My Gym – South Loop

My Gym Children’s Fitness Center is the nation’s leading non-competitive children’s fitness program, offering structured, age-appropriate classes for children from 6 weeks through 10 years of age in state-of-the-art gym facilities designed specifically for young learners. Founded in 1983 by Yacov and Susi Sherman, the company has grown to more than 700 franchise locations worldwide and has earned a Parent’s Choice award for its programming. Each facility features specialized equipment, extensively trained staff, award-winning class programs, and excellent student-to-teacher ratios that have earned the brand its reputation as one of the best early learning programs of its kind.

My Gym’s core programming is built around a carefully structured curriculum that incorporates music, dance, relays, games, special rides, gymnastics, sports, and more, all delivered in a supportive, noncompetitive atmosphere where positive reinforcement and gentle encouragement are central to the teaching philosophy. Classes are designed to help children develop physically, cognitively, and emotionally, building strength, balance, coordination, agility, and flexibility while simultaneously fostering social skills, confidence, independence, self-discipline, and self-esteem. The program grows with each child through a progressive series of age-specific class levels that reflect the developmental needs and capabilities of different stages from infancy through elementary school age.

For the youngest participants, the Tiny Tykes class welcomes non-walking infants with beginning stretches, exercises, songs, dances, and baby-safe rides and adventures that expand hand, arm, and trunk control. The Waddlers class builds on this foundation for newly mobile toddlers with engaging circle time songs, gross motor skill work, and budding social-emotional development. As children grow, parent participation classes continue through approximately age three and a quarter, incorporating songs, dances, games, puppet shows, swing time, and age-appropriate gymnastics in an environment where caregivers actively engage alongside their children. The Terrific Tots program bridges the transition toward greater independence, improving fine and gross motor proficiency while helping children learn to follow directions and cooperate in a group setting.

For children approximately three and a quarter years and older, My Gym offers independent classes where kids participate with their teachers on the gym floor while parents watch from the lobby or drop off their children entirely. This milestone marks a significant step in building confidence and self-reliance, as children develop strength, flexibility, and agility through relays, fundamental gymnastics, and tumbling skills in a progressively challenging but always encouraging environment. Specialized Ninja Jr. classes are also available, designed to be fun and challenging while remaining safe and noncompetitive. A Siblings class provides a solution for families with multiple children of different ages, offering a curriculum that nurtures and challenges each age group in distinct ways within the same session. Practice and Play sessions offer open-play time for children of all ages to enjoy the gym equipment in a less structured format. For families seeking an educational component, My Gym offers a Preschool Prep Program that combines the brand’s fitness curriculum with arts and crafts, small group activities, and basic academic preschool instruction to prepare children for preschool and kindergarten transitions.

Birthday parties are a signature offering at every My Gym location, designed to make each child feel like the star of their celebration. Parties include use of the gym facility, guided activities led by My Gym staff, a birthday march, rides, and a zip line experience, all in a private party setting that takes the stress out of hosting for parents. Each location also offers summer camp programs featuring three-hour sessions filled with gym activities, arts and crafts, and daily themed programming that keep children active and engaged during school breaks. When school is out for holidays or teacher institute days, My Gym hosts day-off camp events providing a convenient and fun option for families who need care coverage on non-school days. Parents’ Night Out events give moms and dads an evening away while children enjoy supervised activities at the gym. Gift certificates are available at each location and can be used for classes, playdates, camps, Parents’ Night Out, or birthday parties.