Essers of Los Angeles — Local services in Culver City

At 26 I've been lifting for over 10 years, first for sports in high school then as a favorite hobby in college and beyond. Working long hours in NYC and LA at a desk for 4 years, combined with tearing my psoas and Achilles tendon in the span of a few months, finally got to me and I was resigned to feeling physically terrible and never being athletic again. I'd always felt physical fitness would be a passion for life but the process was now no longer fun and easy.

On the recommendation of a coworker, I decided to check out Essers after committing to recovery. After 3 months of working with Kasey and Macty I've seen insane progress, both in the mirror and my performance/everyday movement, and for the first time in 2 years felt hopeful about being able to regain what I'd lost.

I had always hated on trainers, using them once or twice briefly in the past when I had a trial and found the benefits usually to not be worth the cost. The complete opposite is true at Essers. The intake form, interview, goal setting and progressive workout schedule are all extremely detailed and personalized, and the gym has the equipment necessary for nearly any type of training. The mandatory 3x/week sessions are also great to keep you from losing momentum rather then being able to schedule and cancel on a whim if you don't feel like showing up.

Can't recommend a better place to train or be around people who truly care about helping others improve and let it show so clearly through...

Love Essers! I've had the privelege of working out with some great trainers at great facilities in my life, but this has been the best for a few reasons: 1) They are not just trainers but coaches, meaning that your workouts are not just physical, but about pushing yourself mentally, physically, emotionally, in order to grow and achieve goals in and outside the gym! They truly walk the walk and encourage others to live a healthy lifestyle, learn new skills, and constantly grow. 2) I workout with Tilita mainly and she has SO MUCH knowledge of nutrition, running, strength, physiology, and all kinds of things, so every workout is truly customized to help me with my personal goals and account for what my body needs. Love that! 3) the community here is awesome. Kasey, Macty, and Tilita are all friendly and welcoming to everyone, while sometimes dosing out the tough love 😹 and it really shows in the group of people that work out here. It's always challenging but fun...

Essers is a true gem. The spirt of the Cross-fit, with the personalized attention of concierge-level physical training. Functional fitness is my kind of philosophy --- mobility, stability, strength, flexibility leads to dynamic health. No matter what shape you're in when you start.

My goal when I joined Essers was simply to become "average" -- I had a bunch of injuries and physical hangups when I first joined. Essers helped me blast through all those mental hangups, in a way where I always felt safe, supported, motivated, and having fun. I hope Kasey, Macty, and Sannam, franchise their model and take it global. It's that good. In the meantime, I'm grateful to live in Culver City close-by. Though admittedly, since COVID, they adapted to Zoom video 1on1 sessions and it has worked great in this new reality. Equally can't wait to get back to the studio when the world opens up. These folks are the real deal, class act...