Body Mechanix Fitness

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• Angelo
• Minh

Love Body Mechanix! I joined to do some personal training sessions with Angelo, and quickly felt at home. As someone without much previous strength training experience, I felt really comfortable and welcomed at this gym. The people that come through are all so friendly. We all root for each other! I would highly recommend personal training sessions with Angelo - my confidence has skyrocketed in strength training and I've seen awesome results. The vibes are always good here - especially when Minh plays his salsa music!!

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The gym itself is very nice, small but has everything you need, and never crowded. I especially appreciated the cold plunge - hard to find. They are all very knowledgable and most of the staff is warm and friendly, with an important exception being the owner, who I found to be quite unfriendly and also not very responsive to text messages (costing me a months membership I did not want). Not a good vibe from him at all. No disrespect, but maybe stay off the floor if you are not a people person?

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• Minh

For the past few years, I have mainly focused on cardio until I got injured before a race. I realized I needed to do more strength training to prevent injuries. I have always wanted to learn how to lift heavy but was intimidated at the gym. I never had any formal training with weights other than group HIIT classes. My friend was doing 1:1 training with Minh at Body Mechanix and she highly recommended him. Body Mechanix felt like a friendly local community gym. The trainers and staff were welcoming. Minh had set up a complimentary consultation. My goals were to gain overall strength, maintain consistency, and work towards achieving a pull up. Through personal training with Minh, I learned proper techniques and developed the confidence to lift heavy. As a beginner, I was surprised I could deadlift 1.5x my body weight. Minh was very patient and positive. He was very encouraging and pushed me to challenge myself. I saw good results with my training so I signed my stubborn 70+ year old mother for sessions with Minh. In the last couple of years, she has been losing muscle mass and struggling with lower back pain. Her physical health has impacted her energy level and mental health. After a couple of sessions with Minh, my mother has regained confidence and a sense of accomplishment. To my surprise, she was able to do 10 push ups in a row and carry heavy weights that most people around her age group might struggle to do. I highly recommend training with Minh and Body Mechanix!

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This gym has so much potential, but I feel it’s really dropping the ball. Despite having someone staffing the gym throughout the day, it offers only two group classes—at 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Many people in the community over the years have expressed interest in late-morning or lunchtime workouts, but ownership seems unwilling to consider that feedback, saying they tried once (forever ag). For those who can attend the existing classes, the experience is mixed. Some coaches are friendly, helpful, and genuinely great to work with. Unfortunately, classes led by the owner T have been less positive for me. The workouts often seem unprepared and change on the fly, with exercises explained too quickly and in rapid succession. This can leave less-experienced participants unsure of what to do or using improper form. The owner also often appears distracted and disengaged, not really stoked to be there and help its clients during each workout and move. At my last 6:00 p.m. class with T, only two people attended. For a group fitness class in Oakland, that suggests the gym isn’t reaching its potential. I genuinely want this gym to succeed, but it feels stagnant right now. I hope ownership becomes more open to feedback—or brings in someone to review its operations and help reinvigorate the gym’s programming, energy, and community.

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• Minh

As someone who leads a pretty active lifestyle, I didn’t think I’d need to see a personal trainer. But working with Minh completely changed my perspective on the value of training with someone who understands the body—how it moves, what it can handle, and how to strengthen it safely. Before Minh, I also undervalued the importance of warming up and cooling down. Working with him taught me how crucial this piece is before every workout, and I could physically feel the difference in how much harder I could push myself once my body was truly warm. Minh was incredibly intentional with the time we had together in every session and offered so much knowledge on how to move pain-free, prevent injury, and properly execute different movements and exercises. He cares deeply about his clients and even took the time to devise a plan for me after our sessions were over. The community at Body Mechanix is fantastic. Everyone is so different, and we all come together to pour into our individual health and fitness journeys with our trainers. I take every chance I get to rave about Minh and share the positive impact he has had on my life. I am stronger and more confident in my body and abilities because of him. He was the one who believed in me and showed me I could do a 30 pound weighted pull-up! He has also been a voice of reason when I find myself pushing too hard, and needing reminders that rest and recovery are equally as important in maintaining overall strength and function. If anyone is looking for a personal trainer, I highly recommend Minh. I am so grateful for my time with him. :-)

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• Minh

I cannot speak more highly of Minh. He has some background in physical therapy, and therefore is extremely knowledgeable about the body, exercise for strength and conditioning with safety to prevent and improve injuries. He is also outgoing, positive, and always smiling! He has so much energy that I always leave feeling great. Specifically, although I have worked out most of my life, I came with a hamstring injury and some low back pain, a bit skeptical about whether someone could teach me or help me with these issues, which are long-standing. I have had a lot of physical training, with a background in medicine and even as a personal trainer! But I needed help and inspiration, however, convincing me that training would help me out was a big expectation! Minh helped to resolve both injuries and has taught me a lot about body mechanics (in the literal sense!). He also recognized areas in my body that were weak, and therefore might cause injuries down the line, he helped to strengthen selectively and showed me new ways of working out. I would give them 10 stars if I could. The space is clean, spacious, never loud or crowded. I get just enough inspiration and push, without coming out feeling overwhelmed. Thank you Minh! I look forward to continuing to work with you.

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• Minh

It took my partner and me a while to get back into a gym routine, but I’m so glad we chose Body Mechanix. I initially felt overwhelmed—especially with weights and equipment we weren’t familiar with—but Minh made all the difference. He’s incredibly knowledgeable and does a great job breaking everything down step by step, which helped us build confidence, strength, and consistency. The gym itself has a welcoming, supportive community and excellent trainers. I highly recommend Body Mechanix whether you’re brand new to the gym or more experienced—you’ll feel comfortable and supported either way.

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• Nico
• Angelo
• Minh
• Terrell

My husband and I have been working out at Bodymechanix for over two years now. All the folks who workout here are sweet, helpful and encouraging! We love the community! We’ve been doing personal training at the gym with Nico. He has been great in understanding our goals and designing workouts that help us meet them. We’ve seen great progress in strength and movement, thanks to the program he designs for us. We love that he keeps switching up the exercises so it stays interesting and also challenges us in new ways. In addition to the workouts, Nico has also been great at helping us with recovery when we have soreness or injuries. Nico does an amazing job challenging us to work harder, while also staying safe. All the other trainers like Angelo, Minh and Terrell are also very helpful. All in all, we highly recommend this gym to anyone who wants to work on their fitness goals!

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• Minh

I had such a great experience training with Minh. The issues I was working to get out of were related to postpartum recovery and he knew instantly what areas to work on and how to rebuild from the basics after assessing me with different simple movements. And honestly, helped me with pre-existing issues like knee pain. I so appreciate this place and what it offers our community!

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Edit 1/5/26 I’ve been personal training with Minh for a while now and can honestly say his workouts are both fun and functional. He always tailors each session to focus on my specific goals, and I’ve noticed real personal bests because of it. The atmosphere is encouraging and friendly, which makes even the toughest workouts something I look forward to. He’s great at keeping me motivated, and I never leave feeling like I didn’t get enough out of my hour. Highly recommend! — Just signed up for the great community and always feeling like I got a great workout in. Nico is great, enthusiastic, encouraging and give your advice on what to tweak to help. Signed up for Gold membership and will be going 4x a week pointed towards my fitness goals.