Events and classes

Stop by the Teddy Bear Clinic, hosted by Dr. Andy Sagan and Dr. Nisha Vijay of Northside Pediatrics from Swedish Covenant Hospital. Parents can meet the doctors, and children can bring their favorite stuffed animal to the booth for a "doctor's checkup!" Don't miss this fun and engaging visit.

The Northside Pediatrics Teddy Bear Clinic is part of Uncommon Ground's Green Parenting Session. For additional information, please call Uncommon Ground at 773-465-9801.

Swedish Covenant Hospital pharmacists will provide $25 flu shots for individuals 18 years and older. Flu vaccination is not recommended if you have an egg allergy or a severe allergy to any vaccine component. The vaccine will also include the H1N1 vaccination.

Learn the best ways to exercise your brain and keep it healthy from Dr. Danny Park, a neurologist from Swedish Covenant Hospital. Experts from Marbles: The Brain Store will also be on hand to explain how brain games, teasers and riddles can improve your memory, coordination, visual perception and mental fitness. Stick around to play games in the store and enjoy a 10 percent discount on all purchases made that evening.

Learn the best ways to overcome joint pain and stay active, and get information on the latest joint pain treatments from Dr. Jennifer Connor, an orthopedic surgeon at Swedish Covenant Hospital. An exercise physiologist from Galter LifeCenter will demonstrate exercises designed to strengthen muscles which may minimize joint pain and arthritis symptoms.

Up for a Tri challenge? We are ending the 2010 triathlon training season with a fun challenge. Seasoned triathletes to first–timers are welcome. For this challenge you set your own pace. All the action will take place inside GLC–convenient and weatherproof!
Distances: swim–10 minutes, cycle–20 minutes, run–15 minutes.

Want to try a TRI? We are kicking off the 2011 Triathlon Training season with a fun challenge and ideal warm up for anyone interested in doing a triathlon. Seasoned triathletes to first-timers are welcome. For this challenge you set your own pace. All the action will take place inside GLC – convenient and weatherproof!

Distances: Swim 10 minutes / Cycle: 20 minutes/ Run: 15 minutes

Galter LifeCenter's 11 day anniversary celebration will take place Saturday, September 10 through Tuesday, September 20.  There will be surprise giveaways,  extra free exercise classes, suprise discounts on programs and services and Express Body Age Testing for $10.

>See the special events happening throughout the celebration.

Learn what it takes to complete a three-day, 60-mile walk for breast cancer for Chicago’s 2011 Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure event. Discuss training, fundraising and how to set up your online participant center.