4 Boston Wellness Experts To Know Now

From mindfulness apps to diet hacks, Boston’s grounded gurus have a wealth of wellness knowledge to share.

JESSICA FRACALOSSI
Founder of The Handle Bar handlebarcycling.com

Ten years ago, a 25-year-old Jessica Fracalossi opened her first Handle Bar cycling studio in South Boston. Now, the brand boasts eight locations and this winter merged with local spin studio Turnstyle, transforming three of its locations into The Handle Bar. But the fitness instructor and mom hasn’t stopped there, launching a revolutionary class that offers beat-based cycling with strength training. Who knows what this wellness expert will bring Bostonians next?

BREAKFAST: Protein shake—I love Arbonne’s pea protein in vanilla with banana and a heaping scoop of peanut butter.
WAKE-UP TIME: 4:45AM
ESCAPE: The Grass Rides at Appleton Farms with my dog, Brett (yellow Lab and a very good boy!)
WEAKNESS: McDonald’s
UNIFORM: Leggings, crew neck, fresh sneaks
HOTEL: The Verb
WORKOUT: The Handle Bar’s new workout, Cycle & Strength!
SUPPLEMENTS: Protein, collagen, biotin, D, C, melatonin
WELLNESS APP: Calm
WORKOUT SHOES: Nike, Tiem, bare feet—whatever works
WORKOUT OUTFIT: Alo, Booty by Brabants, Free People
WORKOUT PLAYLIST: RapCaviar
BEST ADVICE: Put one foot in front of the other and make decisions with your values first, then you always know you’re doing what’s true to you, regardless of outcome.
STREAMING NOW: After Life with Ricky Gervais
DINNER: Fish tacos at Tavern in the Square North Station, which is right around the corner from our North Station Handle Bar studio
SOULMATE: My hubby and bestie, Sean Frac (Fracalossi)
BEDTIME: 8:30PM
THEME SONG TO YOUR LIFE:‘Clearest Blue’ by
CHVRCHES GYM BAG: Ogee bronzer stick, Drunk Elephant protein polypeptide cream, Fenty highlighter
ZODIAC: Libra

GIANNE DOHERTY
Co-Founder of Organic Bath Co. and The WELL Summit organicbath.co, wellsummit.com

Clean ingredients, hearty meals and signature red lipstick are at the heart of Gianne Doherty’s wellness regime. But the expert also brings wellness into her entrepreneurial lifestyle. Think leading conference series WELL Summit and clean skin- and bodycare company Organic Bath Co. (which plans on launching a lotion late spring).

BREAKFAST: Skyr yogurt
WAKE-UP TIME: 8AM
DIET: Balanced
ESCAPE: Bravo TV
WEAKNESS: Milk chocolate
UNIFORM: Wrap dress paired with my signature red lipstick
WORKOUT: Weights
LAST MEAL: My mom’s famous Belizian rice and beans and stewed chicken
SUPPLEMENTS: Collagen and vegan protein
WELLNESS APP: Ovia Health
MENTOR: Tiffany R. Warren, EVP, chief diversity and inclusion officer at Sony Music Group
WORKOUT SHOES: APL
WORKOUT OUTFIT: Booty by Brabants or Athleta
WORKOUT PLAYLIST: JLo
WORKOUT BUDDY: My fiance
BEST ADVICE: Do what you can, where you are with what you have.
PHILANTHROPY: Education
MANTRA: Be grateful.
STREAMING NOW: The Last of Us
DINNER: Spicy ramen
SOULMATE: My fiance
BEDTIME: Midnight
ON MY NIGHTSTAND: Books and Enhance face oil
THEME SONG TO YOUR LIFE:‘I want to Dance With Somebody’ by Whitney Houston
GYM BAG: Water bottle
3 DESERT ISLAND ESSENTIALS: My eyeglasses, Kindle, Organic Bath Co. skin cream
ZODIAC: Leo

DAVID BERGERON
Chief Operating Officer at EverybodyFights everybodyfights.com

With eight locations across the country (including Seaport, Boston’s Financial District and Saugus), EverybodyFights is bringing luxury boxing to everyone from professionals to amateurs. At the helm is COO David Bergeron, a true health and wellness expert with nearly a decade at the company and years of fitness industry experience. Join him for a blood-pumping workout at the studio—he’s sure to ignite your inner fight.

BREAKFAST: Eggs over easy on hash
WAKE-UP TIME: 4AM
DOPPELGANGER: Channing Tatum
NEMESIS: Vegetables
ESCAPE: Sunrise
WEAKNESS: Good love song
UNIFORM: For all occasions, Rhone and Lululemon
HOTEL: Cliff House
WORKOUT: Kettlebell circuit
SUPPLEMENTS: None. Food is everything.
WELLNESS APP: Oura Ring
MENTOR: Albert Jacobs
WORKOUT SHOES: NoBull
WORKOUT PLAYLIST: FitRadio
BEST ADVICE: Your depth of your character should be shown by your actions, not by your mouth.
PHILANTHROPY: Community-driven efforts that help to support those who are unable to support themselves and organizations that give 100% of raised funds to their cause
MANTRA: Positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.
DINNER: Meat and potatoes
SOULMATE: Lindsay
BEDTIME: 9:30PM
ON MY NIGHTSTAND: Endure by Cameron Hanes
THEME SONG TO YOUR LIFE: ‘Till I Collapse’
GYM BAG: Slides, coffee cup, headphones, clothes
3 DESERT ISLAND ESSENTIALS: Knife, flint and steel, space blanket
ZODIAC: Pisces/Aries

CHRISTINA GALLARDO
Freelance Makeup Artist and Director of Marketing & Advertising for G2O Spa + Salon g2ospasalon.com, makeupbychristinag.com

Christina Gallardo has been making the city’s elite look and feel their best for the past 15 years as a professional makeup artist—not to mention through a menu of treatments that just can’t be beat at G2O (a HydraFacial scalp treatment is new on the menu this month, as well as a swoonworthy mini makeup and hair makeover activation for Mother’s Day in May). But now, wellness is front and center more than ever before for the beauty expert and new mom.

BREAKFAST: Two eggs, half an avocado, Ezekiel flax English muffin, fruit
WAKE-UP TIME: 6:30AM
DOPPELGANGER: Ever since I was a little girl, people have told me Paula Abdul. Young Paula Abdul.
NEMESIS: Time… there’s never enough in the day.
ESCAPE: A good workout
WEAKNESS: Dark chocolate
WORKOUT: Weight training, with some boxing and the Stair Master mixed in
SUPPLEMENTS: MegaFood women’s One Daily, turmeric and ginger, Nordic Complete Omega, Vital Proteins Beauty collagen, Amazing Grass Detox & Digest greens blend
WELLNESS APP: Strong Like A Mother, EWG Healthy Living
WORKOUT SHOES: Nike Free Metcon
WORKOUT OUTFIT: Gymshark
WORKOUT BUDDY: BeccaOne Checca
PHILANTHROPY: Supporting minority and women-owned businesses
MANTRA: Progress over perfection
SOULMATE: My husband
BEDTIME: 11PM
ON MY NIGHTSTAND: Laneige sleeping mask, SkinFix Hand Repair cream, Saatva sleeping mask, the baby monitor
ZODIAC: Team Libra! All about balance.