Downtown Baltimore will have a new fitness venue with West Coat flair this fall.
Pop Physique, an exercise studio franchise that originated in Los Angeles will add a studio at 339 North Charles St. Sept. 10. Owner Kim Quinn plans on opening more Pop Physique studios in the city within a year, looking at possible locations in Federal Hill, Fells Point, or Hampden.
Created by former professional ballet dancer Jennifer Williams,
Pop Physique classes are hour-long workouts that combine ballet, Pilates and light weight work designed to tone and sculpt the body.
Quinn, originally from upstate New York, wanted to open a Pop Physique somewhere on the east coast and chose Baltimore. “I did research on Baltimore about its young urban population. It fits our targeted age demographic of 25-to-40-year-olds,” Quinn says.
According to Downtown Partnership of Baltimore Inc., more than half of all Baltimore residents are between the ages of 31 and 54.
Pop Physique instructors from California will come to Baltimore next month and select five local instructors after a tryout. Quinn will also be trained as an instructor.
Each class holds 20 people. New clients can get 30 days of unlimited classes for $100. Other package deals will be available as well.
The Baltimore will be Pop Physique’s 13
th location nationwide.
Writer: Jolene Carr
Source: Kim Quinn, Pop Physique