Circuit Works

Santa Monica, United States

4.6

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21 reviews

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+1 310-622-9328
Website:
www.circuitworksla.com
Address:
2005 Main St, Santa Monica, CA, 90405
Santa Monica
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.5 miDowntown Santa Monica
1.2 mi17th Street/Santa Monica College
1.8 mi26th Street/Bergamot
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Today

Today 5:30 am – 8:30 pm
Closed now
Local time (Santa Monica) 1:47 AM Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Business hours

Monday 5:30 am – 8:30 pm
Tuesday 5:30 am – 8:30 pm
Wednesday 5:30 am – 8:30 pm
Thursday 5:30 am – 8:30 pm
Friday 5:30 am – 8:30 pm
Saturday 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 7:00 am – 5:00 pm

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Specialties

Circuit Works is group personal training via a regularly changing circuit of free weights, machines, resistance bands, and cardiovascular equipment. With our state of the art workout and technology, our clients are spinning, running, and lifting in a space filled with a rhythmic and motivating energy perfect for any skill level.

Our group sessions are a full body workout alternating between treadmills and resistance stations, led by one of our world-​class personal trainers.

The routine changes every week to prevent physical plateau and mental boredom.

Our one-​on-​one Personal Training sessions follow a systematic progression allowing for optimal results in minimal time. Team up with one of our nationally certified trainers for unparalleled personalization and see why Circuit Works is the quickest and most efficient way to hit your fitness goals.

History

Established in 2009.

Circuit Works was birthed with the understanding that fitness evolves even faster than our physical bodies do. Variety is one of the core concepts in constructing a successful fitness plan, not to mention something we mentally crave. Open gyms are unmotivating, and specialized gyms do not offer enough variety. This dilemma steers once dedicated exercisers to a life of plateau and unattained goals.

6 years in the military, over 15 years in the fitness industry and a degree in exercise science, teamed with 6 years in the fitness industry, 3 years of publication writing, 2 years of marketing, 1 business degree and 1 communications degree have provided the foundation and progression of Circuit Works.

Founded by Raphael Verela, partnered with Justin Roth and supported by a team of nationally certified trainers, our model has evolved through the constant challenges of our current practices in the hopes of improving and perfecting them.

Meet the Business Owner

Raphael V.

Business Owner

Experience and education in the health/​fitness industry have led Raphael Verela to be recognized as one of the best trainers in Southern California. Raphael is a 6 year United States Marine Corps veteran who created Optimum Boot Camp in 1996 where he trained pre-​Boot Camp recruits emphasizing muscle strength development & cardiovascular endurance.

Raphael attended Oregon State University where he majored in Exercise Physiology. He is certified with the American Council on Exercise, Progressive Fitness accredited training programs, Future Fit, Sports Telesis Nutrition Technician, and is a Muscle Lab 1 resistance trainer.

Raphael has actively competed in Martial Arts, Baseball, Football, Track and Field, Swimming, Underwater Diving, Sky Diving, Repelling, Cycling, Mountain Biking, Open Sea Kayaking, Hiking, Skiing, Snow Boarding, and Gymnastics. Raphael offers a practical, labratory, and scientific knowledge of the athlete and outdoors person to develop effective programs for everyone.

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21 reviews of Circuit Works

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Place rating: 5
Culver City, CA
Found this place through ClassPass and have been very happy so far. Everyone’s really friendly, it’s not intimidating, and it’s built so that you know you’re working at your unique fitness level (through the heart rate monitor system). Great full body workout + cardio through interval training. Love it!
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
I live in Brentwood, but Circuit Works is so good that I think it is worth it to drive to Santa Monica for the 5:30 a.m. class during the week or the 7 a.m. class on the weekends. I started doing high intensity interval training classes at Burn 60 near my house. I do Class Pass so I cannot visit any one studio more than three times a billing cycle, but I wanted that same type of work out more than once a week. A friend mentioned Circuit Works (also on Class Pass), but I was sold when I checked out the schedule and noticed that Kaseem, a Burn 60 instructor, also trains at Circuit Works. He is incredible. Take a class with him if you have a chance. You will have the work out of your life and he is super nice. I have since worked out with other trainers at Circuit Works and they are all wonderful. This is an incredibly challenging work out that will leave you feeling so good. I love the organized stations and videos demonstrating what exercises you will perform at each station. I also love the great equipment. They have everything — TRX, weights, machines. The trainers also incorporate floor work and plyometrics. I feel like Circuit Works is going to help me get in the best shape of my life. There is a great mix of people there. There are people who are in great shape and people who need to get in shape, old and young people, women and men. This place will kick your ass no matter your fitness level.
Place rating: 5
Marina del Rey, CA
No joke work out! If you wanna get it tight and keep it tight go see Raphael. You’ll leave his class knowing there’s no better way to get in the best shape of your life.
Place rating: 5
Marina del Rey, CA
Super effective workout, high tech facility and streamlined system, knowledgable staff, clean, and everyone is fit so you know it works!
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
This place is amazing. I have worked out at several fitness boutiques around LA– boxing, spinning, crossfit, even other hiit style places– and they are all great workouts in their own ways. But I keep coming back to Circuit Works because, honestly, nothing compares. You’ll work out your entire body in under an hour and have a blast doing it. The workout consists of 10 resistance stations interspersed with bursts of cardio on the treadmills. Not a muscle missed :) They change up the resistance stations a couple times a week so you’ll never get bored. Trainers are knowledgable and supportive, some of the best in LA. Love.
Place rating: 5
Venice Beach, CA
I am quite impressed with Circuit Works and have taken a strong liking to their gym. Some notes on the most positive parts —
1. ADVANCE and BEGINNER — this is one of the few gyms that is good for both advanced athletes and beginners. The workout is excellent and challenging, but there’s frequent opportunities for beginners to take a break if something gets too challenging. No exercise or weight here is too difficult for anyone, yet anything can be increased for those who are advanced. I definitely appreciate how flexible the workout can be.
2. KNOWLEDGE — I’ve very much appreciated the knowledge I’ve gotten from working out at this gym. At the beginning of the workout, you can pay $ 3 for a monitoring belt — BUY IT! What this band helps you do is stay in the ‘fat burning zone’ showing your exercise levels and heart rate on TV screens throughout the gym. Watching these monitors, while I workout, has definitely changed the way I approach working out, so that I can get th best workout possible at every gym I got to.
Circuit Works is one of the handful of gyms I attend frequently — you can’t go wrong attending workouts at this place!
Place rating: 5
Newport Beach, CA
I love Circuit Works! It is the best workout around and has high energy and great music. I highly recommend Kaseem and Rafael’s class — they push you and make it fun. The only negative is they have the same stations /​routine every week so that can get repetitive if you like to go multiple times in a week. I believe they change it up every Monday. All in all you get a lot of cardio and circuit and leave every time feeling great.
Place rating: 3
Los Angeles, CA
The place is nice, the work out is decent. It is not too crammed so it feels good. If you really want to drop pounds and get in shape, I think Barry’s in WeHo is a much better work out.
Place rating: 5
Santa Monica, CA
I came here for my first time through Class Pass two weeks ago and have already been back 3 times. The staff was very welcoming and friendly. You watch a short introduction video which explains the class. The first round was a little confusing since I wasn’t familiar with the overall rotation but you catch on quickly.
So far, I have only taken classes with Adam and he has been awesome! He takes the time to walk around to each station and make sure everyone is doing the workout correctly. For your first class they let you borrow a heart rate monitor for free which was a huge plus. I have never used one before and am now hooked!
Place rating: 5
Chatsworth, Los Angeles, CA
Challenging fun workout with A+ trainers! The front desk folks are friendly. The workout is challenging but you move from station to station so quickly that right when you feel like you’re going to die you go to something else. Sean williams is amazing and I highly recommend one of his classes.
Place rating: 5
Hawthorne, CA
I had a free class to circuit works yesterday for my birthday and I took the 8:30am class with Sean. and he was fantastic. This was only my second time going to circuit works as the other gym was in Brentwood and that was closer for me. I have Multiple Sclerosis and I try to work out a lot to combat my disease. I was doing really could until around ten minutes before the class was over and I felt so dizzy and I thought that I might faint. Sean saw this and he was patient with me and I told him about my illness and he said just take your time and sit down and just stretch if you can. He said that I was an inspiration for even coming. I am so happy I went to circuit works and Sean was so nice and understanding with me. When he was talking to me his face was beginning to blur so I had to sit down. Thank you again Sean for making my birthday workout special!!!
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
Really love Circuit Works! I went to Alice my first time (w/​class pass) — she was super nice and motivating. She was consistently checking in to make sure my friend and I were doing okay with the movements. She always made sure we had good form too. I have never felt so tired in my life till after this workout! I must admit — I have been doing more strength training stuff with class pass but this studio made me realize it’s important to work on cardio as well! I never felt so great after a workout! Thank you!
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
I went to my first class and the trainers were great! They did a great job in explaining how the circuits and machines work. The workout itself was intense, but in a good way. It was definitely a challenging workout. I burned 642 calories! I’ll definitely going back to circuit works.
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
Came here on Classpass for the first time yesterday. I was greeted by friendly staff, clean towels, and an intro video that explains how it works. It’s a bit confusing of a setup, but once you get used to the treadmill/​floor combo every 2 rounds, it’s very engaging and fun. They let me use their heart rate monitor which definitely made me push myself harder and harder to get into that «red zone.» It’s a great way to compete with others and challenge yourself.
Sean was an amazing instructor. He had great energy and was enthusiastic, plus he played good music which I appreciate. Will definitely be coming back/​will be buying one of those heart rate monitors for the future!
Place rating: 3
San Francisco, CA
The short version:
The value for price here isn’t worth it. They have NO intro free class (it’s $ 28) and monthly rates past the first month are close to what you would pay for a full service gym like Equinox
Class is okay but their circuits are a bit lame. Many of them are archaic exercises (using weight machines with very low weight) and not body weight or full body calorie burning moves (eg jumping squats)
Instructor was cool (Tyler?) … not sure because his picture /​name isn’t on the website.
Bottom line: meh. try a few different circuit studios before deciding on one.
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
Omgosh, I loved this class.
Let’s be real tho — I was straight up nervous before I walked in. Idk what it is but just hearing «circuit training» kind of intimidates me. But I’ve had some good experience at other studios so I thought I’d give this place a try.
I took Sean’s Sunday morning class. I hadn’t worked out since Thursday and you know that feeling you get when you take an extra rest day & you just want to sleep in and not work out again today? Well that was definitely me this morning but thankfully ClassPass charges me $ 20 if I miss so I forced myself up and went. (Plus I knew deep inside that I never regret a work out)
I walked in and was warmly greeted by the two lovely ladies at the front desk, making me feel very welcomed. I even sensed the excitement they had since I was new. While I was filling out the contact sheet, I took note on how they greeted each person who walked in and even knew some of them by name. Everyone seemed to be excited for class which made me feel more at ease.
After I signed the waiver, they had me watch a 2 ½ minute video on how the class would be like. Brilliant — I hate walking in to something clueless.
When I finally got into the room, Sean introduced himself and led me into the direction I needed to go. Some people were on the treadmills, warming up their bodies while some were stretching on the mats. Since the treadmills were full, I picked a mat and started warming up.
Then, the fun began. If you haven’t read their description: this is a class where there are 10 stations (I believe the stations change every week) and you alternate between stations & treadmills. He shows you how to use all the stations in the beginning but there are screens by the treadmills w pictures/​videos on how each station works for reference. There are also recommendations on weights for each station (of course, you can adjust based on your level) so everything is very understandable.
The treadmills is also a whole other world. Where every 30 seconds to somewhere over a minute, he’ll give you a different incline and speed (generally — you still choose according to your level). Challenging, but a good one. And the breaks between each segment is enough for you to not feel like you’re going to die lmao which you sometimes get at other places.
Sean was amazing. So lively, energetic & motivating. He really knows how to encourage you to push yourself to do your best.
They also have white towels for you to use during class & black towels to clean stations.
OHH & the music selection is awesome. Totally appropriate & heart pumping. Loved it.
Great class, I’ll definitely be back & I highly recommend
Place rating: 5
Santa Monica, CA
Best (hardest!) workout I’ve had in a long time! You definitely get out of it what you put in… and the instructors will push you even more than that!
Be prepared for a fast-​paced hour so it helps to have had some experience with using a treadmill, free weights and workout machines. The instructors do well with helping if you need it, but with the fuller classes, it can be hard for them to get around to everyone.
I would love to keep coming back! The downfall? The price. However that’s more of my issue than theirs as most studios in this area fall in the pricier range. Regardless, I do recommend doing the discounted first month trial — it’s worth it.
Place rating: 5
Beverly Hills, CA
Circuit Works will kick your ass! (In the best way.) They offer HIIT classes at lots of times throughout the day, and I really appreciate that they always have late afternoon classes on weekends (how else are you supposed to sleep in/​brunch, and still squeeze in a workout?), including holiday weekends.
My first class was with Raphael, and he set me up on the treadmill and was attentive to my form on the floor exercises. He doubled up the intervals (so 2 consecutive runs and 2 rounds on the floor, hello burn!) and ended with a great stretching routine where he went around to each person and pressed down for a deeper stretch, which was really nice. I’ve also had classes with Adam (former #17 NCAA Tennis!) and Sean (Olympic hopeful for 400m), and they’re awesome as well.
I love that CW has a dedicated towel for each of the machines. The only suggestion for improvement I’d make is to alternate the floor exercises so that they work different areas of your body — it was difficult to get through 3 lower body workouts in a row after running 3 treadmill intervals before an upper body exercise came along.
CW is sandwiched between Dogtown Coffee and Alchemie Spa, and Stella Barra is across the street, if you feel like an iced salted caramel or prosciutto & farm egg pizza afterwards, mm…
Place rating: 3
Cheviot Hills, CA
I came to circuit works for their entry month and I liked it but would not pay more than 100 a month to be a member. The classes are really good, however at times repetitive. You will definitely see results if you push yourself which was awesome. It is a very supportive vibe that anyone could join in on. I never felt like I was being judged. They do only offer the one class and it’s only offered in the mornings and evenings. The facility is very small with only one individual bathroom therefore you need time in the morning to go home and shower which was difficult for me. I also sometimes got sick of the class but there are no additional options. If it was less expensive this would make more sense to me but at almost the same price as Equinox I would want at least a shower and maybe a yoga class.
There is one absolute incredible instructor (I don’t know his name but he is a candidate to run in the Olympics) who is so motivating and had such a great class!
After the month I decided to pay 10 extra dollars and go to Equinox but it depends what your looking for in a gym. You will see results and lose weight here.
Place rating: 4
New York, NY
Love circuit works! One of my fave workouts :)
Only downside is manager is always in the classes and micro managing. Makes me feel awkward. Truly the instructors are awesome & don’t need it. Other than that it’s a great place!
Place rating: 3
Los Angeles, CA
I took two classes here at Circuit Works. The one hour class consists of alternating between the treadmill and work out stations to high energy music. There are screens on top of the treadmills that shows images of what each station consists of. Circuit Works is fairly small with one room and a restroom. They also provide lockers for personal belongings and provide towels as well.
During my first class, I was completely lost. I’m new to this whole interval/​circuit training type of workout. I didn’t even know how to navigate the treadmill options. As for the work out stations, I had to keep referencing the screens on the wall for each work out station. Stations consisted of weight and resistance training. The second time around, the class was at capacity. I was still lost at some stations because I didn’t know how to use the equipment and had to flag over the instructor for help.
Overall, I can see how people would be a fan of this place. In one hour, you can get an entire body workout to super fun music and high energy. It is definitely a fun place to change up your workout from your typical gym routine. However, I can’t see myself taking a class here no more than once a week and Circuit Works is quite costly. It also would have also been nice if they provided some type of quick intro for newbies.
As a warning, parking is tough! There is a free public parking lot across the street, but it is always full. Your best bet is to come early and scout for metered or residential parking.