Meet our Mom of the Month, Laura Bacon! Laura brought her energy, humor, and heart to everything this month — pushing us to 6th place in the Casket Races (in the shirts she made herself!) and then crushing a 10K the very next day with Run Club. She embodies strength, spirit, and community.

• Tell us about your family!
• I live in north Oak Park with my husband and two kiddos - ages 8 and 10

• Current/previous career?
• I am a lawyer - now I work “in-house” for a manufacturing company.

• What does motherhood mean to you?
• Learning something new every day by watching my kids experience the world through their eyes.

• Favorite local spot?
• I get all my workout gear at Lively (owned by Fit4Mom instructor Christina!) for a great cocktail and delicious food, I like Amerikas.

• How did you find Fit4Mom?
• I first joined the Elmhurst chapter of what was then “Stroller Strides” in 2015! I reconnected with the OPRF classes through Alison Newman when our kids were in kindergarten together.

• What's the best part of Fit4Mom?
• I love the welcoming, no judgment vibe of the classes and the sense of community.

• Favorite class/exercise?
• Anything using my new 24-lb weighted bar lol. It makes me feel so strong!

• Proudest moment?
• About 2 years ago, I left a very stressful law firm job to have more time for my family and focus on my own health and wellness. Best decision I ever made

• What s something that would surprise us?
• I was a cheerleader in high school!

• FIT4MOM Oak Park River Forest offers fitness classes for women in all stages of motherhood, including prenatal, stroller & moms only classes. Your first class is free! Click here to try a class.