13 Black-Owned Fitness Companies Offering Virtual Workouts

In solidarity with Black Lives Matter, you can help by supporting Black-owned businesses both local and nation-wide. With gym closure and social distancing in place, virtual exercise classes have become a great way to stay fit from the comfort of your own home. Below is a list of some amazing Black-owned fitness companies that offer a variety of online workouts, classes, programs, and tutorials.

HIIT & Bootcamp:

AARMY (Instagram: @aarmy)

Currently offers daily IGTV workout routines, bootcamp, and cycle classes you can do from home.

E.F.F.E.C.T. Fitness (Instagram: @effectfitness)

Offers high-intensity virtual bootcamp classes as well as women and men’s specialty classes.

Jeanette Jenkins (Instagram: @msjeanettejenkins)

Offers IGTV home workout routines as well as fitness programs such as “30 Day Summer Body Bootcamp” and “14 Day Love Your Body Workouts.”

Yoga:

Alicia Archer (Instagram: @kinkysweat)

On Alicia’s page you will find amazing yoga and flexibility tutorials. She also offers a 6 week backbend course focusing on strength and stability.

BK Yoga Club (Instagram: @bkyogaclub)

Currently offers a variety of virtual yoga and meditation classes (all levels) via Zoom.

Embrace Yoga DC (Instagram: @embraceyogadc)

Offers daily livestream and on-demand yoga and meditation classes for all levels.

Jazmin Tejada (Instagram: @jazmintejada_yoga)

Offers live virtual power yoga classes and yoga on-demand that you can stream at your convenience.

Dance:

NC Dance District (Instagram: @ncdancedistrict)

Offers high-energy virtual yoga and dance classes that combine cardio with fun choreography.

Trill Fit (@trill.fit)

Offers both studio and digital memberships with unlimited high-intensity cardio dance and sculpt classes.

Brukwine (Instagram: @brukwineaddiction)

Offers Caribbean inspired, total-body dance workouts that you can stream live via Zoom.

Boxing:

BOOMBOX Boxing (Instagram: @boombox_boxing)

Offers boxing-inspired cardio and resistance workouts for all fitness levels and backgrounds via IG live and Zoom.

Cycle:

Harlem Cycle (Instagram: @harlemcycle)

Offers virtual on-demand workouts such as cardio, dance, strength, and tone classes exclusive to Harlem Cycle.

Personalized:

Sworkit (Instagram: @sworkit)

A personal training app that offers individualized workout plans in a playlist-like format that you create yourself.

Other sources:

https://www.wellandgood.com/good-advice/black-owned-wellness-brands/

https://www.wellandgood.com/black-owned-fitness-studios/

https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/black-owned-fitness-studios/#490097