REC Instructor Spotlight · Western Springs & Hinsdale

Heather McCarthy — Personal Trainer in Western Springs & Hinsdale

Personal trainer · The SET co-owner · SHRED415 instructor

Strength for your goals.
Coaching for your life.

Meet Heather McCarthy, co-owner of The SET in Western Springs and an instructor at SHRED415 Hinsdale. Explore her approach to strength, personal training, and nutrition coaching, then find the right way to train with her.

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Heather McCarthy in her original trainer portrait from The SET
Heather McCarthy · Photo from The SET
The SETCo-owner · Western Springs
SHRED415Instructor · Hinsdale
Personal trainingStrength + nutrition coaching

The person behind the training

A runner’s perspective.
A strength coach’s approach.

Heather began her fitness career at SHRED415. With a background in running, she became interested in the role resistance training could play in supporting the activities she loved.

She later expanded her focus to one-on-one training and nutrition coaching. Today, she co-owns The SET in Western Springs and offers online coaching through BodyLabxHeather.

Her own coaching site highlights the importance of mindset, personalized programming, and accountability alongside training.

Areas of focus

  • Strength training
  • Functional movement
  • Mobility
  • Nutrition coaching
  • Pre/postnatal training

Her official SET bio lists ACE personal training certification, functional and mobility training, nutrition coaching, pre/postnatal specialization, and Lagree training.

From Heather’s client testimonials

The value of accountability.

“She motivates you to want to do better and to want to be accountable.”

— Erin M. · Client testimonial on BodyLabxHeather

Read the original testimonial on Heather’s website ↗

Two places to connect

Train with Heather.

Explore personal training at The SET or check SHRED415 Hinsdale’s current schedule for her classes.

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