Bay Area/ Oakland/ Health & Lifestyle
Published on March 18, 2020
Here are Oakland's top 4 personal training spotsPhoto: Urban Fitness/Yelp

In search of a new favorite personal training spot?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top personal training spots around Oakland, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you're in the market for personal training.

Spring is the top season of the year for consumer spending at health and beauty businesses across the Oakland area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of software and email marketing services for small businesses. Daily transactions at Oakland-area health and beauty businesses grew to 2,931 for the metro area in the spring of last year, 11% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. Truve

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First on the list is Truve. Located at 2345 Broadway (between 24th and 23rd streets) in Waverly, the personal training, massage and Pilates spot is the highest-rated personal training spot in Oakland, boasting five stars out of 162 reviews on Yelp.

2. Sweat

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Next up is Rockridge's Sweat, situated at 5410 College Ave. (between Hudson Street and Kales Avenue). With five stars out of 113 reviews on Yelp, the circuit training gym, personal training and nutritionist spot has proved to be a local favorite.

3. Game Changer Fitness

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Shafter's Game Changer Fitness, located at 5427 Telegraph Ave., Suite W1 (at 55th Street), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the boot camp, gym and personal training spot five stars out of 102 reviews.

4. Urban Fitness

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Urban Fitness, a gym, boot camp and personal training spot, is another much-loved go-to, with five stars out of 85 Yelp reviews. Head over to 121 Second St. (between Madison and Oak streets) to see for yourself.


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