Best Gyms with Functional Training Equipment near Hawthorne, California

I’ve been to about 70+ PFs and even though my experience was more of a 4-star, i’ll give them a 5-star because of the convenience and location. Yes the parking lot is a bit sketchy but so is most of LA. I liked how the hydromassage chairs were always available. They do have just enough equipment for the amount of people that are there. I wish it was less busy and/or the guests were actually focused on using the equipment and not being on their phones. The staff was friendly and there was always something nice to look at in the gym 😉

Do yourself a favor and stay far away from Club. I went in today around 12:30, and the level of disrespect I experienced was beyond ridiculous. There was a staff member behind the counter, a big black guy with nappy hair, who acted like I wasn’t even there. I asked if I could use the massage chair, and he half-heartedly said yes—but I needed to sign in first. Fine. I start signing in, and this guy turns his back on me and starts chatting with some girl, completely ignoring me. I stood there for a long time waiting for him to help me, and every time I asked what chair I should use, he brushed me off. He didn’t care. Just kept talking to the girl, like I was some kind of nuisance. I had to ask him three times before he finally gave me a half-assed answer—“chair five.” The girl had to step in to help me because this guy was too busy treating me like I didn’t exist. This place has ZERO customer service. You’re not just paying for a service—you’re paying to be treated like garbage. I’m writing this not because I think they’ll do anything about it (they won’t), but to warn anyone who thinks this place is worth their time. If you want to be ignored, disrespected, and basically shoved aside, then by all means, go ahead. But if you want actual service, go somewhere else. I will never be back, and I recommend you don’t waste your time or money here either. I’m done with this joke of a business.

Well let’s start with the good first! The staff is very friendly and kind. The facility especially men’s bathroom definitely needs more attention. Always seems dirty and wet. The parking lot looks like a war zone, so much trash everywhere. I don’t believe the owners who rent the space from maintain that at all. Also as a black card member fairly new to PF the machines are always down. I’ve been told going on weeks now that it’ll be back soon. So what’s the point of actually paying for the extra service that I can’t use?

Like this gym!! Like any other gym, depending on the time you go, you get a good workout. FYI, I'm here at 4am

Love this gym the vibe and everything it's all about doing your thing happily and not judging others, the staff is pretty sweet and kind especially a shout out to Lintera, Jay and other J! very nice hard working employees and very helpful and on point 🙏❤ ☺💪💪

Not the best time when I went because 1/3 of the gym was in construction. It’s extremely noisy and loud. I don’t find it pleasurable to climb in this environment. However, this location does look like a good gym if there were no construction. There were not many people when I was there. They have this cool lighting wall in the last photo too! I’m not sure how it works but it looks fun. My home gym didn’t have this. Parking lot is spacious but shared with other businesses. The gym itself is spacious compared to some other Hangar 18. Shoes keeper at the entrance was very helpful. Staff was nice.

This gym has definitely improved over the last three years. It continues to provide challenging and creative routes at a competitive monthly price. Also nice that there's no initiation fee or charge for freezing your membership. They also have tons of locations so you'll never run out of problems. I recommend checking out the long beach location as well.

I agree with other reviewers: the holds at this gym are old, cracked, and unexciting. I've seen some break apart while climbers were using them. There also was one that was painted over and over that looked really sad 🥲 Other locations, such as Long Beach, Rancho, and Orange, have newer holds and volumes, along with more creative and fresh route settings. Given that this is one of the busiest Hangar 18 gyms, they should invest in updating their holds. Also hoping that they hire a new route setter soon!!! Routes has been bit repetitive for the past few weeks. The challenges aren’t as varied as they used to be, which makes the climbing experience less exciting. It would be great to see some fresh, creative routes like the Rancho location or LBR.

My son used to be a very shy scrawny little boy who hated exercise. He wouldn’t play sports, I forced him into taking karate since he wouldn’t go near any kind of team sports because he wasn’t confident and hated the feeling of responsibility if he made a bad play. After years of karate and I appreciated every second of that class, he was still weaker than the other boys and although he was even teaching the kid’s classes, he didn’t feel like it was a good fit for him, he felt the stress to keep up with the class and be truly good enough to be a black belt, he needed to train harder but his heart was not there. He started climbing at Hangar 18 when he went through a hard period of his young life when something traumatic happened to him. He found himself being challenged by bouldering and could feel he was getting stronger as he held himself up on the walls. He has been climbing for 2 years now and he is SO strong he can almost do a one armed pull up, he’s ripped, confident, and most of all, he is very happy. He started driving at 17 and has been going regularly since he could drive, and he is so focused and has clear goals to be a great climber. This is purely against himself, there is no sparring, no combat, nothing at all like karate and this is such a great fit for him and his personality. I’m so happy that he is so mentally, physically and emotionally healthy, I don’t ever have to worry about him not getting his exercise, except he does need to get his heart rate up and do some cardio… but this is great!!! His friends join sometimes and he takes his little sister they climb together and challenge each other. The workers here are all very serious about their jobs and if you ever go for a class or take minors they make sure you have proper waivers, training and are strict which is great, safety first! I don’t want there to be any accidents so I feel good that they are pretty strict. But you can tell that they also are having fun, they like their jobs. The atmosphere is very friendly but like I said they are strict and they need to be. They don’t do birthday parties they don’t have any frills- just straight forward rock climbing. I love that they don’t take up space for little kids parties. More serious about climbing. Good job!

Review for April 2024: I've been here three times so far, and unfortunately, it's the only Hangar that I have been to that will receive 4 stars. Mostly because the holds for the routes here feel really janky and old. The overall experience of rock climbing is still here. The routes offer a lot of variety, and they have top rope, auto belay, and a lead climb section. The staff here is friendly and very knowledgeable of climbing techniques and protocol. The bathroom and overall environment are clean. They have a small top out section for bouldering and use the v-system over the tag system, which is always a plus. However, the only issue are half the holds smooth when they probably shouldn't be, most likely through overuse. I've also seen a few slightly painted over holds as well, haha. I'll still visit because, like I said, the overall environment is good, and it's still fun to climb here once in a while, but it would not be my first choice out of all the nearby Hangar 18s.