I love this 9round in Emeryville! I can't believe it's already been almost 2 yrs since I've been…read moregoing here. Feels like just yesterday that I was scrolling through Yelp looking at workout studio reviews! I had never boxed before 9round, and I love it! It feels so great to just punch a bag after a stressful day at work. You feel so powerful! I also love the way that the workouts are structured. I can just pop in at any time and be in and out in 30 mins. I don't need to think about what moves to do for the day. And I always leave super sweaty and accomplished. What really stands out to me about the 9round in Emeryville in particular is the owner Charise! I knew when I was first searching for workout classes that I wanted a badass woman trainer and Charise is just that! She is amazing - super friendly and motivating! She is great at demoing different moves for noobs like me who can never remember the names of different moves. She also takes the time to chat with and get to know everyone!

Charise is amazing!! It was my first time at the studio, and she was so welcoming and sweet and…read morehelpful. She demoed all the moves for me before each round and helped correct my form as a newbie. She was extremely patient and helped me work on my technique when kickboxing. I liked the combo of HIIT and kickboxing. It was a very welcoming environment and the location had easy parking and very easy to find. I definitely recommend coming!!

I've had an excellent experience at this place. The facilities are always very clean and well…read moremaintained. The staff is friendly, attentive, and professional, and they consistently provide outstanding service. It's clear that they are committed to maintaining a welcoming and well-organized environment. I highly recommend this place.

If you're thinking about joining a gym for a fantastic workout and motivating community, stop…read morereading and go sign up with 9Round now! I've been going 2x a week for 6 months now and it's been such a life-saver for me. Before joining, I was struggling to get active again after having a baby -- who has the time and energy for exercise with one of those around? 9Round kicked all those excuses out! -- The location is so convenient; parking has never been an issue. -- The circuit-format is just perfect: no class times, just come in when it's good for you. -- Workouts are 30 minutes, and that flies by. -- Great for anyone new to kickboxing cardio (easy, fun!) with opportunity to build on those skills as you go. I purchased gloves and wraps after my intro session, but aside from that, the gym has everything you need. Including wonderful trainers! Dave is a real rockstar: kind, motivating, and watches out for your needs. All the trainers have been great, giving notes on form and encouraging you to push yourself when they know you can. The results speak for themselves: I have way more energy to keep up with a 2-year-old!

My experience at Berkeley Muay Thai & Fitness has been great. Chris and his team do a great job at…read moremeeting clients where they are as well as maintaining a friendly/fun experience. I highly recommend this gym.

Chris and the trainers at Berkeley Muay Thai are serious about their craft and patient with all of…read moretheir members, no matter the level and experience. This a strictly no frills and no ego gym. Don't come here if you bring a hyper-competitive, non-friendly vibe. Be open to learn and you will be rewarded. The gym offers a lot of options for boxing, Muay Thai, BJJ and Arnis classes. Highly recommended!

I've been a member here for a few years now. The clientele is a broad mix of people at all…read moredifferent levels of fitness and with different goals. Despite the name of the place, you shouldn't think of it as only an MMA gym. They cater to a wide variety of people and I LOVE that. It's clear that the owner, Nick cares about his gym. The facility is spacious, and super clean! All of the classes they offer challenge you until the end and they're various types of classes so you will definitely never get bored! I've gone to a number of gyms over the years and tried personal training a few times. The owner, Nick is extremely knowledgable, and he's the first trainer I've worked with who actually keeps my goals and my fitness level in mind on an ongoing basis. I have been working of mental and physical goals and Nick has helped me achieve a lot of those. If you want a gym that you can feel comfortable in and feel like home -- look no further!

Listen very carefully. I have no business tie to this gym, I have no relational ties to the owner…read more(was never in a relationship with him, never dated him), I have no financial ties to this company. I trained here for a year and the owner is a sexual groomer when it comes to his female students. He started by talking to me about my potential, offering me free privates, and then dropped into my DM's. Then it was him asking me to stay after class on a Saturday to have a beer with him. Then a week later he took me out for drinks and then brought me back to his gym because he needed to turn the AC off. It was then he asked to kiss me. I was not aware this is something to watch out for at MMA gyms but, lesson learned. He engaged me in a sexual activity for 8 months where he was verbally and emotionally abusive in and out of class before he kicked me out because I told him I didn't want to compete until I could trust him as a coach. He admitted to sleeping with other students and since leaving, I have had multiple women reach out to me informing me of him hitting on them or sleeping with them or other students. Please see the photos. He also had one of his 18 year old students getting drunk and sleeping over at his house. He's almost 50. The other 1 star review must be the truth since it's almost the same thing he did to me. Aside from grooming his female students, Nick Molina (the owner) is not a black belt in jiu jitsu and has never competed in Muay Thai which he teaches. He is essentially the only instructor aside from guest instructors in occasion. If you take a class, you will see almost no students who have been with him for more than a year which is a red flag. His gym has been open for 10 years and there are no long-term female students and only a few students who've achieved blue or purple belts which he can't even issue being he's not a black belt himself. RED FLAG. He is a plague in the jiu jitsu community that takes what should be an empowering experience and traumatizes women. I loved jiu jitsu but he almost ruined it for me. I have since moved on and trained at many other gyms as a guest and full time student and his is not reputable. He will try to disparage and discredit me but the photos speak for themselves. Please see the photos below.

Fantastic gym! Owner and Coach Ignacio is a Muaythai champion with lots of experience training…read morestudents. I've been coming here ever since they opened. KO1 Roundhouse uses a combination of Muay Thai techniques, cardio, circuit, weights, and strength training. You get a little bit of everything. The gym is setup where it's super convenient to drop in anytime you want during their opening hours. I love that I don't have a set time I need to be there because my work schedule fluctuates. Once you arrive, you start in the first round with jump rope to warm up. You then progress to some weights, and then get to box on the bags. Every day the workout changes so you aren't doing the same thing over and over. You get a personal trainer to guide you through each exercise and they will also hold pads for you for an extra workout. You can finish the training in 33 minutes or even stay longer. Their hours of operation are also really generous and I find I can always find a time slot within their opening hours to drop in. The facility is brand new and super clean. The staff cleans after each round so I feel I don't have to worry about someone else's sweat on the bags. The equipment is high quality and brand name. Cool gear too for purchase with shirts, sweatshirts, and boxing gloves. I'd highly recommend you give KO1 a try, they are great for all levels. New members can try a class for free before committing. Monthly membership fees are affordable and so worth it! P.S. They also do Muay Thai classes that you need to preschedule in advance but I haven't had time to check it out yet.

This Muay Thai gym is the best! Flexible hours, lot's of strength training, and great equipment…read more The trainers are all encouraging and push you to do your best; Ignacio the owner is knowledgeable and patient and I've learned a lot with him. It's a great place if you just want to get in better shape while learning Muay Thai techniques. The other people that attend are fun to work out with too! Good vibes and 100% recommend.

My husband and I have been working with Ash for almost 2 years on a weekly basis and we couldn't be…read morehappier. The gym is clean and well maintained. Parking is generally easy on Piedmont Ave and surrounding streets. Ash is very knowledgeable and we always leave there feeling better than when we walked in. I have trained with Ash through 2 pregnancies and one postpartum period so far and he has helped me stay strong and active. He is equally understanding and respectful of my physical limits- whether it be from nausea, general pregnancy discomforts or general fatigue. In terms of scheduling, we buy our training sessions in packs and have weekly set times. If we need to change our schedule, Ash has been very accommodating. Both Mindy and Ash are very reachable via email or text so communicating with them regarding scheduling or billing has never been an issue for us. Overall I'd highly recommend BK roots for personal training. Both Ash and Mindy are very knowledgeable and experienced and can help make anyone regardless of age or physical fitness level feel strong and capable with their body.

I have had chronic back pain, sciatica, and piriformis syndrome since 2013 and my usual approach…read morehas been to go to Pilates or a physiotherapist to maintain core strength. I started going to Mindy last April and she has turned my life around in the past one year. Not only does Mindy take a physiotherapist like attention to detail with injury, she also brings a strongly intuitive understanding of what the body needs to heal itself. I had been hearing about the importance of retaining muscle mass for women in their forties and coming to Mindy addresses that for me as well, in addition to the recovery from my injuries. Mindy assessed my strength and identified every single muscle system that needed work. With all my past attempts to heal myself, the focus had always been the core. She shifted that to be the full body. She had me working on my glutes, hamstrings, and back muscles in addition to my core. Her focus on my shoulders has improved my tech-neck posture and significantly changed the way my body responds to stress. Through the past year, I have had multiple setbacks (back spasm, low iron, low energy levels) and she has always met me where I am at to build the strength back up again. She has advised me on nutrition, conserving iron, and adjusted our sessions for my low energy days just right so I could continue to build from whatever I had. I am now looking forward to going on an anti-inflammatory regimen that she recommended. Previously, she was tracking my food consumption on MyFitnessPal. At 46, I am the strongest I have been since my early 30s, after over a decade of having a broken back. The two sessions with Mindy are so important to me that I plan my travel around them as often as possible. So many of the pains that I thought would never go away are gone now (knee pain, lumbar spine pain). Working with Mindy has been such a gift! I truly appreciate her no-BS, straight talk approach to solving these problems with empathy, deep understanding, and hard work. Thank you for all the healing and my renewed belief in my body's ability to heal!

Selena has been kicking my ass all up and down this gym…read more I've taken many boxing classes before, but this is my first time ever having a woman as my coach and I must say that it became 10x harder versus a guy. I've gotten better with my stance, formation, breathing, etc. and I thoroughly enjoy the 1.5 hour workout. The bootcamp is the most intense and strenuous that I've ever experienced in all my years of working out and I love every painful and exhausting minute of it. Other notes: -Everyone is super skilled, strong and friendly. -The classes will have you in your best shape yet. -Selena has given me so many tips and important info on workouts, training and eating that are helping me reach my goal.

My son loved going here for his training the other kids welcomed him and showed him a some stances…read moreand the trainer was very helpful and would do a one on one with the kids. If we still lived in the bay we would definitely still have him go.

Avoid this place at all costs if you're a young woman. Coach is disrespectful and makes sexual…read morecomments repeatedly in front of others, he cussed me out multiple times in front of everyone & would stop class to argue with people about meaningless things as he has a tendency to argue if you don't give him the answer he's looking for... the classes are rather fitness based than learning Muay Thai or boxing. I was only part of this gym for under 2 months before I had enough

Best place to train in the bay , it's like Disneyland in here. If you're in the area this is where…read moreyou wanna train.