Live Oak Strength - Emeryville, California

Jacqueline Hampton

The methods used by the amazingly capable, educated and experienced trainers at Live Oak has improved my fitness and well-being like no other program I’ve followed, and I’m a lifetime exerciser/weight lifter. The level of expertise applied to training clients makes LO a safe space where I learned I could do hard things- and the payoff has been profound. From no more joint pain, to better blood glucose readings and a biological age 11 years younger than my chronological age- I can say with confidence that the LO approach works. So grateful to have found this magic place. ~ J.

Donna Rivers

A new friend told me about Live Oak, where she has been training for 5 years. I was so impressed by how young she seems in so many ways - her strength, balance, energy level and overall health are so amazing for a woman in her mid~ seventies. So…I signed up and have been going twice a week for 3 months now.
The sessions are intense~I’ve been athletic my entire life but never experienced anything like this. The trainers are all top notch, helping me with form and encouraging me 100% of the time. The equipment we use, along with the trainers, ensures safety. The sessions are short and always individualized for me. After just 3 months I feel stronger physically and mentally.
I believe that strength training is critical at my age (70) in terms of living a full and active life for many more years. And strength training with a personal trainer is way more effective than training in a gym on my own.
Live Oak may seem expensive but in my opinion it is worth every cent, and I intend to continue training there for many years.

Kate Kilbane

Live Oak is incredible training. I am a mother of two in her mid-forties; I've always been very physically active, with plenty of cardio and even some strength training, but after three months at Live Oak, I feel stronger and better than I ever have in my life. (No joke.) The small aches and pains that were starting to feel like my new reality (hip twinges while jogging, random shoulder pain when I picked up my toddler, etc etc), are GONE.

The training is focused, efficient, and incredibly intense - I leave knowing I have worked every muscle to exhaustion. I'm hooked. Thanks, Live Oak!

Arjun K Verma

Live oak is fantastic! It doesn’t feel like a gym but more like a fitness studio, and it is extremely tailored to one’s individual needs.

But the results show; I’ve never been so strong.

As a musician I have particular needs around care for tendons and the risk of stiffness when I need to perform. So I’ve been hesitant to work with a trainer until I found live oak and their trainers, who have been fantastic at helping me reach my goals with sensitivity to my body.

The personalized nature of the training feels extremely safe for my body and enables me to push my limits extremely hard without worry.

Excellent equipment including some very fancy cutting-edge robotic workout gear and body assessment tools certainly helps, and the overall evidence-based approach to strength training makes it feel like a very worthwhile use of time.

Definitely recommend!

Charlotte Sáenz

Live Oak Strength has been vitally important for me to recover severe bone and muscle loss. Their staff is rigorous, kind, and pushes you to do your best. I am very grateful to have landed with them and become stronger than ever before.

Rose Slam! Johnson

I am so grateful for Live Oak! About a year ago I was stuck in bed with back or neck pain on a monthly basis. I was approaching 40 and knew I needed something to change. Luckily my girlfriend had trained with Owen previously and I saw what great results she got, so I got on the waitlist. When a slot opened up, I was ready to show up and do whatever it took to get strong and healthy again.

My workouts challenge my strength in ways I did not know was possible. Before Live Oak, I would get involved in a sport or workout class and bring my all - after a few workouts or long games, I would inevitably hurt myself. Pickleball led to a shoulder injury that took years to recover from, running hurt my lower back, and workout classes would push me too hard and something would hurt by the next day.

When I started working with Live Oak, I set a goal to be able to run without pain - I gave myself 9 months and declared that I would run a pain free 5k by my 40th birthday. I am beyond proud to have accomplished that 5k and to be able to swim, run, and lift heavy things without being laid out the next day! I am sore after my workouts with Live Oak, but the results are 1000% worth it.

Some folks express surprise at the price of the monthly packages, but the amount I am saving on chiropractic, massage, and emotional regulation (yes, these workouts support a healthy mental state!!) are incomparable! I can’t afford NOT to workout with Live Oak.

The owner, Owen, is friendly, honest, and kind. I trust his business ethic and it feels great to support his business, his team, and to grow and thrive with this gym!

Torie White

The Live Oak team is awesome! They are extremely knowledgable, competent, kind and friendly. Most importantly, training with them once a week for the last couple months has been an essential part of my program following physical therapy that has helped me stay healthy and injury free at age 29 playing competitive soccer. The investment is worth it!

Raquel Scherr

During my 76 years I have jogged, done yoga, lifted weights, and engaged personal trainers for both exercise and weight lifting programs, but it wasn't until my alternative health care practitioner suggested I try Live Oak training after a serious bout of cancer that I decided to investigate Live Oak slow weight resistance program. I am hooked!

Lucy and Owen, the owners of Live Oak training, are superb trainers as are the other trainers who have joined their team; they explain and watch your every movement, from the placement of your toes to the alignment of your neck, so that you do the exercises precisely both to avoid injury and to get the maximum benefit of each movement.

The results of their instruction in this 25-30 minutes of resistance training are ASTOUNDING. Indeed, you cannot obtain these health and strength benefits in any typical gym. I leave every session walking taller, moving with greater flexibility, balance, and strength, and experiencing the sense of elation that comes with vigorous and bold exercise.

There are simply no words really to express my gratitude for the health practitioner, who strongly suggested I go to Live Oak, and to Lucy and Owen for their attentiveness to every person who works with them. In short, they are extraordinary practitioners, teachers, and individuals!

Joining Live Oak is like joining a wonderful family!

THANK YOU!!!!