Sean is an incredible personal trainer! He plans out an entire program designed for your goals + a meal plan & exercises to do at home. The in person sessions are always super motivating, he's got a great high energy and always pushes you to do your best and get those gains I've recommended multiple friends to him over the year! Not to mention they do client spotlights/ giveaways and competitions on their Instagram! read more

Erika has been a great inspiration to me during my weight loss journey! She helped me when I was stuck and could not lose anymore weight. She was patient and kind! Knew exactly what I need to change up my routine and explained everything in great detail! She has helped me so much! Other fitness trainers and nutritionists fall short compared to Erika! Give her a call you will not regret it! She will motivate you every step of the way! She helped me lose 30 lbs, I couldn't have done it without her! read more

Espiritu Fitness - My 30 lbs difference in 5 months - Trainers Near Me - Merced, California

Although hesitant to write this review, my husband and I feel it's important to share our experience with Sean as our personal trainer. We are refraining from disclosing specific details as they would contain a lot of personal information about Sean's life. Sean was our first experience with a personal trainer and seemed to be the perfect trainer until a little after the refund deadline passed. We paid $7,000 for a year's worth of sessions. Instead, we received 6 months' worth of excuses, unprofessionalism, and disappointment. More, Sean began treating us like his therapists and regularly vented about his personal issues during our sessions. These complaints about his other clients, peers, and even his family made us dread our workouts and mentally drained us. Summary of the issues we encountered during our time with Espirito Fitness: * Last-minute cancellations or requests to switch session timeslots to accommodate other clients; these changes almost always included personal hardship excuses that made it difficult for us to decline, even when it was inconvenient for our own schedules. * Impersonal training through the use of pre-made videos on the Trainerize app, which did not cater to our specific needs; it made our "personal training" feel like a cookie-cutter program and a way for Sean to juggle a large number of clients simultaneously. * Neglect to update the app regularly and when the app was updated it would often include the incorrect workouts, equipment type, etc. * Overloading his schedule with too many clients resulting in us needing to regularly accommodate him for his lack of planning. * Lack of focus during sessions; miscounting sets, losing attention to our form, gossiping, or forgetting what workouts we were doing to name some examples. * Failure to provide fundamental knowledge about lifting and nutrition as promised even after an entire 6 months. * Unprofessional behavior; treating us more like friends than clients and taking advantage of our kindness in the process. * Due to the uncomfortable drama between Sean and his peers at his previous gym, we opted to switch to a different gym when he left, even though our prior gym was more convenient and preferable. * Limited check-ins. * Inability to customize our workouts to our lifestyle and goals. We acknowledge our own accountability in the situation. We did not consistently use the Trainerize app, skipped some sessions, and took a break from working out for a week due to extenuating circumstances. Most skipped sessions were attributed to a lack of mental capacity to be Sean's "therapist" after a long day of work so, we would opt to work out on our own. Moreover, the app was not customized to our equipment and was rarely updated, making it inconvenient to use. Finally, we did not send progress pictures as we did not want to give Sean undue credit for our progress. At the 3-month mark, we had a conversation with Sean about his lack of professionalism. While he made some small improvements for a few weeks, we soon began to experience the same issues again. We had a second conversation with him at the 6-month mark, and although he promised to change, he did not follow through. We eventually realized that we wouldn't be able to achieve our fitness goals with him as our trainer and requested a refund for the remaining 6 months of our sessions or for the ability to be able to work with a different trainer. Unfortunately, Sean instead gaslit our experience with him. He refused to offer any fair compromise, leaving us disappointed and frustrated. We terminated our client-trainer partnership with Sean right away, and since then, we have experienced relief and majorly improved well-being. We were unaware of the extent to which working with Sean was impacting our mental health until we cut our losses and left. read more

Love this power couple! Sean and Erika are your one stop shop to become a better you! Their positive energy and fitness plans are yield great results. As a mother of two, it's important to live a healthy lifestyle and I value good support to help me do so. Also, Erika's fun and tasty smoothie recipes are quick, easy and macrofriendly! Highly recommend checking them out! read more

Personal change is the most difficult to accomplish. I came across Erika & Sean purely by accident actually when scrolling through Instagram. Nevertheless I had crappy experiences with so called "coaches" elsewhere. Whom never considered the fact I am a single mother of two with a very hectic life, and consuming job. On top of that, many of the other trainers out there adapt this one size fits all plan. They literally take nothing else into consideration and hand out the same "diet plans" to everyone they come across. Not these guys. They took my emotional stressors, health concerns, lifestyle... everything. On top of that they aren't cocky about their field and TRUST you'll come across people like that. They have a genuine interest in helping you accomplish your goals in a healthy, adaptive and safe way. I wouldn't go anywhere else. If you're ready for change these two are the best duo for it. You've literally got two coaches for the cost of one. Each providing different strengths that overall create a great dynamic. Highly recommended. read more

He was a glorified app, he taught me nothing about my lifts or my forms. Most of the time he was busy looking at himself or at his phone.

My first coach was Erika and she is super sweet, communicative, caring and motivating. She does her best to help me and even when I fall of track she'll ask questions to see what led me to that. Her workout routines get me a good pump ! You see results in a week! The meal plan is made specifically for you and changes it according to results. The food variety is clean and yummy. Her husband/ partner Sean has trained me as well with her and he also pushes you to finish the workouts and they both check in to see how you're doing. They're both super accommodating, nice, motivating, and understanding. You build muscle and loose weight at the same time !! It's amazing plus you end up with lots more energy and feeling good after each meal. Loved working with them, they definitely became more like family and I'm glad they helped me so much on my journey! read more

Erika and Sean are an amazing team. Highly experienced in body building and nutritional health. Love their energy and encouragement along the journey. I would highly recommend working with Espiritu Fitness if you are looking for fitness coaches who care about getting you results! read more

Erika has been my trainer since the beginning, when she became very passionate about nutrition and ‍. Whenever I'm in my best shape is when I workout with her. She has thought me healthier food choices, how to train with proper form, and has really showed me how to improve my way of living by changing bad habits and working out. I feel like this quote fits perfectly, "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime" and thats exactly what she has done for me. ‍ read more

They get results. As a father of two young boys, I wanted change in my diet and fitness to keep up with them. Coach Sean, a fellow dad, put me in his #reinventthedadbod personal training program focusing on improving my strength, diet, and ultimately so I look good for my wife!! Sean makes it fun, caters to my busy schedule, and puts in the work to ensure I stay up with my nutrition. Highly recommend giving them a shot! read more

This review is long due. Erika has been my trainer for the past couple of months and she is amazing!!! It's always been a goal of mine to have a trainer because with my busy lifestyle, it's important to me to stay accountable for the decisions I make health-wise. I didn't start with the intention to lose x # of lbs but for more of a way to kickstart a lifestyle change after being in school the past couple of years. I started off pretty tired and out of shape but in the past 4 months I've been training with her I've experienced a complete shift in my lifestyle for the better! I feel strong, have so much more energy than I ever did in the past, and it doesn't hurt that I've shed quite a bit of weight :,) Erika herself is really well informed, easy to talk to, super understanding, and makes me feel safe and heard. I really love that she is super reasonable about the program she created for me but pushes me at the same time. Her and Sean are really great people and I really could not recommend them enough!!!!!! read more

Being an athlete for Espiritu Fitness was the best birthday present my husband has given me (thus far). In April of 2021 I elevated my fitness journey by trusting Sean Espiritu's talent-seeking eyes. Fitness has been an integral part of my life for several years now but the way Sean has managed to dial in my eating and really focus on the transformation piece blew my mind! It took 12 weeks of Saturday Check-ins, consistent and guided training, trial and errors, failures and motivational speeches but in the end, the result spoke for itself. I have managed to achieve THE BEST transformation I have put myself through - all because of this team. This team is INVESTED in your growth and will work through all kinds of hurdles with you! While I work primarily with Sean, the teamwork that exist between him and Erika is impeccable. Erika stepped in when Sean isn't available. Each of them are aware of what they bring to the table and isn't afraid to use each other's strengths to maximize the potential of their clients. FAIR Warning: They will not show you shortcuts or magic tricks to look and feel good. They will PUSH and CHALLENGE you to reach your goal by calculated, tested and proven methods. YOU MUST WANT THE RESULTS FOR YOURSELF! read more

If anyone in the area is looking for a trainer, literally stop yelping now because it doesnt get better than this power couple!! I had the pleasure of training under Sean for about 8 months and it has changed everything for me- I am able to have a healthy mind body relationship, enjoy my cheat meals, and still look great! Sean works with each individual closely and ensures their wants are met. Ive trained alot throughout my life and Sean is the first person who helped me achieve the body type I wanted and didn't push me to do exercises which wouldn't achieve that goal! He is respectful, kind, knowledgeable and THE MOST fun trainer. I practiced my vocals to tpain and drake every session. His wife erika is also an amazing trainer and runs the best workout classes! They truly are a couple that delivers results read more

This is my first time hiring a coach for competition prep. Sean is a really good coach and my experience so far is amazing. He guides you and motivates you a lot. Even during COVID times, he has been really helpful with the online coaching and my diet plan. read more

This was my first time working with a personal trainer and although I know a lot about fitness I wanted to reach it to a professional in order to take it to the next level and that is exactly what I was provided. Although, I live in a different state the communication and professionalism was amazing and the plans were made easy to understand. I not only gained knowledge but also saw an amazing change in my body. Amazing work! read more

Espiritu Fitness has been incredible to work with! I receive plans catered to me for all of my goals and he responds to all of my questions so fast! I can always count on him to be available to talk to for anything I might need. He actively shares the progress of all of his clients with social media pages to give credit where credit is due, always. I absolutely love working with him. I have had such amazing results and it's only been 10 weeks! I feel much better about myself now than I did a couple months ago. Thank you!! God bless read more

Sean has been my personal trainer now for about 5 months but I have been seeing him consistently working with him now for about 3 months. I'll start out by saying I have somehow made it into my late 30s without ever exercising. It's not something I like to do. The last three months have been challenging but with Sean pushing me and doing his best to make it "fun" I have really started to enjoy it. It's an incredible stress relief. Outside from the obvious elements of what you get when you sign up for personal training Sean has done a great job of teaching me about kinesiology. The more I have learned about how the body works and how our muscles grow and work together the more invested I have gotten into weight training. I work a lot so spending one entire waking hour with Sean 4-5 times a week means I see him almost as much as I see my family. In a way he has become a family member. One that is helping prolong my life. Thanks, Sean. read more