Press
Award-winning. One-of-a-kind.
For more than 30 years, Healthworks has made history, won some impressive awards, and been featured in many publications and on national television. We are very proud of the recognition and press we've received. Here are some recent highlights!
 Imprint-TV"Non-Profit Gym Aims to Reduce Obesity." July 27, 2010 For the women and children of Dorchester, fitness and health are becoming increasingly accessible prospects thanks to the Healthworks Foundation. Read more>> |
 CNNJune 18, 2010 Healthworks Foundation Director Lauren Broadhurst speaks about the mission and goals of the Healthworks Foundation. Watch here>> |
 NPRJune 17, 2010 "Nonprofit Gym Helps Low-Income Community Get Fit" In many low-income neighborhoods, obesity and diabetes are huge problems. Fear of crime and traffic keep many residents from exercising outdoors, and indoor gyms are often too few and too expensive. Healthworks, a nonprofit fitness center in Boston, is trying to change that. Read more>> |
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Fitness Magazine April 2010 Best Women-Only Club in America Members rave about Healthworks' amazing female-friendly programming: 100 classes weekly, including Pilates, boxing, belly dancing, and Mommy and Me sessions. Read more>
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 NPR, 90.9 fmApril 21, 2010 "Nonprofit Gym Aims to Improve Health in Boston's Minority Neighborhoods" In many of Boston's low-income minority neighborhoods, trying to get fit isn't just a matter of motivation; there also aren't enough safe, affordable places for people to work out. But one Dorchester fitness center is trying to change that. Read more> |
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The Boston Globe Magazine January 31, 2010 Best of the New Healthworks at Codman. At this 9,000-square-foot fitness center in Dorchester, memberships are $30 per month, with a sliding scale for low-income or homeless women and children. Read more> |
 WBZTVDecember 11, 2009 "Life for Robin" Healthworks helped a member who was in desperate need of a kidney transplant. Watch the news clip> |
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Biggest Loser, Season 8November 25, 2009 Our not-for-profit, Healthworks at Codman, was featured on a "Where are They Now" follow-up episode of The Biggest Loser! Watch the full episode> |
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Boston Phoenix Best 2009Readers' Pick : Best Health Club and Best Place for Pilates Once again, Healthworks is our readers' favorite place to work out - our female readers, at least, unless the male ones have caught wind of how amazing this ladies-only gym is, and figured out a way to sneak in. Read more> |
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 The Boston GlobeApril 16th, 2009 "A Winner at Fitness" Andrea Baptiste may have lost in the inaugural season of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" but the Dorchester native won in many other ways. Read more about Healthworks at Codman Foundation Fitness Director. |
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 The Boston HeraldFebruary 26, 2009 'Dirty Dancing' dance captain Timothy Bish hosted a master class and taught our members some moves seen on the stage. Read more> The Boston Globe February 26, 2009 Timothy Bish and Emily Williams hosted "Dirty Dancing" master class at local Healthworks Club. Read more> |
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NewsFebruary 2009 Five Unique Classes at Healthworks! Not that long ago, yoga, Pilates and spinning were new at most gyms, but now they've become staples at most clubs. To keep people coming in the door and returning again and again, health clubs are continually looking for the next big thing to add variety and innovation to their group fitness classes. Read more and watch> |
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Improper Bostonian July 9-29, 2008 Best Women's Exercise Class If you like exercising in groups, have we got the class for you! Gravity is a resistance-training program using specialized equipment similar to that used in Pilates. The 50-minute sessions are done in small groups, allowing personalized attention without personal-training prices. There are nine different versions offered at Healthworks, including Fusion Fit, which incorporates free weights; Defy Gravity, with cardio circuits; and 50/50, which puts you on the treadmill for half the time. |
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The Improper Bostonian July 11-31, 2007 Best Women's Workout A rock-hard six-pack, bulging biceps, tight buns. Yum. Grunts and groans, sticky sweat, garlic breath. Ick. Never mind your own wobbly bits and red-faced agony. Skip the awkward mingling and work out where only women are welcome. With 35,000 square feet, Healthworks has all the perks of fancy coed fitness facilities-spacious studios, plentiful machines and bubbly whirlpools in the locker rooms. Unique classes include Belly Dance, Nia (martial arts meets modern dance), Punk Rope (combines conditioning drills, jumping rope and core training) and Forza (based on Japanese sword fighting). Healthful and handy, Healthworks also provides onsite childcare, a juice bar and spa services. You go girl. |
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The Boston Phoenix Best 2007 Reader's Pick: Best Health Club The women who go to HEALTHWORKS are totally bad-ass. They punch things, crunch things, and sweat and grunt and kickbox their way to healthier bodies. They have help, of course, from an assortment of classes and personal-training options, not to mention amazing post-workout spa treatments. Nothing says "cool down" like acupuncture, right? |
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Boston Magazine August 2006 Best Gym - Back Bay Sorry, fellas. This is a women-only gym, with a long list of classes and a bright, clean locker room. |
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The Dig 2nd Annual Dig This Awards 2006 Best Gym Either the dudes who read our paper are a bunch of lardy, gym-shunning swine, or else the women-only Healthworks owns the Boston gym scene so hard they don't need the male vote to sweep our readers' choice awards two years in a row. (We suspect both.) Their five local gyms have plenty of up-to-date equipment, tons of free weights, a good variety of classes, tasty-health-food cafes, free childcare and the most pristine locker rooms a $39 student membership can get you into. There's a huge rock climbing wall at the Brookline gym, and a full-service day spa at Chestnut Hill. Really, the only thing missing is a pool. But pools are usually full of other people's pee anyway, so no big loss. |
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The Improper Bostonian July 13-August 2, 2005 Best Women's Workout Coed gyms offer certain incentives, especially for those whose intent is to flirt as much as work out. However, for women who want to get in, get it over with and get out, all while going unnoticed, this all-women's gym is a godsend. With innovative classes designed specifically with women's health and fitness (and body issues) in mind, they serve the fairer sex better than the iron-clanging testosterone-fests that characterize most gyms. Other thoughtful touches, like the fact that the weights are always at a reachable level, add to the appeal, and best of all, you never have to worry about impressing anyone. With all of the meat-market gyms out there, Healthworks is a refreshing change of pace. |
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Club Business International June 2004 "Winning with Women" "Our primary, enduring, objective, however, is simply to help our members achieve their goals in a safe, sound, and productive way. We change women's lives every day. That's our goal, and that's also our reward." Read the full article> |
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Fitness Magazine January 2004 Healthworks was named one of the 10 Best Gyms in America! |
