Welcome to Club Round!
A Clubhouse for Round People
of All Ages and Body Sizes!
7120 Windsor Lake Parkway
Suite 202 Upper Level
Loves Park, IL 61111
Call us at 815-639-0312
Fax 815-639-0303
Business Office 815-639-0300 Open M-F 12pm-9pm
Club Round offers a variety of social events, exercise, support, and entertainment for plus-size adults, teens and children.
Welcome all BBW (Big Beautiful Women), BHM (Big Handsome Men), and FAs (Fat Admirers) Size Acceptance and Health at Every Size (HAES) Supporters feel free to share links.
What is Club Round Clubhouse?
Club Round is a clubhouse where people of all sizes and ages may come together in unity for fun, support, and movement. Club Round Clubhouse offers activities for plus-size adults, teens, and children. We are a size-friendly group of people where body size is accepted and appreciated. Our philosophy is based upon Health At Every Size. This means we believe in a non-diet, healthy living, size-accepting approach to living one’s life fully in the body one already has. We are a clubhouse which means we are a central location that is only open to plus-size people and their supporters.
The Clubhouse Accommodations:
Dance floor and exercise area
Several social common areas
A balcony for sitting outside
A private bathroom
Size-friendly seating - lots of armless chairs and comfy couches
Free parking
Non-smoking environment
Non-alcohol serving
We have events for all ages and for people of all sizes
Refreshments - water, tea, coffee, and snacks provided at all events
CLUB ROUND ACTIVITIES
*Dances for plus-size adults and supporters. $15.00 per person.
*Dances for plus-size teens ages 13-17 that are monitored. $15.00 per person.
*Dances for plus-size kids ages 8-12 that are monitored. $15.00 per person.
*Karaoke and talent nights.
*Yoga, aerobics, stretch and belly dance classes. Must register in advance.
*Game nights that include bingo, board, and card games. $5.00 per person.
*Massage by licensed professional therapist. By appointment only.
*Size friendly speed dating for plus-size people and their admirers.
*Craft, artistic, and scrap-booking events. $5.00 per person.
*Love Your Body: Healthy Living at Every Size Support Group. Covered by health insurance or sliding fee. By Dr. Lisa Breisch, Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist.
*Love Your Body: Healthy Living at Every Size Support Group for Kids and Teens. Covered by health insurance or sliding fee. By Dr. Lisa A. Breisch, Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist.
*Eating Disorders Recovery Therapy Group (anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating, etc.)
*Nutrition Education Services by Licensed Dietitcian, Edie Applegate.
*Stress Management Therapy Group.
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Club Round Clubhouse joins
Rockford Chamber of Commerce
as a Member in June 2007!
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In The Media
Rockford Women Magazine Sunday, December 23, 2007
HOW TO MAKE IT WORK, COUPLES DISCUSS KEYS TO RELATIONSHIPS
by Georgette Braun
To read the entire article go to Rockford Woman Magazine at http://www.rockfordwoman.com
Fight fair and forgive to make relationship work:
Tips from Lisa A. Breisch, a Loves Park licensed clinical psychotherapist, on how you and your partner can contribute to each other’s happiness:
To read the entire article go to Rockford Woman Magazine at http://www.rockfordwoman.com
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Health Alert-Club Round
Reported by: Dana Arquilla
News: Health Alert - Club Round 2-28-08
Channel 17 WTVO Rockford, IL Area News
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 @11:27am CST
Click on link below to read the entire article and watch live video interview of Club Round and Dr. Lisa Breisch by WTVO reporter Dana Arquilla
http://mystateline.com/content/fulltext/?cid=7858
News: Health Alert - Club Round 2-28-08
health alert by Dana Arquilla
It's a club that doesn't focus so much on being physically fit, as it does on being mentally and emotionally healthy. Club Round caters to "plus-sized people." It's not a health club...rather a club that promotes health at every size.
"We try to approach health and lifestyle as a way for plus size women to be happy and healthy in the body they already have," says founder Dr. Lisa Breisch.
Dr. Breisch is also a Licensed Psychotherapist. She says body hatred has become an epidemic-an epidemic she hopes to cure; at least for her members.
"Research has found that being healthy by eating well, nutritiously, by having movement and exercise...all of our bodies need that. But we don't focus on weight loss."
The artwork on the walls, and trinkets decorating the room, symbolize the members of the club: From children to adults, size 0 to size 50.
Members gather for different club functions. Most recently added are stretch class, and belly dancing lessons.
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Club Round encourages healthy attitudes, 'size acceptance'
By Georgette Braun
GO.RRSTAR.COM
Posted Jan 23, 2008 @ 10:23 AM
Check out this story and more at go.rrstar.com.
To read the entire article and watch a live interview of Dr. Lisa Breisch at Club Round by Geoergette Braun, go to Rockford Register Star at www.go.rrstar.com
or click on this link: http://www.rrstar.com/homepage/x254751326?view=print
Story Title: Club Round encourages healthy attitudes, 'size acceptance'
Those of us with just a few extra pounds know the insecurities.
It’s harder to put ourselves in the shoes of 300-pound-plus women who couldn’t fit into chairs with arms on them at a recent Chicago-area social event. And the further insult that evening was that the event was put on by a group that advocates “size acceptance.” The aim of the 30-year-old grass-roots size-acceptance movement is to change the perceived prejudice and discrimination toward overweight people.
Club Round, which might be the only place with a permanent address for activities for plus-size people in the Chicago area, is a safe haven. Lisa Breisch, a plus-size Clinical Psychotherapist, opened Club Round in December 2007.
It’s in the same building as her counseling office, just east of the U.S. post office on Windsor Road. The clubhouse contains folding chairs without arms and couches to sit on, lightweight round tables that can easily be moved depending on the activity, a room that overlooks a lake where club members can sing and dance to karaoke or do yoga, and books to look at with titles such as “Bountiful Women.”
“Self-esteem and body image are strongly linked,” Breisch writes in a Club Round pamphlet. “Helping people feel good about their bodies and about who they are can help motivate and maintain healthy behaviors.”
To read the entire article and watch a live vidoe interview of Dr. Lisa Breisch by Georgette Braun, go to Rockford Register Star at www.go.rrstar.com
or click on this link: http://www.rrstar.com/homepage/x254751326?view=print
Story Title: Club Round encourages healthy attitudes, 'size acceptance'
Ask Geo runs Thursdays in GO. Contact columnist Georgette Braun at 815-987-1331 or gbraun@rrstar.com.
Quick stats
More than a third of U.S. adults, more than 72 million people, were obese in 2005-06, including 33.3 percent of men and 35.3 percent of women.
Non-Hispanic black and Mexican-American women were more likely to be obese than non-Hispanic white women.
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Radio Advertisement- on 106.3 FM in Rockford
starting July 11, 2008
Fridays (2pm-6pm during Michale Baisden show and 8pm-12am during the Basement Party)
Saturdays (5pm-7pm during Randy Jackson countdown)
Sundays(8am-12pm Darryl King gospel service)
Do you want to socialize, date, or just have fun in a place where
body size and weight is not only accepted….but appreciated and
admired?
Are you tired of the fraudulent weight loss industry, daily size
discrimination and prejudice, and your own internal negative
messages about your appearance?
Then Club Round: A Clubhouse for Round People is for you!
Club Round Clubhouse is a non-judgmental safe place that
celebrates body size diversity.
We are a size friendly clubhouse that specializes in services for
plus-size children, teens, and adults.
We embrace people…whatever their body size, age, gender, race,
religion, health status, sexual orientation, or marital status.
We follow the Health At Every Size philosophy for living healthy
and happy in the body you already have.
We believe in eating healthy, having joyous movement, accepting
others….and most importantly loving yourself just the way you
are!
Join us for dancing, game nights, karaoke, nutrition education,
exercise classes, bingo, workshops, and support groups.
We offer activities for ages 8 on up and for people size 0 on up.
Founded by a Clinical Psychologist, Club Round Clubhouse is
located in Loves Park, IL.
For more information and a list of our upcoming events, contact
us at 815-639-0312, on the internet at www.clubround.com, or via
e-mail at clubround@aol.com.
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Greetings Club Round Friends,
I wanted to share with everyone a radio show on blogtalk radio, with Deborah Cooper, called "The Overweight Date: Fat or Phat?". I participated in an interview with her on this subject. The link is below. Enjoy! Lisa
This is the URL to listen to the podcast.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/askheartbeat/va/2008/04/17/the-overweight-date-fat-or-phat
Show Name The Overweight Date - Fat or Phat?
Date / Time 4/16/2008 10:00:00 PM
Show Length 1 Hour
Show Description The issue of weight in an image conscious society has a major impact on dating opportunities and dating success. How many extra pounds are within the range of 'acceptable'? Is there a different standard for men, women, by culture or race? Lisa Breisch, Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist, Laurie Toby Edison photographer of "Women En Large: Images of Fat Nudes" and body image activist, and Steve Kasper, VP/Marketing for LargeFriends.Com, a dating site for plus size singles are our guests!
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Wisconsin Public Radio - Archives
AIR DATE: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 6:00 a.m.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: John Munson - Many are worried about a so-called obesity epidemic, but some say “fat” has been getting a bad rap. John Munson’s guest says it’s okay to be overweight, because “fat” isn’t a four-letter word. Guest: Dr. Lisa Breisch (bry-shh), president of the Chicago chapter of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance.
To listen to the show, click on this link http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/jca/jca050628a.rm