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Get Your Sweat On: Where to Work Out in Beacon

Mount Beacon's stairs and the riverfront trails do a lot of the work when the weather's good. But when it's sleeting in November or the trails are mud in March, you want somewhere warm to train. Here are eleven places to get your sweat on, most of them within a few blocks of Main Street.


Schedules and memberships change, so check each listing before you go.


Gyms and Coached Training



• Feel Good Fitness


A Main Street gym with personal training for adults and youth, group classes like boxing, bootcamp and athletic conditioning, and nutrition coaching. Open gym hours let you train on your own, and you can try a class through ClassPass first.


• River and Rail Fit Co.


CrossFit and functional fitness on West Main Street, a short walk from the train station. Members get early-morning to late-night access, with coached classes for everyone from beginners to seasoned athletes.


• Pure Physique


A personal training studio with small-group sessions (up to eight people, one trainer for every five clients) or private one-on-one training. Every membership includes nutrition coaching and InBody body-composition scans, and your first workout is free.


• Beacon Fitness


Training people in Beacon since 2008, with small-group sessions for adults and seniors capped at five people, plus personal training for individuals, couples or a few friends. Expect coached training rather than drop-in gym time; the entrance is on Ackerman Street.


Pilates



• Beacon Pilates


Classical Pilates for every level in the 18 West Main building near the train: group reformer classes, private sessions and live virtual classes, plus teacher training and physical therapy. Newcomers can start with an intro pack of three beginner classes.


• ROC Pilates


A woman-owned classical Pilates studio run by Jordana Herman, with reformer group classes, private sessions and live online mat classes. Jordana adapts workouts for clients working around injuries, and beginners are always welcome.


• RE:FORM LAB


Reformer Pilates and barre, from the beginner-friendly, form-focused RE:SET to RE:MIX, a cardio-driven barre-and-reformer fusion. New clients get two classes for the price of one.


Yoga and Recovery



• beBhakti Yoga Center


A Catherine Street studio, open since 2016, with soulful, sweaty flow classes alongside gentler sessions like sound baths and prenatal yoga, plus Zoom classes, outdoor pop-ups and teacher training.


• Alchemy


A wellness studio on the third floor of 418 Main Street with yoga and strength classes, plus massage, acupuncture and a steam room and sauna for afterward. Class packs and an intro sauna-and-steam membership are available.


Martial Arts



• Evolution Grappling Academy


Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for kids and adults, plus adult Muay Thai kickboxing and boxing. Founded in 2012 by black belt Mike Palladino, it welcomes every level, from first-timers to competitors.


• Mountain Stream Budo


Karate, Okinawan kobudo weapons, jujitsu and iaido sword work, plus a Li'l Dragons karate program for kids. Training is month-to-month with no contracts or startup fees, free trial classes are offered, and the entrance is on Eliza Street.