Barry's Boston Back Bay — Local services in Boston

If you really hated yourself, you could work yourself out like this.....Barrys takes the extreme to another level

Barrys is a high intensity work out split between treadmill and weights. Every day has a different concentration like Monday is arms and abs, Tuesday is lower body, Wednesday is chest, back and arms, etc

If you haven't run on a tread at a 8 percent incline,run very hard for 2 minutes or sprinted for 1 minute, then be prepared

The workout is tough, but varied. You never do the same routine twice. Your muscles and endurance are constantly being challenged

The instructors are all hard core and excellent. They are not above swearing if necessary

If there is one downside, there are 50 people to a class, so if you check your own form unlike a 1-1 personal training session

But if you want a challenge, then...

Their class leaders are far from inclusive when I wanted to try a free class one of the instructors, Ryan O. Was offering through his instagram to new prospective Barry’s clients. I DM’d him like he said to do and was ignored completely! I really want to join a boot camp type gym where they claim to be inclusive and welcome all types of individuals, but to have one of their instructors offering everyone a free class, everyone being offered one whom asked, except for me. I was so pumped and psyched to be getting back into the gym but to be totally honest. Ryan O. really made me feel bad about myself. In fact I don’t want to put myself out there and try to workout, I feel like I’m not good enough to be a...

I started going to Barry's in Downtown Crossing a year ago and still look forward to my next class. Many of my favorite instructors from other locations are now teaching at the Back Bay studio. Old, young, male, female, everyone is always welcome. After being bored at the gym and working out by myself, I discovered Barry's and now have a fantastic, high energy instructor and class of like-minded attendees to keep me excited about working out and push myself to give 100%. What's not listed on their website is the great community of people they draw. The classes are always fun and sweat inducing, but the high-five you get walking into class reminds you there's a class of people...