Members can now register to use the fitness center at The Micheli Center! Due to COVID-19 policies, please note that:

• Members must sign both a participation agreement and physical activity readiness questionnaire with The Micheli Center before using The Micheli Center’s gym and services.

• Members will be safety screened by The Micheli Center staff before using the space.

• Any and all use of The Micheli Center (including sole use of equipment) must be scheduled in advance by calling (781) 216-0070. Use may be restricted at times due to COVID-19 regulations.

• Individuals 13 to 15 years old may use The Micheli Center facility on their own for warm-up, stretching and use of the cardio equipment only.

• Individuals 16 years and older can use all equipment on their own. Those who are 16 and 17 years old must schedule a complimentary equipment walkthrough (30 minutes) before their first use of the space.

• Gym membership use is restricted to 45 minutes.

To register to use the fitness center, please click on the button below.

The Micheli Center’s new class schedule is now available! With the feedback of members and coaches, the new schedule now includes evening classes with additional levels offered. To view the latest class schedule as well as their pricing information, please click here.

Please note that pre-registration is required for both the group classes and the private training sessions. Payments are made directly with The Micheli Center. To book classes or make inquires, please contact The Micheli Center at 781-216-0070 or by emailing, info@themichelicenter.com.

Heather Southwick

Heather Southwick joins The Micheli Center following a long tenure at Boston Ballet. Since 2011, she was the Director of Physical Therapy, managing health and wellness programs for the company dancers and building partnerships among healthcare providers across the region. From 1996-2011, Heather was a staff physical therapist at Boston Children’s Hospital, primarily treating the professional and student companies at Boston Ballet. She has treated numerous Broadway shows, including “The Lion King”, “Hairspray”, and “Cats”, both in New York and Boston, and toured with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College with degrees in psychology and dance, Heather also studied at the Laban Institute for Dance in London, England, before pursuing a graduate degree in physical therapy at Simmons College.

An active member of the Dance/USA Task Force on Dancer Health, Heather currently manages the research protocol for the standardized screening and injury surveillance project for professional dancers. Some of her recent publications include chapters in “Performing Arts Medicine”, Lauren Elson, editor, and “Preventing Injuries in the Young Dancer”, Lyle J. Micheli, MD, editor. Articles include “Nutcracker Fracture in a Ballet Dancer Performing in the Nutcracker” and “A Preseason Cardiorespiratory Profile of Dancers in 9 Professional Ballet and Modern Companies”, both published in the Journal of Dance Medicine and Science.

A regular presenter at conferences throughout the United States and Canada, Heather also co-wrote several informational papers for the Dance/USA Task Force on Dancer Health regarding the safe return to the dance studio during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her professional affiliations include the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science and the Performing Arts Medical Association.