Max Fitness Academy

Just joined and I really like it! I was looking for a private gym close to my home and this is perfect! It’s clean, not too crowded at all! I also like the trainers or employees don’t bother you like other gyms trying to get your business. They just let you work out and do your thing. Love the hours too! I am happy I joined!

My wife and I joined Max more than 6 years ago. We have worked out all of our lives, but not with personal trainers — until we joined Max. Believe me, a great personal trainer makes a huge difference. The trainers at Max are excellent. They’ll personally design a program for you, whether it is for strength and fitness, power lifting or even body building, and then work with you to change it up from time to time to meet your personal fitness goals. Their classes include kick-​boxing and crossfit. Their nutrition advice is really helpful. Max has a good mix of free weights, machines and cardio equipment. Really everything you need. Max is a much better alternative to one of the big box gyms. It is low-​key with a family feel. And you will see celebs working out there from time to time. Check it out.

Great local gym, very private and great friendly staff. Switched over from la fitness because it doesn’t get too crowded here and is a better excercise environment. Highly recommended

John, Mark & Donavon are honest, hard working, knowledgable, helpful and go out of there way to help out members and potential members. These guys are 3 of the best trainers in the state of CA…
The gym has great equipment, over 1000 lbs of plates, nice cardio, aerobic & boxing space and kept very clean and cool (temp-​wise)
Dina behind the front desk is very nice as well. I recommend this place to anybody that wants a great atmosphere to work out. You will feel great…
Thank you

Beware. I was told when I signed on to this place that I could cancel at any time by submitting my cancellation in writing. I paid the $ 50 per month fee for 4 months via credit card. Their equipment was not kept up-​to-​date, the foul language used by the owner was inappropriate and their hours of operation were not convenient to my schedule. So, I submitted my written cancellation. Much to my surprise, they continued to charge my credit card. When I called to let them know this was a mistake, I was told that I was supposed to give 10 days notice. But that is not what was verbally told to me when I signed on. DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID.

(Note: this review is about 5 months late)
Equipment is old and ill maintained. Evening receptionist is a complete airhead and nearly impossible to get info out of. Plus, last 2 – 3 times I was there the hot water in the bathroom wasn’t even working to wash my hands after having them in boxing gloves for an hour — can anyone say unsanitary?! I tried to report this to the receptionist, but she literally just said «Um, it’s always been like that,» even though there had been hot water in the bathroom when I first started going there. Just WOW.
I bought the Groupon for the 15 kickboxing classes and I’m regretting it. I love kickboxing and wanted to find a good gym in LA that offers it since my current gym (24 hr fitness in Sherman Oaks) doesn’t. This gym was near my house and the deal was cheap! Now I know why. Instructors are limited, the white guy is completely disinterested in teaching. I’m sure he knows his stuff, but he seems bored the whole time, every class (I’ve been to 5 so far). I keep trying to get a class with John, who seems like the only cool, upbeat one there, but they apparently don’t have a fixed schedule… So there’s no way to know which instructor you’ll have unless you call same day. Not great if you’re the kind that needs to plan your week days ahead, like me.
I’ve been taking the beginners kickboxing classes to get back in the swing of things… And 5 classes later is the same EXACT routine every time. You either get to be a total first time beginner every time, or join the advanced class. What happened to a gradual learning curve? How am I supposed to make it into the advanced class if we never move past the basics??? Seems like they’re not actually into teaching you kickboxing, just the cardio.
There are other gyms in my area that offer kickboxing, with better variety of classes and instruction levels.
If you don’t care about using well maintained equipment or kickboxing as anything more than a novelty, this is the gym for you. If you actually like working out on clean, smooth working equipment and want instructors that will challenge and engage you, DON’T go here.
24 hr fitness may be «corporate» but at least they maintain a level of professionalism and customer service this place doesn’t understand.

Not a place I would really recommend for classes. To small and not intense enough. I’ve experienced better for sure… As for the trainers they all are very helpful with everything.

Great service and the people there really know what they are doing. The kickboxing class is awesome and I would recommend it highly. Small gym with personal attention always given to members. I haven’t been there in a while because I moved away but hope to go back soon.
It’s like the other reviewer said, what gym or any place nowadays, when you buy something, doesn’t try to upsell? Try going to your local bank to deposit a check and see how what they try to cross-​sell you while u are in line for 10 mins… may not be obvious what they are doing when you have a bank employee walking up to a long teller line asking people what they can be of assistance with but trust me, you are a target and they are identifying opportunities to sell you a credit card, open other useless accounts, atm cards, equity lines of credit etc… they make their quota off you, deal with it.
Of course they tried to sell me a big package but I went with what I was comfortable with paying at the time. If you want personalized service, quicker results and you can afford it, good place but if u want to pay $ 40 a month at your local run of the mill gym and think you can do it alone, I recommend you go elsewhere. You get what you pay for!

I purchased the Groupon deal and have been attending the Cross fit classes. Its a very challenging class and always leaves me sore for days! I really enjoy the classes because you feel like your getting your own personal trainer. The gym is very small and the instructors take a hands on approach teaching style. I think the staff is nice and they’re passionate about helping people get in shape. If you haven’t tried Cross fit this is a great place to start! Ample parking and easy check-​ins.

Terrible customer service! I purchased a Groupon deal for 15 classes and experienced technical difficulties (theirs, not mine) when instead of taking my name down– referred me to their user unfriendly website. I had to call the douche male-​receptionist three times who hadn’t a clue about their website or even the basics of customer service. The douchebag even hung up on me!
I promptly got a refund from Groupon and will take my business elsewhere!

Anyone who says the trainers aren’t qualified are out of their minds. I have trained with most and they have all been great and the price is basically the same as most small gyms, and much cheaper than equinox.
This little gym is perfect for me, everyone is really friendly, even the members.
Btw, a gym that up sells? What gym doesn’t push their products on you?

Come here 2 times so far for boxing classes and I am really enjoying myself.
This place is a small individual gym. I think they are primarily geared towards personal training… so don’t expect some lush place like equinox with tons of classes and private studios. The classes are held in the back of the gym, which has an open space filled with 6 or so punching bags.
As for the boxing, the classes are small. I believe there is a max of 8 per class (or 10 i forget). But, its wonderful because you don’t have to share your bag with a ton of people and you get personalized attention. The classes typically start on time and they are pretty reasonably priced. especially if you consider how much boxing classes are at other places.
All in all, Max Fitness Academy has given me a pretty good work out. Sometimes the teacher has to stop and explain things to newer people who have never boxed. which does slow down the class. but since they are a small gym who don’t offer different levels of boxing classes I do understand it. I will continue to go to boxing classes periodically as it is not that expensive, they have an 8 pm classes so I can work late, and the class sizes are small.

I agree with Veronica’s review. Don’t waste your $ 100 for their full body scan and assessment. It was a waste of time and money.
I couldn’t believe how much they wanted to join their crappy gym. When they start talking thousands my eyes popped out. Thanks but I wasn’t born yesterday. But I guess they did get $ 100 out of me (my bad).
It’s like an info commercial, but wait there’s more. You get full access to the gym anytime you want. Wow and I can’t get that at any other gym for about 99% off your cost? You get to sit in an uncomfortable office while they up sale you. Well what can you afford, yadda yadda yadda. Parking is a nightmare and traffic on Ventura Blvd is just as bad.
You can thank me and Veronica later! :)

Been taking kickboxing classes here for some time now and I love them. Mark and John are amazing! Always have me laughing. Classes are small, fun, and always different. Everyone in the gym is very friendly. It’sa really great, relaxed environment. Highly recommend!

Came to this gym really wanting to get results, my goal was to gain 15 lbs of muscle in 6 – 8 months and definitely got what i was aiming for!
i started off at 125 in April and now at 140, feeling and looking great. Trainers know what they’re doing and the Body Mapping really helps you and your trainer understand what you’re doing wrong and the best part is, THEY CAN TELL WHEN YOU CHEAT YOUR DIET and make sure you get back on track.
If you really want personable trainers and are dedicated to getting results this is definitely the place to go!
Great staff, great gym and definitely got the results I wanted because of them!

Great small gym without the crowds. If you are committed to getting fit and looking your best the trainers at MAX fitness with help you get there.
The Gym is always neat and clean and you always get friendly service

What a joke this place is! I just moved to Studio City from the South Bay and am actively looking to join a new gym that offers kickboxing classes. My roommate goes to Dark Horse Cross Fit and suggested I check it out, but I wanted to visit more than one gym in the area before deciding where I’d like to join.
So after spending some time on their website, I called up Max Fitness and was greeted by a totally inept receptionist. I don’t like to trash people or write bad reviews unless they are earned and this place definitely earned it. If it were possible, I wouldn’t even give them a star. When someone who answers a business phone is clueless and unprofessional, I feel it is my duty to warn others before they waste their precious time. The receptionist is a total liability to this company as she had a very hard time answering my basic questions and even failed to mention that I needed to print out the online coupon and bring it in when I visited. Not knowing this very important fact, I talked my roommate into checking the place out with me and we headed down there which in the end was a complete waste of time.
Upon arriving at the gym we were greeted by «Ms. Alicia Silverstone» herself and after asking if we could just take one free class to evaluate the place, she explained that they didn’t do that and that we would have to pay a $ 15 fee. I then asked about the free week pass and was told that it only applied to the gym and she then asked if I had printed it out. I explained to her that she didn’t tell me to do so and after a few minutes of awkwardness, we decided to just pay the $ 15 since we had just spent 20 minutes getting there.
As «Alicia» was getting the paperwork ready, the owner John Youn came down and I explained to him that we wanted to try out the gym, but that I didn’t have the required «utility bill» because I just moved to the area. He proceeded to explain that it was mandatory and that I also needed to print out the online coupon and since both were not done, he couldn’t help me. He then proceeded to ramble on about some nonsense and we could clearly see that he could care less whether we joined his gym or not. After a few minutes of listening to him basically blow us off, we walked out and I vowed that I would join Unilocal and any other online directory where they have a presence so I could write about my less than stellar experience.
Don’t even waste your time with this place! They could care less about treating potential clients with class and I have never been to a gym that treated people the way they treated us. How this place is still in business is beyond me.

This place is the biggest scam ever. They pay for Unilocal reviews.
They will get you to sign up for three sessions for $ 99 and a body map then will double talk you until you see stars, literally brainwashing you into believing this will be the best way for you to get into shape.
After they get your money, the heavy selling starts. They begin selling you all kinds of supplements and protein that will do nothing but get you to be puffier and rounder than a teletubby! I worked out with everybody there, Ron, Max, John, Marc and each of them are unqualified, uneducated and totally clueless when it comes to physical fitness or getting anybody into shape. I accomplished three times as much by myself or asleep. Their employees are strippers, porn stars and drug addicts who have no right personal training. The owner, Max and John are money grubbing backwards ass businessmen, who are not only unethical but completely full of shit, unprofessional, uneducated and literally running what I have literally had them both tell me is a scam. Get out of there before its too late and you end up fatter than you starter and hundred of dollars into the gutter.

Great Trainers. I highly recommend taking the kickboxing class. It really makes you sweat and it’s extremely fun!!! Love the atmosphere, the staff is very friendly and focused on making you fit!

My husband and I have been clients for over four years. Ronnie, Mark, John and all of the other fantastic trainers have helped us reach our goals. My husband has put on over 40 pounds of muscle, and I have made tremendous strength gains.
Everyone at this gym is knowledgable, friendly and willing to do what it takes to help you reach your goals — whether it’s changing up your workouts, creating customized nutrition plans, or working hard to motivate you to do your best.