Corey Iglesias, owner of CoreFitness RVA in Scott’s Addition. (Photos courtesy of CoreFitness RVA)
About two-and-a-half years after he launched his fitness company with sessions in his backyard and local parks, Corey Iglesias has a true gym of his own.
Iglesias recently opened CoreFitness RVA at 2900 W. Clay St. in Scott’s Addition.
He said launching his own gym has been a goal since he started CoreFitness in the summer of 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic led to the end of his four-year stint at another local gym.
“I was furloughed in the pandemic and that was really scary. I had thought about opening a gym but it seemed out of reach,” he said. “Life handed me some lemons and I decided to squeeze them.”
CoreFitness got its start with outdoor training sessions before it moved into S3E Crossfit at 8002 Staples Mill Road. Iglesias operated there from summer 2021 to just before he officially opened the Scott’s Addition spot in December.
He said that being able to sublease at S3E Crossfit gave him time to develop his concept before he struck out on his own.
“They gave me a good foothold to save money and grow my business,” he said, adding that he’s invested about $70,000 in the company since it launched.
Iglesias described CoreFitness as a functional training studio equipped with free weights such as kettlebells, medicine balls and similar gear.
“My definition of functional training is a combination of strength training and therapy modules to help clients stay pain-free and increase range of motion and learn to have a better awareness of how their body moves and functions,” he said.
CoreFitness RVA is at 2900 W. Clay St.
The gym operates in an 1,100-square-foot suite on the ground floor of the Viv at Scott’s Collection apartment building.
“It’s a great space because it’s central,” he said. “It wasn’t too deep into the city where I can’t have a wide radius of clients.”
Iglesias charges $10 a month as a base membership fee at the gym, and the small-group personal training classes he leads are $30 a session. He offers one-on-one classes but declined to share costs.
He said the gym has about 50 members, which includes his clients as well as clients of a trainer who subleases gym space there. By the end of the year, he hopes to have 75 to 100 members.
Another recent addition to the Scott’s Addition fitness scene is Pure Fitness, which is owned by Richmond City Councilman Andreas Addison.
Corey Iglesias, owner of CoreFitness RVA in Scott’s Addition. (Photos courtesy of CoreFitness RVA)
About two-and-a-half years after he launched his fitness company with sessions in his backyard and local parks, Corey Iglesias has a true gym of his own.
Iglesias recently opened CoreFitness RVA at 2900 W. Clay St. in Scott’s Addition.
He said launching his own gym has been a goal since he started CoreFitness in the summer of 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic led to the end of his four-year stint at another local gym.
“I was furloughed in the pandemic and that was really scary. I had thought about opening a gym but it seemed out of reach,” he said. “Life handed me some lemons and I decided to squeeze them.”
CoreFitness got its start with outdoor training sessions before it moved into S3E Crossfit at 8002 Staples Mill Road. Iglesias operated there from summer 2021 to just before he officially opened the Scott’s Addition spot in December.
He said that being able to sublease at S3E Crossfit gave him time to develop his concept before he struck out on his own.
“They gave me a good foothold to save money and grow my business,” he said, adding that he’s invested about $70,000 in the company since it launched.
Iglesias described CoreFitness as a functional training studio equipped with free weights such as kettlebells, medicine balls and similar gear.
“My definition of functional training is a combination of strength training and therapy modules to help clients stay pain-free and increase range of motion and learn to have a better awareness of how their body moves and functions,” he said.
CoreFitness RVA is at 2900 W. Clay St.
The gym operates in an 1,100-square-foot suite on the ground floor of the Viv at Scott’s Collection apartment building.
“It’s a great space because it’s central,” he said. “It wasn’t too deep into the city where I can’t have a wide radius of clients.”
Iglesias charges $10 a month as a base membership fee at the gym, and the small-group personal training classes he leads are $30 a session. He offers one-on-one classes but declined to share costs.
He said the gym has about 50 members, which includes his clients as well as clients of a trainer who subleases gym space there. By the end of the year, he hopes to have 75 to 100 members.
Another recent addition to the Scott’s Addition fitness scene is Pure Fitness, which is owned by Richmond City Councilman Andreas Addison.