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August 2023 by Kin Folkz
Simply the best!
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December 2022 by Indigo Brunton
Radically Fit is a safer, affirming and FUN place to engage fitness. The community cultivated by the owner and trainers is supportive and tight nit, without feeling clingy or competitive. There are so many offerings for every body type and level of athletic experience. It's obvious that a lot of effort has gone into company ethos and they're gracious enough to share their knowledge / perspectives with bite sized educational bits on their socials. If you're Black, non-white, queer, trans or disabled, I highly recommend you try this gym out and experience what non-toxic fitness can feel like. Thank you Rad fit -- love you all so much!
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March 2022 by Mc M.
I've been going to Rad Fit for the past 3.5 years, and it's been a a amazing experience. When I hit 30, I was having body pains and feeling stiff, so I was gifted a membership. I was used to an open gym environment and felt unsure about classes, but I found it the best way to workout. It kept me motivated and I enjoyed the community feel. There's a wide range of classes and trainings at different times of day. All of the trainers I've had, have been amazing. The trainers are really cognizant of access needs and help to individual tailor workouts. I'm also super grateful that when I've been in financial flux, Luca has been able to work with my budget. Now that I'm into about 3.5 years of working out, I'm feeling a much better relationship with my body and so happy to be apart of this gym!
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January 2022 by Indigo B.
I love Rad Fit! I live outside of The Bay Area but I've been able to access their trainings and education online during the pandemic and it has single handedly shifted the way I view fitness. I always thought dieting and working out to achieve a certain aesthetic was not only part of the point but the pinnacle of fitness. Turns out I was completely WRONG! Rad Fit is teaching me to love my body and to honor it with movement, divorced from toxic ideas about what my body should look like and how it ought to function. THANK YOU RAD FIT! I'm so grateful this space exists.
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December 2019 by Wendy Lopez
So happy that this place exists!
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December 2019 by K Schaffer
I found the approach to fitness I was looking for at Radically Fit!!!!I have body pain and wanted a space where I could get stronger, feel less pain through building that strength and move my body in ways that make me feel good. And I want to see all bodies celebrated! Most mainstream "fitness" culture at gyms has messaging I loath, shaming I can't stand and basically everything about it I find offensive and alienating.Radically Fit is the only gym I've ever been involved with where I found a community supportive of folks marginalized by the mainstream fitness world. That commitment to its mission shows up in all aspects of the project: how the owner Lindsey approaches decision making, the board that advises her, how trainers are treated and how they train members, thoughtfulness in the messaging in the space, accessibility through cost, how the classes are run, everything!! Lindsey and everyone involved at RadFit are growing this amazing project with openness to learning together and building a truly supportive radical fitness space.I love the free community workouts, I've been to the boxing classes, yoga classes, warrior workouts, and special classes like when Fat Kid Dance Party was recently held there, and loved them all!! I'm nothing but excited to see RadFit grow and build an even bigger community of folks celebrating all our different bodies, strength, movement and needs!I'm so glad we have Radically Fit here in Oakland!!
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December 2019 by G Montana H.
I have been working out at Rad Fit for months now and I love it so much! There is a class for everyone. When I first started and was super new to working out, I started with the Workout 101 class on the weekend with Lina. Eventually I felt confident in my ability to move my body and started doing their other fun classes!What I love most is that Rad Fit really shows up for Oakland's most marginalized community members (queer, trans, people of color + bigger bodied folx). There are other gyms that bill themselves as "queer friendly" but let me assure you, they are not.Rad Fit REALLY caters to who needs access to a safe fitness space and self care the most with classes like BBQ (a strength and conditioning classes for Black and Browm queers), PHAT yoga (for bigger bodied and fat identified folx), a Queer Self Defense Workshop, A Trans / GNC Mind Body Alignment Class, Queer Boxing etc etc etc. AND I love that it's owned by a queer woman of color too <3Come out and support! Also should mention their Community Cares program allows anyone to attend on a "pay what you can" basis. Amazing!
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December 2019 by Emma Craig
I have never loved a gym this much! Lindsey (the owner) and all of the staff truly meet you where you're at and help you feel strong and healthy with out any shaming, comparing or other nonsense you find at other gyms. I actually have fun at the gym! It is a beautiful community of queer, trans/GNC, POC, fat bodied folx and allies. I feel grateful every day that Radically Fit exists .and thet first class is free!
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December 2019 by Alex Campbell
This gym is awesome! I've always been intimidated by gyms and exercise spaces but this place has been so good to me. I've taken classes with Emmet and they are an excellent instructor, tailoring each class according to who is there and what their preferences and abilities are. In contrast to the only other exercise environment I know (ice rinks/hockey leagues), there is absolutely no judgement or gross competitive atmosphere. Everyone in this space is encouraging of each other and there is a definite sense of comradrie.
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December 2019 by Koja
After 2 years of cancer treatment, I lost most of the muscle I had. I was pretty convinced the days of my enjoying exercise and building strength were behind me. Especially as a working class, Butch, woman of color who felt weak and disconnected from her new body. And then I stumbled across Lindsey and Radically Fit. I was accepted into a month long POC Personal Training program and the experience was better than I could have hoped for. The opportunity to work-out (and be trained by) folks who are primarily POC and queer has opened up my world and how I feel about my post-cancer body. My month of training is over, but I am continuing with Lindsey and have happily joined the Radically Fit community. This place is truly awesome. What these folks are doing for their community is inspiring. Walk in the door, nervous or not. You won't be sorry.
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December 2019 by Kimberly Munoz
The welcoming atmosphere has made it possible to reach fitness goals I never come close to otherwise.There's an emphasis on classes that really make you feel stronger and more free in your own body. Powerlifting, boxing and dance are all amazing workouts and stress relievers in these difficult times.
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December 2019 by Eli Vining
I thank godx every day that this space exists. After too many concussions and broken bones took me out of contact sports, I thought I would never enjoy working out again - I didn't know how to exercise without a ball to chase. Running was boring, the gym was rife with toxic masculinity, the yoga studio was not exactly my scene, recreational sports leagues were overly competitive, and being the only GNC person in dance class felt just plain humiliating. As a visibly queer person, I couldn't find a space that felt safe and supportive.But then I found Radically Fit. I enrolled in the Trans*/GNC Mind Body Alignment class with Emmet. The safety of being surrounded by people who look like me and share my experience was a breath of fresh air. But I also hadn't exercised in years and was recovering from top surgery; I felt dysphoric and disconnected from my body and I really wasn't ready to come to terms with the fact that my body couldn't do what it used to. It was scary and painful but Emmet held me through the incredibly vulnerable process of becoming reacquainted with my own body. Radically Fit taught me that I can work to feel stronger, healthier and happier, but that no matter what, my body is perfect exactly as it is today.Radically Fit is a sanctuary for anyone who has ever been made to feel like their body was anything less than perfect - queer folx, trans/GNC folx, POC, big bodied/fat identified folx, and differently abled folx, welcome to your safe space.
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December 2019 by Tara Heckathorn
I love this place! super friendly and accommodating teachers. thanks for making a safe space for me
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December 2018 by Malinali B
This is the best place for a brown fat queer to work out. Come join us!
