Empire Training Grounds Irvine - Irvine (CA)

5 /5 Natasha M. Ramay: I’ve been searching for a women-only gym for a long time, and I’m so glad I finally found Empire Grounds near my place. This gym is a perfect fit, especially for hijabis looking for a comfortable and private workout environment. The facility is well-equipped with excellent exercise machines, and they also have skilled instructors to guide you through your fitness journey. The flexible hours—from 7:30 AM to late—make it convenient for a variety of schedules. If you’re looking for a supportive and inclusive women-only gym, Empire Grounds is highly recommended!

1 /5 Rama Cheikh: It is the worst experience I have ever faced with a gym, the owners are not professional at all and they have miscoordination between each other, I paid for the 210$ membership to have a personal trainer there , however it was not one to one, she was with everyone else in the gym, there was no actual assessment session, where they take your BMI and measurements and ask you for your fitness goals, moreover there was no fitting room inside , to change and wear non-hijabi gym wear, there’s only a bathroom outside , where men can pass and see you, also there are no lockers nor showers, only cubbies that are open , without a lock…i paid someone called Omar Sabha there by zelle and then someone called Noor , the wife of the owner, came to me the last day and started interrogating me about my membership , couple of times, as if she didn’t believe me , although i answered her couple of times of my membership, it was an embarrassment infront of other ladies to ask me in this way , and it’s not my issue if she didn’t believe me or didn’t know from Omar , what kind of membership I had , so when I went out , i saw Omar and asked him if i can speak to him, he said, yes and she didnt allow me to speak to him because she knew there was miscoordination. Moreover, she told me that i was able to attend to new pilates class ( cz of my memberhship), and Omar said i can attend all classes with this membership, at the end , they contradicted what they said, and said that this class is not included, Omar removed me from the whatsapp group so that i dont write the truth there, so i wrote it here.

5 /5 Noor Ibrahim: Empire training grounds has an amazing all girls gym with the most skilled and qualified personal trainers Joumana and Cindy. They recently underwent a beautiful renovation with a welcoming reception area thanks to Mariam, Valeria and Rayana. They’re also planning to host Sunday Pilates classes which will be supplemented with merchandise from Nours Company. All in all 10/10 location for the Muslim girlies.

5 /5 Mev K.: Empire Gym and their trainer Cindy has been life changing for me. I’ve been wanting to join a gym for years but as a Muslim woman, I didn’t feel comfortable in a coed gym environment. I tried my best with at home workouts and thought I was in pretty decent shape when I started with Cindy. But after working with her since October, I feel stronger and younger! She is so positive and encouraging and pushes you just a bit more every time; something I wouldn’t do by myself. She’s taught me so many new exercises, how to properly use machines and has corrected my form for even basic exercises I thought I’d be doing right for years. I haven’t worked with the other trainer Joumana but she seems equally great with her clients. I’m so grateful to all of the people that have worked behind the scenes to make this happen. JAK.