HIIT the DISC Fitness Challenge

NowDecatur.com, The Decatur Park District and the Decatur Indoor Sports Center, and local community members are hitting the DISC with the “HIIT the DISC” challenge! HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training…and it will be intense! Thanks to the new state of the art HIIT Room at the Decatur Indoor Sports Center! Follow along on their journey!
Meet the Challengers

TRAINER- Tracy Whitten
Hi! My name is Tracy Whitten, the Fitness Supervisor at the Decatur Indoor Sports Center. I am a certified ACE Personal ...

Andrea Gerhard
Hi! My name is Andrea Gerhard! I am 48 and the Director of Scholarships & Grants for The Heart of Illinois Community...

Clay Gerhard
Hi! My name is Clay Gerhard. I'm 43 and the Executive Director, Decatur Park District. Why I HIIT the DISC I'm excited a...

Katie Myers
Hi! My name is Katie Myers! I am 35 and the Director of Marketing at the Decatur Park District. Why I HIIT the DISC I am...

Brian Byers
Hi. My name is Brian Byers. I am 58 and the VP of Development Central Illinois Multimedia Group. Why I HIIT the DISC I a...

Terrence Taylor
Hi! My name is Terrence "TAT" Taylor. I am 38 years old and the president of TAT Global Enterprises, Inc. I am...

Courtney Carson
Hi! My name is Courtney Carson, but people call me "The Rev"! I'm 43 and I am the Vice President of External R...

Mike Curry
Hi! My name is Mike Curry! I'm 55 and I am the Chief Operations Officer at Decatur Public School District. Why I HIIT th...

Lindsay Romano
Hi! My name is Lindsay Romano! I am 47 years old and I am the Content Director for NowDecatur.com. Why I HIIT the DISC W...

Jennifer Dahn
Hi! I'm Jennifer Dahn! I am 46 years old and I am the Founder and Executive Director of PawPrint Ministries. Why I HIIT ...

Molly Berry
Hi! My name is Molly Berry! But friends call me "Molls." I am 42 years old and I am the Executive Director of ...

Lori Kearans
I'm Lori Kerans! But most people call me Coach. I'm the Vice-President for Athletics and Community Engagement at Milliki...
How does it work?
Participants will take part in two weekly workouts with the Decatur Indoor Sports Center and the new state of the art HIIT Studio. Each participant will be awarded points for various tasks, including logging their food, hitting hydration benchmarks, attending workouts, completing workouts on their own, bonus challenges, reaching their SMART goals, and sharing their challenge with the community. The winner after the 10 week challenge will win a year membership to the DISC and the new HIIT studio!
Join us! Become a member of the DISC and the HIIT Studio by clicking HERE.
Follow along with us!

WATCH: HIIT the DISC Challenge - Week 7
July 19, 2025 - The HIIT the DISC crew conquers Fairview Park and its new interactive playground, and their balance skills are humbled with a Bosu ball workout at the DISC. Check out the video now!
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WATCH: HIIT the DISC Challenge - Week 6
July 14, 2025 - The HIIT the DISC Challengers learn how to navigate kettlebells and return to an old workout to test their growing strength. Watch the video now!
Jul 14, 2025

WATCH: HIIT the DISC Challenge - Week 5, Part 2
July 8, 2025 - In part 2 of week 5, the HIIT the DISC challenge crew hit Splash Cove for some aqua-aerobics and a little friendly competition. Check out the video now!
Jul 08, 2025

WATCH: HIIT the DISC Challenge - Week 5 - Part 1
July 5, 2025 - The #HIITtheDISC crew tries TRX suspension training and lets us in on some of their innermost thoughts in part one of this week's workouts. Make sure to keep an eye out for Part 2...It's a wet one.
Jul 05, 2025

WATCH: HIIT the DISC Challenge- Week 4
June 29, 2025 - Week 4 started off strong with Tabata and interval training and ended even stronger with a MIRACLE! Check out the video now!
Jun 29, 2025

WATCH: HIIT the DISC Challenge - Week 3
June 21, 2025 - The crew took a field trip to the happiest place in Decatur, the Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater, for the first workout of week 3. Check out the video now!
Jun 21, 2025

WATCH: HIIT the DISC Challenge - Week 2
June 15, 2025 -The HIIT the DISC challenge has completed week two at the new state-of-the-art HIIT Studio at the Decatur Indoor Sports Center...and it wasn't easy! Watch the video now!
Jun 15, 2025

WATCH: HIIT the DISC Challenge - Week 1
The HIIT the DISC challenge has begun at the new state of the art HIIT Studio at the Decatur Indoor Sports Center. Meet the challengers and follow along with their first week!
Jun 06, 2025