Hello!
A Message from our Co-Founders
K9 & Coco
In the Spring of 2022, women from Naperville and surrounding towns of all ages and fitness levels, most who never met before, came together on several chilly mornings for free, peer-led, outdoor workouts in the glow of the dawn. Together, we found something we all needed. At the time, no one knew exactly what that was or what it would become, but we knew it was special.
That spring, women took turns stepping outside their comfort zones to lead each other through workouts, most for the very first time. But it wasn’t just about the workouts. We pushed our bodies, minds, and hearts to places they had not been before. Women lifted one another up; held each other accountable; and formed bonds and friendships. Together, we grew stronger in all aspects of our lives and became a community that has shaped us to be better, stronger women. With new members every week, we proudly continue to grow that community. We are FiA Naperville! Established June 11, 2022.
Our Mission:
Our Mission: FiA stands for Females in Action, which is a community of women dedicated to making each other stronger in all areas of our lives through activities that include bodies, minds, and hearts. A FiA workout is a promise, always free, open to ALL women, held outdoors, and ends with a circle of trust.
Hearts – We give our time and resources to the community and invest in each other by joining together for coffee, weekday lunches, and FiA socials.
Bodies – We organize FREE, peer-led workouts each week. Workouts are held outdoors rain or shine, hot or cold.
Minds – We get together for book clubs, career and family discussion groups, or workshops.
Common FiA Lingo
AO: Area of Operation, or the location of the workout
Q: The leader of a given workout, or any other FiA event. Derivation – “Qrusader in charge”
PAX: Members in attendance at a workout or event
Pre-Blast: A post on Slack explaining what to expect from the next day’s workout. Includes the location and meeting place, what to bring, and anything else the Q wants you to know. PAX respond in the thread to HC.
HC: Abbreviation for Hard Commit – as in “Yes, I will be there!” This helps the Q plan for the workout.
EC: “Extra Credit” Some PAX choose to come early to a workout or stay afterward to burn some extra calories. Watch the pre-blast to see what the EC crew plans for the day and see if you want to join in!
Back Blast: A write-up of what happened during a workout from the workout Q.
CofFiA: When Pax gather post-workout for coffee, chatter and fellowship
Name-O-Rama: The part of the COT where PAX announce their birth name, age and FiA name.
Convergence: The act of bringing together FiA’s typically from different sites or regions for workouts or other events.
Black Ops: An unofficial workout, especially when checking out a possible new AO.
Cadence: Exercises done on a 4 count command by the Q with a call-and-respond format. Example is Q shouts “1, 2, 3: 1… 1, 2, 3 : 2… 1, 2, 3: 3…”
