Chris Layton

was a Bulldog client for several years before becoming a trainer in April 2005, leading the 5 AM and 6 AM Lincoln Park workouts.   Being a boot camp trainer fits with the experience Chris has as
Masters swim coach and aerobics instructor, all of which have involved creating fun and challenging workouts for others.  Chris loves the year-round variety the Lincoln Park setting offers and the chance to show people how much fun working out outside can be, regardless of the weather.

Chris is a swimmer by nature and loves the cross-training benefits that boot camp workouts provide as he prepares for a marathon-distance swim along the Chicago shoreline in summer 2006.  Chris swam in his first swim meet at the age of six and swam competitively through college.  He currently coaches and swims with the Chicago Smelts masters swim team.