Knoxville's Scouted Wellness Experts & Resources
If health is wealth, Knoxville is well off. Quite well off, it turns out. In our search for the leading wellness experts — think fitness studios and wellness centers to personal trainers and spas — locally-owned and operated businesses reign. And whether you’re looking to commit or recommit to wellness goals or restore and revive, we’ve narrowed down Knoxville and East Tennessee’s finest.
FITNESS
NEIGHBORHOOD BARRE
Barre Studio | Northshore, Farragut, Bearden Locations | Started in Knoxville by Katy Richardson, NEIGHBORHOOD Barre® is not your average barre class. Think ultra personal, friendly, and encouraging. The studio evokes a sense of comfort and encouragement, no matter your level or goals.
THRIVE FUNCTIONAL FITNESS
Functional Fitness | 7685 S Northshore Drive, Knoxville, TN | Influenced by influenced by Pilates, yoga, music, and body positivity, THRIVE is more than a great workout — though it is a fantastic one. THRIVE provides Knoxville with a space to find your community: a family of friends that are better together, who practice love of self and others. THRIVE also gifts 10% of their earnings to local charities, holds monthly food drives, shoe drives, etc.
PERSONAL TRAINERS
BKX TRAINING
VOLUME 6 MEMBER | Personal Trainer | 865-850-9853 | Becca Kelly of BKX Training offers custom “purpose driven” training. Becca’s approach to fitness comes from her lifelong pursuit of sports & the outdoors, from her days of playing division one soccer to raising her kids, she knows what it takes to be an athlete.
WELLNESS CENTERS
BLACKBERRY MOUNTAIN WELLNESS
Mind, Body, Spirit | 1507 E Millers Cove Road, Walland, TN | The wellness philosophy at Blackberry Mountain honors the wellbeing of body, mind and spirit with nature and art serving as the conduits of connection to ourselves and the world. Enjoy offerings including Curated Experiences, Nest., Recovery Lab, fitness, forest bathing, and more.
STRETCH FUSION
Mobility Spa | Bearden, Farragut, Hardin Valley Locations | Stretch Fusion is, well, a fusion of services designed to restore the body and, consequently, quality of life. The Knoxville-founded studio utilizes a unique system of treatment they term The Mobility Spa™for pre + pre and post rehab exercise instruction, preventative exercise and training, posture analysis and exercise prescription, as well as fitness training with purpose.
SPAS
NEST. at BLACKBERRY MOUNTAIN
Spa | 1507 E Millers Cove Road, Walland, TN | Nestled in the mountains is a sanctuary perfect for settling in and returning to one’s self. Nest. has created a treatment menu of natural therapies designed to soothe the body, reconnect and promote self-discovery along with science-based skincare treatments tailored to the needs of each individual.
WAKE FOOT SANCTUARY
Foot Soaks | 507 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN | Wake Foot Sanctuary offers a hyper-focused take on the spa experience, solely offering foot soaks with add-on massages. Enjoy a relaxing 45-minute, warm soak and add on a massage in 20 or 40 minute increments. Indulgent? Yes. Necessary? Also yes. Expectant mothers and sensitive skin soakers, ask about their uniquely formulated soaks.
We are currently scouting for Volume 7 and would love to hear from you! Nominate your favorite local wellness experts and resources via email at [email protected]. And if you tap any of our Scouted Health Experts, don’t forget to tell them Scout sent you!
