Top Exercise Startups in 2026

Less than 5% of people who set a fitness goal are able to achieve it. Trainwell makes you 10X more likely to achieve your fitness goals by providing 1-on-1 access to your own personal trainer. Your trainer works with a suite of market-leading tech to personalize your workouts, hold you accountable, and push you to reach your goals. Trainwell is democratizing personalized health - at just $99/mo for unlimited training, we are one tenth the price of traditional personal training. Our differentiation comes from the technology we build to empower our trainers to deliver the highest quality in the market while working with 4x the standard number of clients. Trainwell is a fully remote company founded in 2019 by Matt Spettel and Gabe Madonna and has since served 20,000+ clients and raised $17M in venture funding (most recently a $7M Series A+ in Q2 2023).

Boston Road Runners (BRR) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Working to create a vibrant community and inspire people to run. Through our Community & Youth Initiative, weekly run clubs, and road races, BRR is committed to empowering runners to achieve their goals. MISSION To foster and support an inclusive Greater Boston running community by creating an open, accessible, and welcoming environment for athletes of all backgrounds and experience levels across the region. VISION We envision a vibrant ever-growing Boston running organization that brings together runners of all experience levels and strive to unite runners in their love for the sport. BRR foresees an encouraging running environment that highlights local causes and organizations while promoting solidarity among runners who are like-minded in their training and who can help one another grow as athletes, leaders, and community members.