Bay Area/ San Francisco/ Health & Lifestyle
Published on September 11, 2019
Get moving at San Francisco's top boxing gymsPhoto: Hwa Rang Kwan Martial Arts Center/Yelp

Want to know where to go when it comes to boxing in San Francisco?

Luckily, there's no shortage of first-class boxing options to sample in and around the city.

To find the top boxing gyms in the area, Hoodline analyzed data from Yelp, Facebook and ClassPass to identify which studios are the most popular. Read on for the results.

(Bonus: You can try them all out if you're a member of ClassPass, a monthly fitness membership that provides access to thousands of different studios, gyms and wellness offerings.)

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Form Boxing

306 Folsom St., SoMa

Form Boxing | Photo: ClassPass

Form Boxing is San Francisco's favorite boxing gym by the numbers, with 4.8 stars out of 5,034 reviews on ClassPass, five stars out of 11 reviews on Yelp and 49 fans on Facebook. It's the top boxing gym in the entire San Francisco metro area, according to ClassPass' rankings.

"Form has created a community to fight along one another from all walks and capacities of life," explains the business's profile on ClassPass. "Their delivery system is based off of the fundamentals of boxing and kickboxing in a fun, energy-packed, cardio-infused, high-heart-beat and entertaining experience. The Form Boxing model is the sibling of the highly regarded Empower Concept used to train the world's best athletes in the NFL, MLB, UFC, WBO and AWL."

See what people are saying about the different classes at Form Boxing on ClassPass here.

World Gym

290 De Haro St., Potrero Hill

World Gym | Photo: ClassPass

Also among San Francisco's favorites is World Gym, with 4.5 stars out of 407 reviews on ClassPass, four stars out of 380 reviews on Yelp and 4,457 fans on Facebook.

"The iconic World Gym brand was founded in 1976 by Joe Gold during the glory days of Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California," according to the business's ClassPass profile.

See what people are saying about the classes at World Gym on ClassPass here.

Hwa Rang Kwan Martial Arts Center

90 Welsh St., SoMa

Photo: Hwa Rang Kwan Martial Arts Center/Yelp

With 4.9 stars out of 1,430 reviews on ClassPass, 4.5 stars out of 59 reviews on Yelp and 813 fans on Facebook, Hwa Rang Kwan Martial Arts Center has garnered plenty of local fans.

"Hwa Rang Kwan is the oldest Taekwondo school on the West Coast, but we're still young at heart," Hwa Rang Kwan Martial Arts Center says on its Yelp page.

"Since 1972, we have proudly provided a community space in San Francisco where people could strengthen themselves internally and externally," its Yelp page continues. "Offering a range of programs including Taekwondo, kickboxing, interval training, corporate classes and more, we make it our mission to have something for everyone. We embrace all ages and skill levels with friendly faces and helping hands."

Read reviews of the different classes at Hwa Rang Kwan Martial Arts Center on ClassPass here.


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