness #SapphicJoy
At Han Training, this is what community looks like. 🤍
@catherinectz is an HT member who has been teaching yoga since 2020 — and this week, she’s stepping into the role of instructor for our body-neutral, trauma-informed Slow Flow Yoga sessions during Practice Week.
These classes are fully booked — which tells us something important: this community is hungry for slow, intentional movement that doesn’t ask you to perform or push. We hear you. We’re taking notes.
If you missed it this time, keep an eye on the schedule. This won’t be the last!
Body-neutral · Trauma-informed · All levels · Small group
#HanTraining #BodyNeutralYoga #TraumaInformedMovement #ChicagoYoga #InclusiveFitness
Bend It Like Me 💫
A roundtable + movement lab for hypermobile folks and allies.
Join @ameliamariewoo and @itsliftyboi for an afternoon of conversation, movement, and practical tools around hypermobility, pleasure, and strength.
🗓 Sunday, April 26
⏰ 3–4:30 PM
📍 Han Training, Chicago
Ages 18+
Mask required. Ramped entrance. Sliding-scale tickets available.
Register at the link in bio.
Supported by @projectliftyboi and @chidpocc
#Hypermobility #ChicagoWellness #DisabledJoy #QTPOC #HanTraining
Twerk, sweat, and reconnect with your body. 💃✨
Bodyful Zumba with @mocha_may116 is this Sunday — and a few spots are still open.
Miriam is an award-winning pole dancer, licensed art therapist, and certified group fitness instructor. Their Zumba is body-affirming, trauma-informed, and built for every body — no experience, no pressure, just movement on your terms.
📅 Sun Apr 5 · 1 PM & 2 PM
📅 Thu Apr 9 · 5 PM & 6 PM
Small Class· Book via link in bio 🔗
#HanTraining #BodyAffirming #ZumbaChicago #QueerFitness #TraumaInformed #ChicagoFitness #BodyNeutral
