Friends of The Thread will host its first pop-up workout this Saturday, May 11 at 9 a.m.

Representatives from The Body Shop will host a boot camp workout on the first segment of The Thread at the trail head on West Haralson, behind St. Mark’s Church.

 Friends of The Thread are partnering with local businesses who will host the free pop-up workouts along The Thread this summer.

 “We want to get our community here in LaGrange healthy and exercising on The Thread,” said Friends of The Thread Executive Director Natalie Hale. “We’ll have yoga, PiYo!, a boot camp, running and a litter cleanup on The Thread this summer. We invite everyone to come out and join us.”

All of the pop-up workouts will take place Saturdays at 9 a.m. throughout May and June and will take place at different locations on The Thread.

The Thread pop-up workout schedule is as follows:

• On May 11 at 9 a.m., Boot Camp with The Body Shop will take place at First Segment of The Thread at West Haralson Trail Head behind St. Mark’s Church.
• On May 18 at 9 a.m., PiYo! with Towne Fitness will take place at First Segment of The Thread at West Haralson Trail Head behind St. Mark’s Church.
• On June 1 at 9 a.m., Fun Run with Moms Run This Town will take place on the first segment of The Thread in the Granger Park parking lot.
• On June 8 at 9 a.m., Yoga with The Inner Path will take place on the first segment of The Thread at West Haralson Trail Head behind St. Mark’s Church. 
• On June 15 at 8 a.m., a litter pickup and scavenger hunt with the City of LaGrange, Leaving LaGrange Better Than We Found It will take place on the second segment of The Thread at Eastside Park, 240 Niles Street. 
• On June 22 at 9 a.m., Yoga with The Center for Mindful Exploration will take place on the first segment of The Thread at West Haralson Trail Head behind St. Mark’s Church.

All of the pop-up workouts are free and open to the public.

The Thread is an environmentally sensitive, non-motorized, multipurpose trail designed to increase the health and wellness of the community through providing a safe environment in LaGrange, for fitness, recreation, transportation and special events. Currently, The Thread has a total 29 miles of trails planned in the next nine years. For more information go to Thethreadtrail.org.