solidcore is the rare boutique fitness brand that will just tell you the price. Open any studio page, click through to Memberships and Packages, and every tier, pack and single class is listed with the fine print attached. That is a direct consequence of the ownership structure: solidcore runs its own studios rather than selling franchises, so pricing is set centrally by market tier instead of by whoever bought the territory.
The result is a spread that tracks real estate almost exactly. Manhattan pays 50% more than Madison for the identical 50-minute class on the identical machine. This guide prices six studios across six markets as read on September 5, 2026, covers the commitment discounts, the class packs, and the late-cancel and no-show fees that quietly add up.
What Does solidcore Cost Without Insurance?
All figures below are the pre-tax prices displayed on each studio’s Memberships and Packages page on September 5, 2026. solidcore lists prices as “subject to tax,” and in New York and Illinois the taxed amount at checkout is several percent higher.
| Studio | Monthly 4 | Monthly 8 | Monthly Unlimited | 12-month Unlimited | Single class | 10-class pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison, WI | $105 | $185 | $280 | $210 | $32 | $275 |
| South End, Charlotte NC | $120 | $210 | $310 | $232 | $36 | $305 |
| Wicker Park, Chicago IL | $130 | $230 | $365 | $273 | $39 | $330 |
| West LA, CA | $140 | $250 | $375 | $281 | $40 | $360 |
| Fenway, Boston MA | $145 | $255 | $385 | $288 | $43 | $370 |
| W 57th, Manhattan NY | $160 | $290 | $420 | $315 | $46 | $410 |
Three structures fall out of that table. First, the market ladder is consistent: a studio that is expensive on memberships is expensive on singles and on packs, in almost exactly the same proportion. Second, the 12-month commitment is a flat 25% discount off the monthly rate at every studio and every tier, which is a bigger lever than anything else on the page. Third, the cheapest way into the brand is the low tier on a long commitment: Monthly 4 on a 12-month agreement was $78 in Madison and $120 in Manhattan.
There is a middle rung too. A 6-month “Committed” commitment takes about 15% off instead of 25%, landing Monthly Unlimited at $238 in Madison and $357 in Manhattan.
The rest of the menu
New clients get their own pricing. A 2-week unlimited intro ran $74 in Madison to $114 in Manhattan, and a new-client 4-pack ran $49 to $74. Both are one-time, new-clients-only, and the 2-week pass expires 14 days from purchase while the 4-pack expires in 30.
Class packs sit between singles and memberships. A 5-class pack ran $145 to $215 and expires in 45 days; the 10-class pack runs $275 to $410 and expires in 90. Off-peak product is cheaper where a studio offers it: an off-peak single was $31 in Wicker Park and $37 in Manhattan, and an off-peak 10-pack was $265 and $315 at those two studios. A Power30 single class, the shorter format, ran $19 to $28. Manhattan also listed a coach-in-training class at $23, led by coaches finishing their certification.
The reason to care about the pack expirations is that credits die. A 10-class pack bought in Manhattan is $410 for 90 days, which only works out to $41 a class if you take all ten inside three months.
What Drives the Price
Market tier, not studio ownership
This is the cleanest pricing in boutique fitness and the reason is structural. solidcore does not franchise. A search of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions franchise registry on September 5, 2026 returned zero franchise registrations for the brand, while Club Pilates Franchise SPV, LLC and PB Franchising SPV, LLC both file full disclosure documents there. L Catterton announced a majority stake in September 2024, acquiring from VMG Partners, Kohlberg & Company and Peterson Partners, and the studio finder listed 191 locations when we read it. Because a central team sets prices, two solidcore studios in the same metro will quote you the same number, which removes the shop-around lever that works at franchised brands.
How long you commit
The 25% discount for a 12-month agreement is the largest single decision on the page. In Manhattan it is worth $105 a month, or $1,260 over the year. It is also a twelve-month obligation, and solidcore’s cancellation policy requires 30 days’ advance notice from your next auto-renewal to end any membership.
Peak versus off-peak
Where a studio splits its schedule, off-peak classes cost roughly 20% less, both as singles and in packs. If your schedule is flexible, this is free money. If it is not, ignore the off-peak rate entirely when you compare, because you will not use it.
Late-cancel and no-show fees
Under the policy that took effect September 1, 2026, a Late Cancel is cancelling 2 to 10 hours before class and a Last Minute Cancel is under 2 hours, including a no-show. For unlimited clients the fee schedule is set per studio: $15 and $30 in Alabama and Arizona, $20 and $35 across California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC and Florida, and $10 and $25 in Wilmington, Delaware. Non-unlimited clients lose a class credit for a late cancel and lose a credit plus $15 for a last minute cancel. Unlimited members get one late-cancel fee automatically waived every rolling 30 days. Older packs bought before the policy change in each market are grandfathered out of it.
Two missed classes in a month at a DC studio is $70, which is a 22% surcharge on a 12-month unlimited membership. Treat the 10-hour window as part of the price.
Class type
Signature50, Focus50 and Starter50 are all 50 minutes and all draw on the same credit. The shorter Power30 format is the exception, priced separately as a single at $19 to $28.
Cash Price vs. Insurance
No insurer pays for a fitness studio, and there is no cash-pay discount to ask for at a company that publishes one price per market. What solidcore does offer is a documented route to paying with pre-tax dollars, and it is worth understanding exactly how narrow that route is.
The default rule is restrictive. IRS Publication 502 states that you cannot include in medical expenses “health club dues or amounts paid to improve one’s general health or to relieve physical or mental discomfort not related to a particular medical condition,” and separately excludes “membership dues in a gym, health club, or spa.” Swiping an HSA card at the studio is not how this works, and solidcore’s own page tells you not to do it.
The exception runs through a Letter of Medical Necessity. solidcore partners with Truemed: you complete a health assessment, a licensed practitioner reviews it, and if you qualify an LMN is issued that lasts 12 months and covers memberships, class packs and single classes bought after the letter’s date. Truemed charges $15, and only if the letter is issued. Retail (apparel, water) is never eligible, and nothing purchased before the letter’s date qualifies. solidcore markets this as saving an average of 30%, which is simply the tax you did not pay, not a discount off the price.
Publication 502 does permit amounts paid to lose weight “if it is a treatment for a specific disease diagnosed by a physician (such as obesity, hypertension, or heart disease),” which is the framework these letters are written against. Whether your specific plan administrator accepts it is a question for your administrator, not for the studio. Ask before you commit twelve months of dues to the assumption.
How to Pay Less
Take the 12-month commitment if you are confident, and nothing shorter if you are not. Twenty-five percent off is the biggest number available. At Fenway that is $97 a month on unlimited, or $1,164 a year. But it is a year, and the 6-month tier only gets you 15%, so the middle option rarely earns its keep.
Do the per-class math before you pick a tier. At the Charlotte studio, Monthly 8 at $210 is $26.25 a class if you use all eight, against a $36 single. Monthly Unlimited at $310 only beats that rate above about twelve classes a month. The same math in Manhattan: Monthly 8 at $290 is $36.25 a class, and Unlimited at $420 needs twelve classes to catch it. Across all six studios, unlimited pays off above roughly three classes a week and not below.
Start with the new-client 2-week unlimited, not with a membership. At $74 to $114 it is the only product designed to tell you how often you will actually go, and unlike a monthly membership it ends by itself.
Cancel more than 10 hours out, always. This is the most avoidable cost in the whole model. Set the reminder.
Use off-peak if your schedule allows. Roughly 20% off for the same class at a different hour, on both singles and 10-packs, at the studios that offer it.
Check whether you qualify for the discount programs. solidcore’s offers page lists special pricing for medical providers, military, nurses, students and teachers, verified through a form, and states the discounts cannot be combined and apply only to full-priced memberships and packages.
Look at the whole category before you sign a year. A standard gym membership costs a fraction of any solidcore tier, an independent Pilates class is usually cheaper per session, and if what you actually need is rehabilitation, physical therapy is the right product and is often at least partly covered. Our fair price checker will put the monthly figure in context against local alternatives.
Watch the recurring charge after you cancel. Membership cancellations need 30 days’ advance notice from the next auto-renewal. If a payment lands anyway, our guide to negotiating a bill covers documenting and escalating a disputed recurring charge, and if the budget is the real constraint, community fitness programs price on income the way free and sliding-scale clinics do.
The Bottom Line
A realistic first year is about $2,520 in Madison on a 12-month unlimited agreement and about $3,780 in Manhattan on the same terms, before tax and before a single missed class. Without the commitment, those become $3,360 and $5,040. If you go twice a week, the honest answer is Monthly 8 on a 12-month agreement, which lands between $1,656 and $2,604 for the year.
The thing solidcore gets right is that you can verify all of that yourself in a browser before anyone asks for your phone number, which is not true of the franchised brands. Club Pilates and Pure Barre, both owned by Xponential Fitness, publish national ranges and route you to a studio for the actual number, and Orangetheory publishes per-studio prices but adds a required heart rate monitor purchase on top. If you want the reformer workout without the boutique price, compare a few sessions with a personal trainer against a year of unlimited before you sign anything.