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Live Fit Gym

Your complete fitness & wellness gym in SF! 8 locations—find your ultimate gym near you! + WHY WE LIVE FIT. We are San Francisco natives. (415) 655-3395

Passionate about the health & wellness of our members and communities. What started off as a Chiropractic office 15+ years ago eventually grew into a gym – we are the only Doctor-owned gym in San Francisco. We believe the body can naturally heal itself and become resilient and strong, inside & out. This is our purpose. We believe in your power to live fit & live well. OUR LOCATIONS:

LiveFit Gym • Arguello
403 Arguello Blvd
(415) 682-4623

Live Fit Gym • Valencia Street
675 Valencia St
(415) 641-4200

Live Fit Gym • Fairmont Hotel
950 California St
(415) 834-1010

Live Fit Gym • Polk Street
1630 Polk St
(415) 923-5853

Live Fit Gym • Hayes Valley
301 Fell St
(415) 525-4364

Live Fit Gym • Bush Street
1094 Bush St
(415) 525-3454

Live Fit Gym • Cole Valley
(415) 682-4201

Live Fit Gym • The Castro
2145 Market St.

01/15/2026

Ever wondered what the difference is between Swedish, Deep Tissue & sports massage? Our Spa Manager, Liv, explains how you can incorporate each variation intelligently for your fitness & wellness journey! Only at Live Fit Massage & Live Fit Spa--powered by LFG.

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01/15/2026

Science has completely reframed how we understand fitness. It’s not about grinding endlessly or pushing until the body crashes. Human performance is regulated by homeostasis--the biological drive toward equilibrium that governs hormones, inflammation, recovery, mood, energy, and adaptation. ☯️

Sounds too sciencey? That's because it is.

When the body is in balance, progress compounds faster & with less stress. When it’s not, the nervous system goes into survival mode & performance stalls.

This is why recovery isn’t optional-- it’s foundational. Let us say that again:

RECOVERY IS NOT OPTIONAL. IT'S FOUNDATIONAL.

But not all recovery is created equal. Most gyms offer commodity tools or gadgets that bypass the most important mechanism in recovery: human connection. Licensed massage, therapeutic healthy touch, & personalized intake engage the oxytocin system, reduce tension, modulate pain, & quiet the stress physiology that blocks progress.

How does it feel knowing a licensed or certified expert is allowing you to feel heard? Seen? Understood? And wanting to specifically address your pain/goals/etc?

What would that feel like for you? Everyone’s body carries different patterns, trauma, & movement history. That's why: recovery is an art--not a one-size-fits-all script--and it demands expertise, responsiveness, & nuance.

Integrative Fitness is the intelligent combination of fitness & wellness. We integrate licensed recovery, evidence-based protocols, & strength training into an ecosystem designed to support the body’s biology rather than fight against it. When the nervous system feels safe, the body adapts. When recovery is honored, results accelerate. And when the bridge between where you are & where you’re going is clear, precise, and supported:

fitness becomes predictable instead of chaotic. That’s the LFG model. So...LFG.

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01/14/2026

At LFG, our ecosystem is intentionally built around licensed & certified professionals who understand how the human body adapts, empowers, & performs. From certified personal trainers, classes instructors, & integrative health writers; to licensed chiropractors, licensed wellness facilitators, licensed estheticians, licensed massage therapists— every role contributes to results. This isn’t a menu of disconnected services. It’s a coordinated system grounded in evidence, skill, & intelligent design.

Be intentionally designed.

Because goals aren’t achieved through single inputs. Strength, aesthetics, clarity, community, & wellbeing require the right modality at the right moment. Our practitioners work with your body’s history, movement patterns, nervous system responses, & lifestyle to customize decisions that machines alone can’t.

For example: a massage chair can’t replace the oxytocin release of human touch, we do NOT apply a "one size fits all". When licensed experts collaborate, the body responds differently--and success compounds.

Live Fit Gym’s licensed estheticians, chiropractors, massage therapists, wellness facilitators, trainers, & instructors share a unified purpose: elevating how members look, feel, and connect to themselves. Community isn’t an afterthought--it’s a physiological input. Group classes activate belonging and energy, recovery services soothe the nervous system, & integrative fitness builds resilience. This is what wellness looks like when it’s designed with intention: and designed for you.

Be designed. Empowered. Built by LFG.

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01/12/2026

Time always exposes what we’ve been avoiding. It shows up in our joints, our breath, our sleep, our posture, our stress tolerance, & the way we carry ourselves through the day. We like to believe health is reactionary and episodic...but the truth is that health is cumulative. You don’t get injured overnight. You don’t burn out overnight. And you don’t recover overnight. Everything meaningful is slow, compounded, & delayed in its reveal. 🌱

The hardest part is recognizing that time is not neutral. It either works for you or against you. If we neglect the body, time accelerates breakdown. If we INVEST in the body, time compounds capacity. 📈

This is where Integrative Fitness powered by LFG™, the intelligent combination of fitness and wellness, changes the relationship people have with their health. Training builds the body. Chiropractic realigns the nervous system. Massage balances tension and recovery. And more.

Each modality influences the others. Time then becomes an ally, not an adversary. ☯️

Most people seek solutions only when time has already collected its debt. But the people who learn to respect time early are the ones who maintain mobility, cognition, energy, & resilience as they age. They don’t chase health. They build it. And that construction happens quietly, long before anyone notices.

It's time to invest in you. Invest in your health. Choose: you!

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01/08/2026

Being present with your breath & body brings up the wholeness of your emotions. In stillness, in pose, in groundedness in your body--may arise stored emotions.

There's this saying in Yoga, "Issues are stored in the tissues." That gnawing feeling, bad gut feeling, and other somatic experiences may be cluing you in much more than our conscious mind that articulate, format, or understand.

Nerves, fascia, posture, breath, and movement all carry information—experiences, impressions, stress responses, and unfinished emotional loops. The brain is a bundle of nerves; nerves run through the body; the body expresses the mind. ☯️

The mind body connection is real. And you do experience that in our yoga classes:

This is why light + shadow come up on the mat. Carl Jung reminded us that the conscious & subconscious dance together—what we know & what we avoid knowing. Research today suggests the subconscious isn’t purely a mental construct; it’s embodied. The body often processes data before the mind catches up. When you breathe, slow down, & move with intention, those signals surface. Sometimes joy. Sometimes tears. Both are intelligence. 🙏

Yoga gives you a space to witness your humanity without rushing past it. Breath regulates. Movement integrates. Awareness connects the dots between stress, posture, memory, and meaning. It’s not about perfection. It’s about presence. We honor that process here at LFG—because the goal isn’t simply to get stronger or more flexible, or even "perfection". Our focus is to guide you towards a relationship with your self that is resilient, attuned, & deeply alive.

(415) 655-3395
2145 Market St
San Francisco, CA

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01/07/2026

Your posture is aging you faster than you think—and it’s not just about back pain. Poor posture subtly changes how you breathe, how much tension your body holds, and how efficiently your muscles and joints carry load. When the rib cage collapses and the head drifts forward, breathing becomes shallow, stress rises in the nervous system, and energy drops. What looks like a “posture issue” is often a full-body efficiency problem. 🏃

Posture doesn’t fail overnight. It declines gradually through long hours of sitting, a weakened core, chronic stress, and repetitive movement patterns that stop challenging your body to stabilize itself. ✔️

Over time, muscles that should support you go offline, while others overwork to compensate. Research and guidance from institutions like Harvard University consistently link healthy posture with strength, balance, and long-term mobility—key markers of how well the body ages.

This is where intelligent training matters. Core strength isn’t about aesthetics; it’s about spinal integrity and force transfer. Compound movements train the body to stabilize, coordinate, and move as a unit, while flexibility keeps joints hydrated and resilient. Strength without mobility breaks down. Mobility without strength doesn’t last. Movement, done well, is medicine—and posture is one of the clearest signals of how well that medicine is working.

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01/06/2026

Chelsea is one of those trainers who reminds you that fitness isn’t just about how hard you push—it’s about how present you are while doing it. As a personal trainer & group instructor at Live Fit Gym Mission and LFG Elite Training Studio: she brings a level of mindfulness into movement that prepares you not only for strong days, but for the challenging ones too. 💪

She talks about how mindfulness during workouts becomes an anchor. When training gets intense, coming back into your body after a tough session helps you reconnect with gratitude—for what you just accomplished, for how far you’ve come, & for the fact that soreness and exhaustion are signals of progress, not failure. That awareness quiets the outside noise & amplifies your internal wisdom, which is exactly what we aim to cultivate here at Live Fit Gym.

With a background in competitive cycling from San José State University, Chelsea understands both performance and presence. Her approach reflects the new paradigm we’re building—Integrative Fitness powered by LFG—where strength, awareness, and resilience work together to move you forward, on every level.

+ Mindfulness as a training tool, not an afterthought
+ Preparing your nervous system for hard days, not just good ones
+ Reconnecting with your body after intensity to build gratitude
+ Athletic foundations rooted in discipline and self-awareness
+ Progress measured by presence, not perfection

If you’re ready to train with intention and reconnect with your body in a deeper way, Chelsea is here to guide you.
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Train with Chelsea at LIVE FIT GYM & LFE ELITE TRAINING!

01/05/2026

We've heard it. You've heard it. "No pain, no gain”. For a lot of people, that phrase has quietly taught them to ignore their body instead of understand it.

If you’ve ever pushed so hard that soreness turned into strain, or motivation turned into burnout, you’re not weak--you were just taught the wrong metric for progress. Pain isn’t proof you’re doing it right. It’s feedback: it deserves to be listened to. ✔️

Real results come from consistency, not extremes. Your integrity towards the goal. Adaptation to the practice: the natural highs and lows of the journey. Because some days are harder than others. That's okay.

The body adapts through intelligent stress followed by adequate recovery. Read that again: intelligent stress & adequate recovery. Not through constant punishment. When workouts are driven by exhaustion or pain alone, the nervous system stays on high alert, movement quality breaks down, & the risk of injury increases.

That’s not discipline--that’s imbalance. Strength is built when effort is repeatable, sustainable, & responsive to how your body actually feels. To us: that's strength💪

A grounded approach to fitness asks different questions: Am I present in my body? Can I feel the difference between effort and strain? Am I training in a way I can return to tomorrow, next week, and next month? From an expert lens, progress isn’t about "proving" toughness--it’s about optimizing alignment between body, movement, breath, & intention. When you train with awareness, respect, and consistency, gains don’t just happen--they last.

Make it last. LFG.

01/02/2026

Live Fit Spa + Live Fit Massage. Massage isn't just a luxury. It’s a biological response to the way modern life actually works. 💆‍♀️

Every day, your body moves through repetitive patterns—sitting, standing, typing, training, commuting, carrying stress in your shoulders, jaw, hips, and lower back. Over time, those patterns restrict circulation, shorten tissue, and keep your nervous system stuck in a low-grade stress response. Massage isn’t indulgence—it’s how the body is reminded that it’s safe to release.

There’s also something technology can’t replicate. Oxytocin—the hormone responsible for trust, calm, and nervous system regulation—is released through safe, human-to-human touch. Screens, AI, and devices can inform you, but they cannot create that physiological response. This is why massage chairs aren’t the same. At Live Fit Gym, licensed massage therapists don’t just apply pressure—they read your body, adapt in real time, and support recovery in a way only skilled human care can. 🌱

Why massage is not a luxury:

• It restores circulation to overused and compressed tissue created by repetitive daily movement
• It supports oxytocin release, helping downshift chronic stress and calm the nervous system
• It improves recovery by reducing muscular guarding and improving tissue quality
• It addresses patterns, not just symptoms, through trained hands that understand anatomy
• It provides adaptive, personalized care that machines simply cannot replicate

If you train, work, live in your body, and carry stress like a human being—massage isn’t extra. It’s part of staying well.

Experience licensed, intentional massage care at Live Fit Gym.

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12/31/2025

2025 is coming to a close, and we’re taking this moment as an anchor. Anchors are the moments that organize us.

They can be rituals—points in time that remind your nervous system where you are & how far you've come. Creating structure through a journey that is inherently organic. Life moves in twists & turns—some expected, some challenging, some beautiful/meaningful. What matters most are the anchors you choose along the way.

The moments where you dedicate yourself to being fully in your body. Fully present. Fully engaged in your fitness & wellness. 💪🌱

We recognize that fitness and wellness are deeply personal—unique to the individual, unique to YOU. And it’s through that individuality that we bring our proprietary model to life: Integrative Fitness powered by LFG™. The intelligent combination of fitness & wellness. We combine the two intentionally because we understand how interconnected they are. Fitness impacts wellness. Wellness impacts fitness.

Many gyms focus on one or the other—that’s okay. What sets us apart is that we do both, together. We support our community with CERTIFIED personal training & LICENSED wellness facilitators. And yes, we’ll say that again—LICENSED wellness facilitators. Beyond that, we offer CERTIFIED instructors across a variety of modalities, because social connection, class energy, & shared movement matter.

Be proud of everything you achieved this year. Every moment you chose to move. Every second you gave yourself access to something you love through fitness.

We believe movement is medicine. Movement to express. Movement of the mind, which can process hard experiences. Bridging the gap between the intangible & the tangible. Between imagined goals & real, lived results. ✔️

This is why we LFG. We think about life, longevity, AND your experience from the moment you decide to choose yourself—your fitness & wellness—and how that choice grows into meaning + purpose over time.

So whatever you’re doing this New Year’s Eve as we step into 2026, know that we’re here for you. When you decide to choose you, we’re ready to support you. 🫵

This video is for the spirit of LFG—the vibe, the difference, the impact we’re building together. We hope to train with you soon, to be well with you soon, & to support you in all the moments life has to offer.

Happy New Year. Thank you for an incredible 2025. There’s so much more ahead. 🎉

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12/31/2025

We know you see our reminders from our app to stay hydrated 💦 And we also know it’s easy to mentally file them under “drink more water” & move on.

But hydration isn’t about checking a box or hitting an arbitrary number. It’s about whether water is actually getting into your cells, supporting circulation, nerve signaling, muscle contraction, & recovery. Hydration is more important to your workout that you can imagine: foundational to performance, energy, and resilience--not an afterthought.

True hydration is influenced by electrolyte balance, not just fluid intake. Sodium, potassium, magnesium, & chloride help regulate fluid movement across cell membranes. This supports neuromuscular function. When you train, sweat, or live under chronic stress, you don’t just lose water--you lose minerals. This is why some people feel fatigued, cramp-prone, or “off” even when they’re drinking plenty of water.

Strategic electrolyte intake--especially around workouts--can improve endurance, reduce perceived exertion, and support faster recovery, particularly for people training consistently or doing high-intensity work.

You may also hear conversations around alkaline water, and the nuance matters. Current integrative and sports medicine research suggests that while the body tightly regulates blood pH on its own, alkaline mineral water may support hydration status & acid-base buffering at the muscular level, especially during intense training.

The bigger takeaway isn’t chasing trends--it’s choosing hydration strategies that match your physiology, sweat rate, training load, and lifestyle. At Live Fit Gym, hydration isn’t a generic reminder--it’s part of an intelligent, personalized approach to performance, recovery, and long-term health.

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12/29/2025

Patrick (Mahesak)'s is our winner of this Year's Personal Trainer of the Year Award. His journey is the kind of story that reminds us why we do what we do—starting as a competitive bodybuilder with three appearances on the stage in Thailand: he brought his passion for movement, discipline, & transformation to San Francisco. And has made it his mission to help others reach their fitness goals. 🇹🇭✈️🇺🇸

What began with personal competition evolved into something much bigger: guiding real people through real change, from fat loss & muscle building to strength, functional training, & sustainable transformation.

Whether it’s helping a member break through a plateau or walk pain-free for the first time in years, Patrick brings heart, precision, & holistic thinking into every session. He blends his athletic background with a deep commitment to injury prevention, thoughtful programming, and meeting each client where they are. He doesn’t just coach bodies—he empowers minds, helping individuals build confidence, resilience, and a relationship with movement that lasts long after they leave the gym. 🌱💪

We couldn’t be more proud that Patrick was named Personal Trainer of the Year, a recognition of not just his results but the way he shows up for members every day. Though he wasn’t able to attend the awards ceremony, our General Manager at LFG-Inner Richmond [Arguello], Tiala, accepted on his behalf—echoing what we see in his work every day: a trainer who inspires strength from the inside out, embodies our belief that fitness should be empowering, accessible, & deeply human.

Trainers like Patrick are the heart of Live Fit Gym, helping people transform not just their bodies, but how they feel in their lives. This is why--together--we LFG.

Address

950 California Street
San Francisco, CA
94102

Opening Hours

Monday	5:30am - 11pm
Tuesday	5:30am - 11pm
Wednesday	5:30am - 11pm
Thursday	5:30am - 11pm
Friday	5:30am - 7pm
Saturday	5:30am - 11pm
Sunday	5:30am - 11pm

Telephone

+14155254364

Website

http://www.livefitgym.com/

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