Who We Are

  • Our mission is to provide high-quality fitness programs that enable families to easily create and maintain fit lifestyles.

    Supporting Mission Statements:

    • To provide family-based fitness programming, including children’s gymnastics, teen and adult personal training, and group fitness classes, with professional trainers and coaches. 

    • To provide programs and services that enhance core family values. 

    • To provide a friendly, safe, clean, and fun facility that makes fitness training a quality experience. 

    • To offer value-added services that exceed customer expectations. 

    • To provide strong customer service and a commitment to excellence. 

  • We support families in becoming the best they can be, physically, mentally, and emotionally.  

    For children, we use gymnastics as a medium for physical fitness and strive to create an environment where children are shown respect, feel safe, are challenged physically, and develop ownership of physical skills. This empowering approach enables children to explore beyond their normal comfort level, resulting in independent, confident, and self-assured young people.  

    For adults and teens, we offer a fun personalized gymnastics training programs designed to support beginner – advanced participants who are looking for an alternative to a regular workout environment.   

    Our focus on customer service revolves around clear communication, professional commitment, and personal accountability, with the goal of creating quality relationships with colleagues, clients, and students. 

  • Energy’s philanthropic mission is to support our local communities by providing fundraising opportunities and donations to local schools and charitable organizations.

    Free opportunity:

    • Free Open Gym Event or Fundraiser

    1.5 hours of open gym fun for kids and parents in our 8,600 sq. ft. gymnastics space! Children can explore the gym, try out the gymnastics equipment, and have fun in our huge inflatable WaCkY MaZe. If you prefer, choose to run a fundraiser where 100% of the proceeds go directly back to your organization!

    • Silent Auction Donation

    Do you do any silent auction fundraisers? Let us provide you with a certificate for a 90-minute birthday party at our Newton location. This is a $325 value and a very popular item!

  • Matt Johnson, founder of Energy Fitness and Gymnastics has a deep passion for people, community and healthy lifestyles. Matt opened Energy Fitness & Gymnastics 20+ years ago, and has since continued to operate under the missions established at its founding: to empower young people to be the best they can be, by providing a safe space to grow through challenges and trial; to create a positive environment that supports employees in achieving the goals of the business as well as their personal goals and to support the local community through charitable giving.

    Energy Fitness & Gymnastics is located in Newton provides high quality gymnastics training programs for all skill levels including intensive programs and recreational teams. Energy also offers gymnastics training for teens and adults, tumbling for cheer and dance, adaptive programming, birthday parties, and open gym opportunities. While Matt strives to be a leader within the fitness industry and in the community, he strongly believes in responsible coaching, and in turn Energy fitness and Gymnastics provides excellent gymnastics instruction without the overwhelming pressure of a more competitive gym, and uses gymnastics as a means to improve personal fitness, self-confidence, independence, and resiliency.

    Matt himself has coached at the national level, has owned three gyms, and continues to work as a professional personal trainer, gymnastics coach, and mentors young coaches and entrepreneurs. Matt has a strong belief in the importance of nurturing the potential of talented young people, and has worked with children for over thirty years. Energy Fitness and Gymnastics employs highly professional coaches who have done gymnastics and also have gone through Energy’s training program that develops not only their coaching skills but the ability to understand children cognitively and to support young athletes in achieving their personal goals. Furthermore, Energy offers programs for young coaches through their junior staff program that provides many teens with the training, support and flexibility to learn important life skills, develop work ethic and prepare them for the working world.