Weight room
AP Photo/Alastair Grant / Associated Press
Weight room
AP Photo/Alastair Grant / Associated Press

The New Year is approaching and it leads many of us to sign up for the new gym membership to motivate us to get active. But often the experience of going to one of the Big Box gyms can be less than stellar. They can be crowded, intimidating or just plain unenjoyable. So how can you find a fitness spot you’ll actually go to and is welcoming to everyone? Reset talks to some independent gym owners who are actively making an inclusive place for anyone to get active. 

GUESTS: Annie Padrid, owner of the gym The Space in Hyde Park 

Jake Goldstein, co-Owner of The Gym Pod 

Alex Nsiah-Kumi, co-owner of Paramount Fitness and Personal Training


Weight room
AP Photo/Alastair Grant / Associated Press
Weight room
AP Photo/Alastair Grant / Associated Press

The New Year is approaching and it leads many of us to sign up for the new gym membership to motivate us to get active. But often the experience of going to one of the Big Box gyms can be less than stellar. They can be crowded, intimidating or just plain unenjoyable. So how can you find a fitness spot you’ll actually go to and is welcoming to everyone? Reset talks to some independent gym owners who are actively making an inclusive place for anyone to get active. 

GUESTS: Annie Padrid, owner of the gym The Space in Hyde Park 

Jake Goldstein, co-Owner of The Gym Pod 

Alex Nsiah-Kumi, co-owner of Paramount Fitness and Personal Training