A gym centering queer people and women

Located in Providence, RI

Muscle Brunch aims to undo the harm the fitness industry has caused to women and queer individuals of all sizes and abilities. Strength and fitness should be accessible! Our goal is to support our community members in building strength and feeling good, offering an alternative perspective on health, beauty, and wellness.

We currently offer personal training and small group training out of our home studio. Follow us as we work towards opening an accessible membership gym!

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Our Services

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    Personal Training

    Currently full. Please reach out if you’d like to be added to our waiting list!

    Hourly: $70-90 Sliding Scale
    4 Week Package, 1x per Week: $260-360 Sliding Scale
    4 Week Package, 2x per Week: $500-680 Sliding Scale
    Limited pay-what-you-can slots

    We offer personal training in our home studio for a private workout experience. You'll receive a free initial consultation to make sure we’re a good fit, and we will create a custom strength training program just for you.

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    Small Group Training

    Currently full. Please reach out if you’d like to be added to our waiting list!

    Prices are per Client, Minimum of Two Clients

    Hourly: $50-65 Sliding Scale
    4 Week Package, 1x per Week: $180-260 Sliding Scale
    4 Week Package, 2x per Week: $360-520 Sliding Scale
    Limited pay-what-you-can slots

    In our group training sessions, two to three clients will work with one trainer. Each client will receive their own free initial consultation to make sure we’re a good fit, and we will develop a custom strength training program tailored to each individual.

Interested in training?

We’re currently all booked up, but please reach out if you’d like to be added to our waiting list!

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  • Every workout with Penina is a new opportunity to not only get stronger, but to also challenge the body issues that come with being queer and trans and a human on this earth. Penina has helped me re-establish a strength routine and feel more comfortable and confident heading into gender-affirming surgery. They formulated a workout plan for me that helped me tune in to my body, strengthen my balance and core, and lift heavy shit!

    Erin

  • Training at Muscle Brunch has completely changed my relationship to gyms, weightlifting, and my own strength and confidence for the better.

    Charlie

  • A couple of months into working with Penina at Muscle Brunch, I noticed that something changed in my mindset. I’m actually excited by strength training now. I’d tried personal strength training before, and wound up feeling discouraged by the process. I’m hypermobile, and my body requires training differently from traditional methods that just push more weight. My joints respond badly to that. Penina actively sought feedback about what I was experiencing during and after training, and responded by adjusting methods. I now feel stronger than ever, and can do things I didn’t think were possible for me.

    Julie

  • Against the corrosively competitive, conformist, and chauvinistic spaces that I grew up with, I've learned from Penina to embrace my body in whatever state it's in the day we begin a session. They've taught me form, breath, and technique that makes lifting and strength-building feel not like a painful obligation but something I love and look forward to each week with joy – a joy that I now carry into the rest of my life.

    Jonathan

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