Founded by Bridget O'Carroll, Studio Qila is the first Native-owned online fitness studio, offering high-intensity, low-impact Pilates-style classes. Learn more about the mission of the company to make fitness inclusive and accessible to all through modifications and scholarships.
The Indigenous- and woman-owned online fitness studio is breaking down financial barriers to wellness — and making Pilates-inspired workouts more inclusive along the way.Bridget O’Carroll never dreamed of launching her own online fitness studio, let alone the first one that’s Native-owned. In fact,— could easily be described as a happy accident.
When the pandemic struck back in 2020, the former [solidcore] master coach and SLT-trained instructor’s days consisted of walking from the bed to the fridge to the couch. Wash, rinse, repeat. “I was just so isolated and sluggish,” O’Carroll tells, but I just didn't really find the level of intensity that I was looking for.”
Her solution: Drop some cash on a Zoom membership and Spotify subscription and virtually teach a few friends the high-intensity, low-impact workouts she’d previously led in studios. Word of her method began to spread, and soon enough, people began asking to pay her for the classes, she says. By November 2021, Studio Qila, named after her own Alaskan Native heritage, was officially in business.
When O’Carroll graduated college, she began dipping her toes into various boutique classes. No matter the modality, she'd feel pressure to try the most advanced variation or compete with other class members, she adds. “And that's when I started to realize that I love intensity and I love toughness and that feeling of grit, but I also love feeling good and like I'm taking care of and being kind to my body,” says O’Carroll.is the now backbone of Studio Qila’s method.
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