A Guide to Women-Owned Gyms & Fitness Studios in Boston

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

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Boston’s Women-Owned Gyms & Fitness Studios

4 Corners Yoga & Wellness

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.

4UrLife Movement

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.

Asana Charlestown

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.

Barre & Soul

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.

Barre Groove

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.

Boston Body Pilates

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.

Boston Yoga Union

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.

bTone Fitness

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.

Down Under School of Yoga

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.

East Side Yoga & Fitness

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.

EMBODI

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

Endurance Pilates

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.

Ethos Fitness

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.

Evolve Power Yoga

Founded by Danielle Lussier

📍 South Boston

Evolve Power Yoga offers heated yoga classes designed to build strength, flexibility, and mental resilience through challenging but accessible flows.

FORMAT

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.

The Handle Bar

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.

Harbor Yoga Boston

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.

Higher Ground Fitness

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.

Luna Fitness Club

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.

Kick It By Eliza

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.

Kink Pilates

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.

(the) MOVE

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.

My Pilates Studio

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.

MYSTRYDE

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.

PilatesRx

Founded by Allie Duffy

📍 Somerville

PilatesRx blends classical Pilates foundations with modern programming to help clients build strength, mobility, and body awareness through both private training and small group classes.

Quin Pilates

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.

Radiant Yoga Boston

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.

Soma Yoga

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.

Studio 78

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.

Summer Street Wellness

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.

Swet Studio

Founded by Silviya Mihalova

📍 South EndSwet Studio offers aerial yoga, aerial barre, and Pilates classes using suspended silk hammocks, creating a unique workout that blends strength, mobility, and creative movement.

The Training Lab

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.

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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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