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Get your exercise rain or shine in a nice safe environment at Woodfield Mall.  I knew the mall was big but I didn't know that you could get 2.2 miles in just by doing both levels.   More info on how to join the Woodfield Walkers Club is easy, I've added the link below or just go to the main information court and join.

Distance

Total miles = 2.2
Total feet = 11,365

Mile markers are posted on the neutral piers on the walls between stores.

Woodfield Walking Hours
Monday - Saturday: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday: 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Closed Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

BECOME A WOODFIELD WALKER!
As over 40 million Americans have discovered walking can help you get on the road to personal fitness. You will find a host of worthwhile health and retail-related benefits when you register to become a member of the FREE Woodfield Walkers Club, co-sponsored by Alexian Brothers Hospital Network.

As a Woodfield Walker member, you will enjoy walking in a safe, climate-controlled environment year round.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to meet new people, attend health education seminars, gain valuable health related information in AlexianConnects HealthLife, and take advantage of Woodfield merchant discounts.


Who Can Walk
Woodfield Walker is a free club open to everyone. If you are over 40, have been treated for cardiovascular conditions or have high blood pressure, heart, lung or vascular disease, you should consult your physician before beginning any exercise program. If you don't have a physician, contact AlexianConnects at 1-866-ALEXIAN (1-866-253-9426) and they can provide a referral.

How Do I Join?
Woodfield's Guest Services, located next to Comcast Connections Court, is the information station for Woodfield Walkers.

To sign up for Woodfield Walkers, simply fill out a form at Guest Services after 10:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and after 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. Your membership entitles you to receive a Passport to Savings booklet for valuable discounts to numerous Woodfield stores and restaurants.

Tracking Efforts
When you register, you will receive a mile manager. Each day you walk, fill in the date, time and miles that you walked that day. All miles and minutes should be sub-totaled monthly. Once the mile manager has been filled out you can pick up a new one at Guest Services.

You could also keep track online.

Membership Benefits
Woodfield Walkers members enjoy number benefits in addition to getting in shape and feeling great! As a member, you will receive a monthly breakfast, giveaways and information on other Woodfield Walker special events.

The Passport to Savings booklet entitles members to valuable discounts to numerous Woodfield stores and restaurants.

• The Woodfield Passport to Savings must be presented at the time of purchase.
  
  
• The Passport to Savings is valid through December 31, 2008.
  
  
• The Passport to Savings cannot be redeemed for cash and is not transferable.
  
  
• Discounts cannot be applied to previously purchased merchandise.
  
  
• Discounts and offers may be changed or canceled at any time without notice by participating merchants, prior to the expiration date of the Passport.
  
  
• Discounts and special offers apply to Woodfield store locations only.

History of Woodfield 

Why Schaumburg is a great place to live!

Schaumburg Park & Ride

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WOODFIELD HISTORY

It's hard to imagine that 37 years ago Woodfield Mall opened with just 28 specialty shops and three department stores. Now, it houses nearly 300 stores and restaurants and five anchors and is the core of the entire northwest suburbs.

Woodfield is named for former Sears board chairman General Robert E. Wood and Marshall Field and Company founder Marshall Field I. It debuted on September 9, 1971, on 191 acres of prairie land, previously farms, cows, and a village tavern. Singer Carol Lawrence, actor Vincent Price, and two marching bands entertained at the debut.

By the end of September 1971, another 28 stores and restaurants had opened and that first business year finished with 138 specialty retailers. Many of those retailers -- Johnston & Murphy, The Limited, Stride Rite, and Fredericks of Hollywood -- are still at Woodfield today.

Originally 1.9-million square feet of retail space, Woodfield today is 2.7 million feet of retail space, making it the nation's fifth largest shopping center and Illinois' top tourist attraction with 27 million visitors each year. In 1973, Lord & Taylor opened and brought along 50 additional new retailers and a whole new wing. In celebration of its 20th anniversary in 1991, Woodfield added 23 more stores and then in 1996, Woodfield grew again with a $110-million wing. This new wing included a three-level Nordstrom, an expanded Lord & Taylor, and 50 new specialty stores. Of these new stores, nearly 40 debuted flagship concepts and designs, with about 27 of them the largest in their chains.

While all of this expansion continued at Woodfield, the surrounding Village of Schaumburg grew as well. In 1970, the population was 19,000; in 1980, it mushroomed to 55,000; and, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, Schaumburg had over 75,000 people in 2000. Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson observed that, "Woodfield established a focal point for development throughout all of the northwest suburbs. Without Woodfield, we wouldn't have office towers in Itasca or corporate development in Hoffman Estates."

Throughout the area, hotels continue to open to accommodate visitors from across the United States and Canada and as far away as Japan and Germany. In order to continue this momentum, Woodfield has partnered with local hotels to create World Class Shopping Excursions. As Tom Rivera, former president of the Greater Woodfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, noted, Woodfield is "such a high quality product that people not only want to come for a first time, they want to come in frequently thereafter. It's such an integral part of the tourism industry that hotels in the area run buses to Woodfield as part of their packages."

Get your Exercise at Woodfield Mall

Why Schaumburg is a great place to live!

Woodfield's Park and Ride System

GET YOUR EXERCISE AND CHECK OUT ALL THE GREAT SHOPS AT WOODFIELD!  WOODFIELD WALKERS GROUP MEETS ONCE A MONTH IN THE CENTER COURT!

TOTALLY INDOORS SO YOU CAN GO RAIN, SHINE, SLEET AND OTHER NASTINESS OUTSIDE!  SET YOUR OWN PACE WALKING THE PERIMETER OF THE MALL!

ALEXIAN MEDICAL CENTER PRESENTS... WOODFIELD WALKERS MEETING
The Woodfield Walkers meeting is this Friday, July 25th, from 8:00a.m. - 9:00a.m. in Comcast Connections Court. This month's topic is "New Hope for Back Pain". Join Dr. Franklin Mardin for a presentation about treatments for spinal compression fractures. Dr. Mardin will discuss new procedures such as Vertebroplasty are providing relief to patients suffering debilitating back pain from spinal fractures.

Woodfield Walkers is a FREE club open to everyone. To sign up, simply fill out a form at Guest Services, next to Comcast Connections Court, after 10:00a.m. Monday through Saturday and after 11:00 a.m. on Sunday or log onto shopwoodfield.com/walkers. Your membership entitles you to receive a Passport to Savings booklet for valuable discounts to numerous Woodfield stores and restaurants.

LOOKING TO PURCHASE OR SELL A HOME IN THE SURROUNDING WOODFIELD COMMUNITIES?  I'M THE PERSON TO CALL WITH OVER 20+ YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE AREA!

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