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April 2024 by Marcelle Perera
I am so happy to share my experience at Pinpoint, especially with the owner and trainer, Shakina. Nearly a year ago, I embarked on a journey to improve my fitness, filled with nerves and doubts about joining a gym. From the moment I stepped foot into Pinpoint, Shakina's warmth and patience dissolved those worries.
Shakina's dedication to her clients is remarkable. Despite my initial fears of not measuring up to others, she made me feel welcomed and supported every step of the way. Her understanding nature and ability to tailor workouts to individual needs have been instrumental in my progress. Shakina's enthusiasm is contagious, and her encouragement pushes me to reach new heights. Not only have I grown stronger physically, but I've also gained confidence.
Pinpoint has truly improved my life, and I can't recommend them enough to anyone seeking a supportive, effective, and empowering fitness experience.
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April 2024 by Marcelle P.
I am so happy to share my experience at Pinpoint, especially with the owner and trainer, Shakina. Nearly a year ago, I embarked on a journey to improve my fitness, filled with nerves and doubts about joining a gym. From the moment I stepped foot into Pinpoint, Shakina's warmth and patience dissolved those worries. Shakina's dedication to her clients is remarkable. Despite my initial fears of not measuring up to others, she made me feel welcomed and supported every step of the way. Her understanding nature and ability to tailor workouts to individual needs have been instrumental in my progress. Shakina's enthusiasm is contagious, and her encouragement pushes me to reach new heights. Not only have I grown stronger physically, but I've also gained confidence. Pinpoint has truly improved my life, and I can't recommend them enough to anyone seeking a supportive, effective, and empowering fitness experience.
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January 2024 by R Q.
Personalized training, great community, knowledgeable about injuries and nutrition. Love it
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May 2023 by Klein Lieu
Best and most detail-oriented and caring trainers I’ve ever come across. They have helped me completely eliminate forms of pain in my back and legs, and have helped me live such a healthier life. I would highly recommend them for your wellness and physical training needs.
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May 2023 by Fern Stroud
Excellent service, results driven and wrap around support has been transformative on my healthy living journey!
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March 2023 by Lili B.
Normally I like to leave positive Yelp reviews but my experience with Shakina at Pinpoint was not a positive one. When I first went in to sign up, Shakina came off friendly and I was excited to train with her but soon there after I started working out with her I realized that she was not only pushy with wanting referrals and asking for Yelp and Google reviews but also the workouts were such that I could do and did on my own at home (very basic) and they were not worth the amount of money that I paid up front to have. (I did tell her that I was looking for more of harder workout and she told me that I could pay more for an hour workout) I stuck with it, committed and going to each scheduled session but came soon to find out that Shakina was flaky, there was one reason after another that she had to cancel last minute with me for several sessions that I had scheduled but I wrote it off and showed her empathy with the reasons as to why she kept missing session after session with me. It was almost like I knew/expected that every Monday and Friday morning I would get a text in the morning that she couldn't make our session. It wasn't until I knew that I had a meeting at work come up a week in advance and I asked her if we could move one of my one sessions and the tone/attitude she had with me took me aback and I was completely turned off on ever working with her again. She had the audacity to tell me that I needed to keep the session I scheduled and that to me was the last straw, especially because I had never missed a session with her due to my doing. I then told her that I no longer wanted to return to Pinpoint and wanted a refund from all the $$$ (thousands of dollars) that I paid upfront. She refused and told me she doesn't do refunds and I said I never saw a policy that said that and she said that she only supplies the refund policy if a customer asks for it!!!! I have never heard of a more unprofessional working ethic or establishment, definitely poor business on her part. She told me that she would credit me for someone else to use it and I thought to myself I would never refer anyone I knew there and that was not going to work for me. I reached out again later to her to give her an opportunity to rectify her poor business handlings with me and she disregarded my fair message. I post this review only to make those interested in joining Pinpoint and working out with a Shakina aware of how she handles her business and the quality of her workouts. This was my experience with Shakina/Pinpoint.
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March 2023 by Kelly Wolf González
I have so much fun working out with Shakina! After only a month I already feel so much stronger, more flexible, and more confident. Highly recommend!
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February 2023 by Klein L.
My personal trainer Shakina really worked with me to rehabilitate myself after me being fed up dealing with a long-term sports injury. Her knowledge of the body, different modalities, and how to address pain has helped me not only recover my previous mobility, but has more importantly replenished a deep sense of confidence in my own body. Highly recommend her personal training sessions.
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February 2023 by Roger C.
Getting excellent results with the individual training twice a week and open gym three times a week. The new facility is very well equipped and the staff are wonderful. It is a very safe and welcoming environment for my wife and I. We are in our sixties and both have had injuries that makes this kind of training potentially quite tricky. The progressive routine is exactly what we needed. Thank you so much!
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November 2022 by Zoe Tucker
Shakina and I just celebrated out 3 year gym-iversary! She is so caring and knowledgeable, but more importantly she has motivated me to look and feel my best. Her stretch therapy sessions are life changing, I can't recommend them enough. SO many extra services, bells and whistles are available here. This place is so much more than a gym!
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July 2022 by Annette P.
New revolution "Stretch Therapy". I have had many many messages in my day and stretch therapy beats them all. The stretch therapist Shakina McNeal is so awesome. The entire session left me wanting more. When I left the facility I felt like I was walking on clouds. If you want your body the thank you, I would highly recommend a stretch therapy session.
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July 2022 by Kim Houston
Shakina is the best trainer I know. She is energetic, fun, encouraging, motivating, inspiring, focus-centered (and she knows how to get you focus), and she is loving. Shakina checks in on her clients and she definitely is a person that shows her concern and love for her clients. I HIGHLY recommend Pinpoint and Shakina.
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July 2022 by Nanette Schroeder
I can’t say enough about PinPoint. In just 5 short months of two , thirty minute workouts per week I have transformed my body with the help of PinPoint’s amazing owner Shakina McNeil. She is compassionate, focused and knowledgeable about everything she does.My workout is never boring as she changes things up daily and I fly right through it. I’ve never seen such fast results as I have at PinPoint.If you’re looking for a great trainer at a fair and reasonable rate in Oakland, PinPoint is the only place to be. The pics posted are at 3 months, I have continued to see incredible results since. My daughter and I are both members and we both LOVE it here.
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July 2022 by Kimara M
Knowledgeable trainers and a comfortable atmosphere.
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February 2022 by Hilary Thomas Newman
We have an amazing gym right here in the neighborhood! I have been a client for six months and want to recommend Pinpoint. What I love: expert trainers who absolutely know what they are doing; nice, clean and COVID safe facility; effective, varied, and tailored sessions to meet my personal goals. Individual and small group sessions. I am so happy with my results in a few months. Highly recommended.
