InnerCity Weightlifting

InnerCity Weightlifting is a nonprofit personal training studio in Cambridge that works to reduce youth violence and expand economic mobility. Its mission is to amplify the voice and agency of people most affected by systemic racism and mass incarceration. Young people are brought off the streets and into the gym, where they find support and community, and program participants are supported in careers in and beyond personal training, including work as student trainers.

For members of the public, ICW offers personal and semi-private training designed for every body, so working out there also supports the program. Participants receive case management and are treated as experts both in fitness and in the social issues they have lived through. The organization describes itself as a place where power dynamics are flipped and social capital is bridged between people who might otherwise never meet.

What to Know

• ICW is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
• Training with student trainers costs a fraction of typical personal training rates.
• Companies can book group fitness classes, team-building experiences and panel discussions with program participants.
• ICW is listed with the Kendall Square Association and the East Cambridge Business Association.