Birch & Iron Fitness - San Jose, California

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This review is long overdue for Evelyn — TL;DR: we love Evelyn and this is a 10000% volunteer review!

I’ve been training with Evelyn for 4 years, and I’m so excited to see her open her own space! I first found Evelyn in 2021 when I was looking for someone to help with my posture. Since then, she’s guided me through the ups and downs of my fitness journey with care and expertise.

Evelyn is highly knowledgeable, especially when it comes to working with underrepresented communities in the fitness industry. She’s methodical, detail-oriented, and perceptive. Based on your individual needs, she creates personalized plans that not only target aesthetics but also prioritize long-term health, strength, and flexibility.

Her new space is a true reflection of her dedication — with brand-new equipment, premium everything and a team of new trainers. I’ve referred three friends to her, and they all love working with her too! If you’re looking for a trainer who genuinely cares about your well-being, I can’t recommend Evelyn enough.

Lucy W.

I don't really have enough words to describe how BRILLIANT Evelyn is and how much positive impact she has created in my life.

For someone who was so active from the time I could walk and playing all the sports under the sun, working out at least 5 times a week and then going into a much more sedate life style, restarting working out was HARD. Evelyn has managed to create workouts that I love doing (as much as I roll my eyes at certain exercises) and make me want to work out again.

Evelyn brings a wealth of knowledge, expertise, kindness and cheerleading spirit that she adapts to every client that she has, to create a welcoming and effect environment for everyone. She truly embodies the ideals of Health at every size by making sure there is equipment that fits all body sizes and shapes.

I have always been very impressed with her ability to adapt workouts to fit my body and its aches and pains. She is also able to adapt based on the intensity of the workout each client is looking for, even if that changes on the day to day basis.

I have referred my friends to her and will continue to refer anyone else to Birch and Iron because I know that Evelyn cares about her clients and every addition to the company will fit in with all the ideals of every body size and shape is valid and can reach the goals they want to reach.

Ashley O.

Evelyn has changed my life. I came to her overwhelmed, inexperienced, insecure, and with a healthy displeasure of exercise. Her guidance, patience, and breadth of technical expertise has made each and every session an interesting and positive experience. I've made more progress on my fitness goals in the last three months than I have in years. If you're not convinced, I've made a list of the positive attributes that keep me committed:
- Consistent positive reinforcement.
- Preparation for each and every session.
- The sessions build off of each other. She points out the progress each week, and connects the exercises with your fitness goals.
- Incredibly organized.
- Nonjudgmental, inclusive, empathetic, and intuitive.
- Clear communicator.
I cannot emphasize how much I dislike exercising, and my strong association of exercise with pain. Evelyn has helped me break through that each and every week, build my confidence, and give me the tools to live a healthier lifestyle. I'm eternally grateful!

Rhonda K.

If you want to strengthen and tone your muscles, improve your balance and feel younger and more fit, Evelyn is the trainer for you! I've been working with her for over 4 years, and even when I had a major shoulder injury she was able to adapt my training so that not only was I able to stay fit, but I was able to strengthen the muscles around the injury so that it will not happen again! I would highly recommend her! I'm going to stay young until a very old age!

Brandon W.

Evelyn has helped me completely transform my posture and walking gait. She knows FREAKING EVERYTHING about how bodies move. I'm not exaggerating when I say that 99 times out of 100, if something is slightly off with some random muscle, she knows what the problem is and IMMEDIATELY gives me some creative way to fix it.

Rosita G.

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