List of Inclusive Online Fitness Classes

One cool thing about the world moving everything online is that inclusive fitness classes are so much more available now, no matter where you live. Since quarantine started, I’ve been on the lookout for inclusive online fitness classes to recommend to my clients, so I thought I would share with you all too. Check out these resources!

I hate to start any sentence with something that sounds like “the silver lining of this global pandemic,” but one cool thing about the world moving everything online is that inclusive fitness classes are so much more available now, no matter where you live.

Fitness classes can be a blast, but they can also be intimidating. I know whenever I’ve gone to a new class, I feel like that one kid in every dance recital that’s totally off beat and staring at everyone around them to try and get the moves. For my clients who are in larger bodies, trans or non-binary, non-white, or have a disability, going to a new fitness class can be intimidating for SO many reasons beyond being afraid of looking awkward in front of strangers.

Since quarantine started, I’ve been on the lookout for inclusive online fitness classes to recommend to my clients, so I thought I would share with you all too. If you know of any others, please feel free to drop a link in the comments!

Joyn is an online platform for fat positive joyful movement classes. At $9.99/month after a free trial, it’s a really affordable option that offers yoga, low impact cardio, dance, pilates and also meditation. I also love that there’s lots of quick videos (~10 ish minutes) for when you’re craving just a quick burst of movement.
My lovely friend Colleen Werner is offering $5 ballet classes taught over Zoom. She is a HAES eating disorder therapist is who is also recovered herself. You can sign up over her instagram page.
Dana Falsetti is a fat positive yoga instructor with an online studio, and you can name your price for a monthly membership. Here’s a link for her studio.
Curvy Yoga is another fat positive online yoga studio. You can access on desktop and mobile, as well as Roku and Apple TV. Here’s a link to the Curvy Yoga Studio.
Lauren Leavell is a Black personal trainer who offers online barre, HIIT, boot camp and stretch classes, at an affordable price of $5-15. If you’d like one on one attention, you can also book an individual consultation, to help set healthy fitness goals and how to bring movement into your life. Here’s a link to her website where you can sign up for classes.
Decolonizing Fitness, run by Black trans personal trainer Ilya Parker, offers online classes run through their Patreon.
I’ve had a few clients who are obsessed with The Fitness Marshall, a YouTube channel with fitness dance routines to pop songs, and he features lots of diverse bodies in his videos.
Autonomy Movement is an Austin, TX based fitness studio run by a HAES ED therapist. They’re offering online classes for barre, yoga, circuit training and pilates.
Non Normative Body Club, run by trans personal trainer Asher Freeman, offers online HIIT and circuit classes at sliding scale prices.
Autonomy Fitness is offering virtual classes for all bodies, all levels, that are fat positive and queer and trans affirming. Here’s a link to the Autonomy Fitness website, but I think she is posting most of her classes through IG.
Body Positive Boot Camp offers a variety of virtual HAES fitness classes, including zumba, kettlebells, and yoga/barre fusion. You can purchase individual classes or a membership.
Alien Athletes is offering a variety of virtual classes, and I believe they are also doing free classes in their Facebook group.
Dianne Bondy is a yoga instructor I really love, and she offers classes through a variety of platforms, including Yoga Girl and Yoga for Everyone TV.
Rebby Kern Yoga - Their work was recommended to me by a client of mine, who also highly recommended their social justice workshops too!
Free the Jiggle - Tons of body positive, dance-focused classes. If you’re in NYC, sign up for their Curves with Moves classes that pop-up around the city.

If this blog post on online inclusive fitness classes was helpful, follow my joyful movement pinterest board for more inspiration.

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