March 10, 2026
Women-Owned Gyms & Fitness Studios in Boston | Fit Scene Guide
Discover women-owned gyms and fitness studios in Boston. This Fit Scene guide highlights women-founded workout spaces across the city, from Pilates and yoga to strength training and cycling.
March is Women’s History Month, and we’re celebrating the women shaping Boston’s fitness community.
Across the city, women-owned and women-founded studios are creating spaces where people come to move, challenge themselves, and connect. From strength training and Pilates to yoga, cycling, and innovative group fitness concepts, these founders are building studios that have become staples in Boston’s workout scene.
If you’re looking to support women in business while discovering a new place to sweat, these studios are a great place to start.
Pictured: 4 Corners Yoga & Wellness, Asana Charlestown, Swet Studio
Boston’s Women-Owned Gyms & Fitness Studios
Founded by Christine Rose and Karuna O'Donnell
📍 Dorchester
4 Corners Yoga & Wellness is a community-focused studio offering yoga, meditation, and wellness programming designed to make movement accessible and welcoming for all experience levels.
Founded by Ms. Jade
📍 Roslindale
4UrLife Movement offers group fitness classes and personal training focused on building strength, confidence, and long-term healthy habits through supportive coaching and community-centered workouts.
Co-founded by Johanna Hynes
📍 Charlestown
Asana Charlestown is a wellness-focused studio offering yoga, Pilates, barre, and meditation classes in a serene, light-filled space. The studio also offers infrared sauna sessions and wellness retreats.
Founded by Andrea Isabelle Lucas
📍 Multiple locations
Barre & Soul is a pioneering boutique fitness brand rooted in the Lotte Berk Method, blending ballet conditioning, Pilates, yoga, and cardio into a signature barre workout focused on strength, alignment, and community.
Founded by Alanna Perry
📍 Multiple locations
Barre Groove combines barre-inspired strength training with trampoline cardio for a high-energy, low-impact workout designed to build endurance while keeping movement fun.
Founded by Zayna Gold
📍 Multiple locations
Boston Body Pilates offers small-group reformer and equipment-based classes designed to build core strength, improve posture, and support functional movement.
Co-founded by Emily Tevald
📍 Multiple Boston locations
Boston Yoga Union is a community-focused yoga studio offering a variety of classes including warm vinyasa, power flow, and beginner-friendly practices led by experienced instructors.
Founded by Jody Merrill
📍 Multiple locations
btone is known for its high-intensity, low-impact workouts performed on custom reformer-style machines. Classes focus on slow, controlled movements that challenge muscles and build full-body strength.
Founded by Justine Wiltshire-Cohen
📍 Multiple locations
Down Under School of Yoga offers a wide range of classes including heated vinyasa, restorative yoga, and meditation, with a strong focus on accessibility and thoughtful teaching.
Founded by Andrea Corazzini
📍 South Boston
East Side Yoga & Fitness offers heated power flow, yoga sculpt, and restorative classes alongside personal training and workshops designed to support both strength and mobility.
Founded by Gabby Pacheco
📍 Somerville
EMBODI offers a variety of movement classes—including Pilates, yoga, strength, and dance fitness—designed to help members connect with themselves and build community
Founded by Julie Erickson
📍 South End
Endurance Pilates offers Pilates-based strength training designed to improve core stability, support athletic performance, and build long-term functional strength.
Founded by Jess McCutcheon-Schour
📍 South End
Ethos Fitness focuses on strength training and functional movement through small-group classes and personalized coaching designed to help clients build sustainable fitness habits.
Founded by Thalia Bardell and Caitlin Young
📍 Multiple locations
FORMAT is a boutique fitness studio offering high-intensity, athletic-paced classes in barre, HIIT, and strength training in a fast-paced, form-focused group environment.
Founded by Jess Fracalossi
📍 Multiple locations
One of Boston’s most recognizable boutique fitness brands, The Handle Bar offers high-energy indoor cycling classes along with heated Sculpt workouts that combine strength training and dynamic movement.
Founded by Betsy Ratto and Krissy Rybicki
📍 North End
Harbor Yoga Boston offers heated and non-heated classes that focus on strength, mobility, and recovery in a welcoming community environment.
Founded by Darcy Krinsky
📍 South Boston
Higher Ground Fitness offers high-intensity, low-impact strength workouts performed on a proprietary reformer-style machine. Their signature 45-minute classes combine resistance, cardio, and endurance to deliver a challenging full-body workout.JPPilates
Founded by Jennifer Phelan
📍 Charlestown
Jennifer is the creator of JPPilates, a brand that centers around training, motivating and influencing clients through her in-studio, outdoor and online classes.
Founded by Eliza Shirazi
📍 Online + pop-up events
Kick It by Eliza blends kickboxing, dance, HIIT, and mindfulness into a high-energy full-body workout designed to build both physical and mental strength.
Founded by Sarah Rapaport
📍 Boston
Kink Pilates offers reformer-based Pilates classes designed to strengthen the core, improve mobility, and build full-body strength through controlled, low-impact movement.
Founded by Olga Gomes
📍 Dorchester
Luna Fitness Club is a women-centered strength training studio offering small-group classes and personal training focused on building confidence and empowering women through fitness.
Founded by Brittany Berrard and London Mercer
📍 South End
The MOVE offers music-driven group fitness classes that blend cardio, strength training, and athletic movement for an energetic full-body workout.Movement with Jill
Founded by Jill Rothenberg
📍 Boston & Virtual
Pilates anytime anywhere. Located in Boston, a virtual and in person pilates training with classes online. On demand, free trials and private lessons,
Founded by Lena Zerbinopoulos
📍 South End
My Pilates Studio offers reformer and mat Pilates classes focused on strengthening the core, improving posture, and helping clients build confidence in their movement.
Founded by Rebecca Skudder
📍 Multiple locations
MYSTRYDE offers treadmill-based interval training combined with strength work to create high-energy classes designed for runners and cardio lovers alike.
North End Pilates
Founded by Maya Fischer-Mueller
📍 North End
North End Pilates is dedicated to creating a space for people to heal their physical & mental health through movement.
Founded by Allie Duffy
📍 Somerville
The Pilates Rx blends classical Pilates foundations with modern programming to help clients build strength, mobility, and body awareness through both private training and small group classes.The Point Barre & Yoga
Founded by Angela & Jessica
📍 Multiple locations
The Point offers a variety of classes, workshops and events to help you achieve your holistic wellness goals.
Founded by Bridget McCabe
📍South Boston
Quin Pilates offers reformer-based classes that focus on controlled movement, strength, and flexibility in an intimate studio environment.
Founded by Chanel Luck
📍 South Boston
Radiant Yoga Boston offers a welcoming space for practitioners of all levels with classes focused on breathwork, mindful movement, and balance.
Founded by Amy Leydon and Gina Schaak
📍 North End
Soma Yoga emphasizes intentional movement and restorative practices designed to help students reconnect with their bodies and reduce stress.
Founded by Hailey Hoffman
📍 South Boston
Studio 78 offers sculpt and Pilates-inspired classes that combine strength training, music-driven movement, and props like bands and ankle weights for a challenging but accessible workout.
Founded by Krysta-Lyn Martinelli
📍 South Boston
Summer Street Wellness offers yoga, movement classes, and wellness services designed to support both physical and mental well-being.
Founded by Silviya Mihaylova
📍 South End Swet Studio offers aerial yoga, aerial barre, and Pilates classes using suspended silk hammocks, creating a unique workout that blends strength, mobility, and creative movement.
Owned by Nicole Cotnoir and Rose Fagan
📍 South Boston
The Training Lab offers strength and conditioning small group classes and personal training focused on building functional strength, athletic performance, and long-term fitness.
Founded by Shai Douty and Leah Douty
📍 Boston
Their high-energy HIIT bootcamps combine athletic strength training and plyometrics that focus on building community ("Don't Tone Alone"). Available through Equinox, special events, and their fitness app.You vs. You Training
Founded by Stacey DeMartini
📍 South Boston
You vs. You training is a freelance personal training studio for nationally certified trainers to train their clients.
Supporting Women in Fitness
Women-owned studios play a huge role in shaping Boston’s fitness community. If you're looking to support women in business while discovering a new workout, start with one of these studios.
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