Nu Fitness Voted Best Personal Trainers in Oakland & the East Bay — Three Years in a Row
Oakland Magazine Best of Oakland Readers' Choice Winner: 2024, 2025 & 2026
Three years ago, this community voted us the best personal trainers in Oakland and the East Bay. Last year, you did it again. And now, in 2026, you've made it a three-peat.
Nu Fitness has officially been named Best Personal Trainers in Oakland & the East Bay in Oakland Magazine's 2026 Best of Oakland Readers' Choice Awards — our third consecutive win. Oakland Magazine also published a full feature on our studio, our team, and the community that makes this place what it is. You can read it here:
Nu Fitness Ranked Best Personal Trainers in Oakland 3 Years in a Row.
This award belongs to you
The Best of Oakland awards aren't judged by a panel — they're decided by readers' votes. That means this recognition comes directly from our clients, our neighbors at The Hive, and the wider Oakland and East Bay community. One win could be a good year. Three in a row is a relationship, and we don't take it lightly.
To every client who showed up at 5 a.m., hit a first pull-up, came back from an injury, or told a friend about us: thank you. This is yours as much as it is ours.
What we do differently
As we told Oakland Magazine, "It's never just about the hour in the gym." Every Nu Fitness client gets a fully custom, science-backed program — built around your body, your goals, and your real life, and mapped out day by day. Our coaching doesn't stop when the session ends: your plan accounts for the hiking, yoga, sports, and everything else you already love to do.
We're a longevity-focused studio. That means functional strength, sustainable movement, and injury prevention over fads and quick fixes — with a team of certified specialists covering strength, movement, corrective work, and nutrition, all under one roof in Oakland's Hive courtyard (next to Drake's Dealership, with free secure parking).
Celebrate with us: limited new client spots open
To mark the three-peat, we're opening a limited number of new client spots this summer with our award-winning coaching team.
If you've been thinking about starting — or restarting — this is the moment. Book a free consultation: tell us your goals, meet the team, and see exactly how we'd build your program. No pressure, no cookie-cutter plans.
Book your free consultation → or call us at (510) 485-9989.
Our Best of Oakland journey
2024 — First Best Personal Trainers win
Plus: a 2024 Nextdoor Neighborhood Faves award and a feature in The Oaklandside on how we take fitness beyond the gym.
Thank you, Oakland. Train for life, health, and joy — together. 💚