About Us
Meet Our Team
Our Story
Kris & Erika Gruner
WIN Athletic Club Owners
Kris was an All-American, Division III football player and Erika was a varsity swimmer at DePauw University in Greencastle, IN. “We met our Senior year in a class called “Teaching and Coaching Individual Sports.” Married for almost 30 years, Kris and Erika have continued their love of fitness and coaching. Kris has coached football for 15 years – the last 5 for the Evanston High School Wildkits.
Having been a collegiate athlete and high school football coach for many years, Kris decided to join with a business partner, Chris Falcon, and create an entirely new business built around fitness and performance. Kris’s passion has always been teaching and coaching to help connect people and build relationships. That energy is now fully focused on building the WIN community. A community committed to a fitness experience that is better shared!
Kris teaches Punch45 and HIIT45 as well as Youth SAQ
She is a spinning certified instructor and loves to fill in when needed teaching StrongSpyn and PLYOSpyn. Her main focus is building a strong community at WIN Athletic Club while keeping the administration of building a new business in check.
Sam spent many years teaching yoga, Pilates, and bootcamps, enjoying the relationships she built outside of her "full-time job." Having recently moved to the northshore, Sam was thrilled to find WIN. What an amazing community of caring and uplifting people; she felt it was the perfect place to begin teaching again! She is excited about the opportunity to help grow the reach of WIN and foster group connections once more. Join her for a group class experience inspired by her many fitness loves; she hopes you will leave feeling stronger, more energized, and proud of the body you own!"