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About Us

We are a private Personal Training studio with two convenient locations in Back Bay. For clients we offer a personalized training experience with workouts (in-studio and virtual), 

nutrition plans and mobile tracking. For trainers, we offer hour rentals that will impress your clients with our fully equipped, clean space.  

With our studio we hope to give both clients and trainers the tools they need to reach their goals!

What We Specialize In

Pairing clients with a trainer who matches their goals:

Whether you're looking to lose weight, put on muscle, train for a specific sport or just feel better in your body, we have a wide network of trainers ready to help. 

Personalized coaching, every step of the way:

From nutritional guidance to workout programming, we give clients all the tools they need to push through past barriers and succeed. 

Providing clients and trainers a studio and community to thrive in:

 

No matter your experience level with working out, we make sure anyone who walks through our doors feels comfortable and welcome to train without any fear or judgement.  

LOCATIONS

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Boylston St. 

Two trainer's max with all the strength equipment you need, as well as 35ft of turf and a medball wall.

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Beacon St. 

All of the strength equipment you need with 100% privacy and a "recovery room" with a massage table for manual therapy. 

Studio 617 is spacious, well-equipped, and clean, clean, clean. I have been training with Chris for over 4 years. Our focus is on improving my strength and flexibility to help with my running. Chris has offered me tailored workouts that push me pretty hard within my limits. He pays attention to adjusting my regimen to any pains/weaknesses I am experiencing (and remembers to follow up). I couldn't ask for more.

Michael, Client

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MEET THE OWNERS

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JOHN KELLEY

Exercising has been the foundation for nearly every other good habit John has developed in his life. John started working out consistently his freshman year of college. Not long after, he decided he’d eat better to support his efforts in the gym. He decided to start waking up earlier and trying to get more sleep. He realized he looked better, felt better and performed better in his day to day life. When John realized how much his life had improved simply from the decision to start working out consistently, it inspired him to help others to do the same. 

 

John finished college with a degree in Kinesiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Along the way, he completed internships at Velocity Sports Performance and Northeastern Sports Performance. Out of school he took a job as a Personal Trainer at a commercial gym in Boston. Over the next 4 years John has developed his training skills in the gym, and learned as much as he could outside of it. Once COVID hit, John began training independently and started his personal business, V2 Fitness. Once things started to open back up, John decided it was time to partner up and approached his former colleague Chris about starting a studio. 

John is excited to continue training virtually and in-person at Studio 617, while striving to provide the best training experience possible for his clients!

Education/Certifications:

  • NSCA Certified Personal Trainer

  • NSCA Certified Strength Coach Specialist

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology

  • NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist

  • Certified Functional Strength Coach

CHRIS PADUANO

Education/Certifications:

  • NASM Certified Personal Trainer

  • Bachelor's Degree in Culinary Nutrition from Johnson & Wales

  • NASM Corrective exercise Specialist

Growing up, food was a big part of Chris' life, which meant many family dinners. Chris was always curious about what was cooking in the kitchen and you bet he was the first taste tester of a new dish! His love of food started at a young age and grew through the years into a crafted skill. Chris received his Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition along with an Associates in Culinary Arts. While his passion for food and cooking brought Chris to pursue these college degrees, cooking itself gave Chris a sense of both community and a sense of challenge.  

After college, Chris found a sense of community in a different, but not so unrelated field, exercise. Having always been active, he found an enjoyment in more structured workouts after college when he moved back home to be with family. He soon moved to Boston to follow his passion of exercise, in a personal trainer setting. 

Chris started his personal training career at Boston Sports Club (BSC), where he was given the tools and mentors he needed to transform into the trainer he is today; with a solid knowledge base to help individuals. Then COVID hit and his personal training career continued in an online format. This was a tough transition for Chris as he is very extroverted and loves meeting new people. However he loves being creative and enjoys problem solving which made this new journey exciting and interesting. After a year of working remotely with all of the support from his clients, he decided to partner up and open Studio 617!

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LOCATED AT 561 BOYLSTON ST. AND 264 BEACON ST.
BOSTON, MA


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