Monk Fitness

Support fellow crew member, Amber Tippett in this year’s Agony Ride! Her goal is to ride 200 miles for this charity!

Agony Ride - Amber Tippett Christian Encounter Ranch is a crossroads kind of place, where one road leads to a dead end; a continuation of bad choices, unhealthy relationships, substance abuse, and unresolved trauma. The other road leads to life, health, community, and contribution to society. This fundraiser makes that second...

Posted • THIS FRIDAY‼️Join us for a special off-site class with one of your .project faves!🏳️‍⚧️

Travel South on Trans Pride weekend and join us for a Long Beach Lagoon Park Circuit! Our Trainer Monk / will coach you through a full body timed interval workout that incorporates a mix of calisthenics, strength/resistance exercises using various equipment, as well as some cardio sprinkled in.

🗓️ FRIDAY 6-7PM
📍Long Beach Lagoon:
5119 East Colorado Street
Long Beach, CA 90814

All off-site classes are free for all-inclusive members or $14 drop-in rate.

Sign up via our ‘everybodylosangeles’ app or online. Link also in bio! 🔝

LBC-YA!

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Monk Rodriguez (he/they) is a NASM certified Personal Trainer and seasoned fitness trainer with 14 years of experience in the field. Monk passionately leads both group classes and private training sessions, offering a holistic approach to physical fitness and is a dedicated advocate for body positivity, inclusivity, and mental well-being. Through their work, they strive to inspire others to appreciate their bodies and lead fulfilling, healthy lives.

Hey Y’all, Tuesday 5am class on Zoom is on and then we’re off for the rest of the week. Get your movement in though! Sunday runday is likely, but we’ll be back in full force on Monday 5/22.

Hi! Quick announcement- Monday evening classes will start at 5:30pm instead of 5pm! In person on the Bluff as well as on Zoom!

Monday morning class remains the same- 5am in the Park and on Zoom.

Excited for the .project tomorrow! I’ll be teaching our weekly all Trans group fitness class at EVERYBODY]! Every Saturday at 12pm in the Move/Build studio. Come join us for a fun bodyweight class appropriate for multiple levels, and it’s free for gym members! Sign up via the EVERYBODY] app, or in person before class.

Join the .project tomorrow for our weekly all Trans group fitness class at EVERYBODY]! Every Saturday at 12pm in the Move/Build studio. I’ll be heading up another bodyweight class appropriate for multiple levels, and it’s free for gym members! Sign up via the EVERYBODY] app, or in person before class.

Join the .project tomorrow for our weekly all Trans group fitness class at EVERYBODY]! Every Saturday at 12pm in the Move/Build studio. I’ll be heading up a fun calisthenics class appropriate for multiple levels and it’s is free for gym members. Sign up via the EVERYBODY] app, or in person before class.

New schedule effective immediately!

***Please RSVP for T/W/TH Evening Zoom classes***

The latest changes are:
1) Tuesdays on the hill start at 5pm
2) Wednesday speed and power work starts at 5pm, and we added stairs to the rotation
3) Wednesday evening Zoom class starts at 6:15pm

All workouts are open to all, first timers and beginners are welcome. All times are in Pacific Time Zone. Please message me for a link to the online Zoom classes.


Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 5am Park Workouts are in Signal Hill. Bring a mat and a set of dumbbells if you have them. These classes are streamed online.

Tuesday’s 5pm running class meets at Hill St & Temple Ave in Signal Hill. Walkers welcomed!

Wednesdays 5pm will rotate Hill sprints meeting at Discovery Well Park, Sand Sprints meeting at Coronado Ave & Ocean Blvd, and Stairs also meeting at Coronado Ave & Ocean Blvd.

Thursday 5pm meets at Coronado Ave & Ocean Blvd on the Bluff. This will be a bodyweight workout with cardio mixed in.

Fridays on the Fly are intended to be used for workouts or hanging out. They can be functional training at the track, ocr conditioning at the beach, mobility sessions, bike rides, breathing workshops, or other community building activities.

Saturday 8am meets at Coronado Ave & Ocean Blvd on the Bluff. Bring a mat and a set of dumbbells if you have them. This workout will be streamed online.

Sunday workouts vary each week. Look for weekly updates for location details and time.

Posted • .project February is ready to rock! Y’all have started the year strong, and we are here to keep it moving with you. Monk Rodriguez] is starting us off this Saturday. Join us each Saturday at 12pm at for some all Trans intentional space. We’ll move our beautiful bodies together, and rejoice in our sacredness.

Monk Rodriguez] all body weight classes aren’t to be missed. 🏳️‍⚧️💖⚧️

Posted • .project Join us for our weekly all Trans group fitness class at EVERYBODY]! Every Saturday at 12pm in the Move/Build studio. is bringing the heat, all we need is you. Class is appropriate for multiple levels and is free for gym members. Sign up via the EVERYBODY] app, or in person before class.

Tomorrow’s Sunday Funday we’ll stay off the muddy trails and hit the Fullerton stairs! We’ll meet at 10:00am at Hillcrest Park (not at the top) at the parking lot here:
1155 N Lemon St
Fullerton, CA 92832

Hey y’all! Whether you need an break or not, we won’t be holding classes Monday 12/26 through Thursday 12/29!

This Thursday 11/24, regular classes are canceled. Come join us at 7am for a morning beach run or walk on the packed sand along the water. I’ll be using this time to recognize Indigenous peoples but feel free to honor whatever peoples you’d like to respect on this day!

Meet in the parking lot at 54th Pl & Ocean Blvd by 7am.

Another small schedule change! Instead of Wednesday Sprints at 4:45pm, we are moving the time to 5:00pm, therefore pushing the evening Zoom class to 6:30pm. And Wednesday night Zoom classes will happen every other week.

The in-person 5pm class will be a speed and power class rotating weekly between beach/sand sprints, interval hill sprints, and stair climbing.

Wednesday mornings remain the same: 5am class in the park and on Zoom.

Hey Everyone, effective immediately, Monday night’s class will be at 5:00pm to give us a little bit of daylight out there on the bluff! Show up in person on Ocean Blvd at Coronado Ave, or Zoom in! DM for meeting link.

Posted • .project We missed you last week! Join us Saturday at 12 pm, at EVERYBODY] for an all Trans group fitness class with . This week’s class is a multi-level body weight experience, no experience necessary! Save your spot via the EVERYBODY] app.

Hey y’all, for the Fridays that we are working out or doing some other community event and for Sunday Fundays, I’ll mostly be posting what, when, and where we’ll be on my stories instead of my feed as well, as long as they are a “usual” events like track workouts and trail runs.

Posted • We had a great workout on the bluff this morning.
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Thank you so much and everyone for your supporting our campaign today.
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Please check out Monk's fitness class schedule if you're looking for fun, functional, affordable, outdoor workouts.

Hey Y’all! This Saturday’s class is a fundraiser! No equipment needed for this fun full body bodyweight workout!

Please come out and support Sowing Seeds of Change in their LB GIVES campaign to help them raise money to make their urban farm wheelchair accessible.

SSC is on a mission to empower transition-age individuals with disabilities and foster youth, ages 18-22, to discover and actively engage in Long Beach's local food system so that they may acquire the necessary job-readiness skills that will enable them to secure paid employment positions within the food system.

Monday’s Labor Day schedule!.. There’s still time to join us for Conquer the Bridge! It’s a 5.3 mile run over the Vincent Thomas Bridge! DM me for info!

So Monday 9/5 5am class is canceled. But join us at 6pm on the Bluff for your regularly scheduled resistance training workout!

We’re doing it againn…nst our better judgement! 😄 Come hit the trails with us in Palos Verdes tomorrow at 7:30am! Meet up at Del Cerro Park (street level) at 2 Park Place, Palos Verdes 90275. Park just below Crest St on Crenshaw Blvd!

Come hit the trails with us in Palos Verdes tomorrow at 8:30am! Meet up at Del Cerro Park (street level) at 2 Park Place, Palos Verdes 90275. Park just below the marked spot on the map in slide #2.

Let’s ride! This Friday (tomorrow 8/19 at 6:00pm) is the next group bike ride! It will be 80’s-themed, but that part is always optional! We’ll be cruising at casual pace and will stick to the bike path.

Meet us at the Belmont pier in front of the Belmont Brewing Company at 6:00pm!

Tomorrow, Sunday 8/14/22 meet us at 6:45am at Peters Canyon Regional Park - 8548 Canyon View Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92869. There is a parking lot that costs $3, or you can park on the neighborhood streets

Check us out tomorrow- 8/12 Friday on the Fly, for a bit of (modifiable) intensity at the track! Meet us at 5pm at 1900 Walnut Ave in Long Beach!

Posted • .project Tonight! Monday, August 8th, at 8pm. Come to for an all Trans group fitness class led by . A huge congratulations to Monk for winning the Long Beach Pride run in the non-binary category!! ✨🏃🏾✨ We are so proud of you!!!!!

Tomorrow is a trail run at Crystal Cove! I’ll throw a number like 6 out there for mileage, but you can do more or less! Next race up for some of us is a 5.3 miles at Conquer the Bridge. It won’t be on trails, but it’s a “hill!”

Tomorrow’s trail starts mostly downhill with a couple rolling hills but don’t be fooled because it finishes with an decent incline to get back. This is a state park so no dogos 🐾

Meet us at 7am at Coastal Peak Park:
20403 E. Coastal Peak, Newport CA 92657

Free parking and access to bathrooms at this location.

Getting ready for next Friday’s Hot ‘N Hilly trail race! (DM for info) We are hitting the Whittier Hills tomorrow with an early start of 6:30am sharp!

Meet us on the corner of Hadley St & Finngal Pl (Street address is 13730 Hadley St, Whittier 90601).

These have become my favorite Saturdays when I get to team up with in a well balanced workout + yoga session! Come move with us this Saturday, you will be hooked!

DM for more info

Meet at the track tomorrow (1900 Walnut Ave) at 5:00pm! We’ll be running, jumping, squatting, slamming, crawling, bending, lifting, swinging, pulling, pushing, sweating, and more! Modifications for everything!

Hey Y’all! Amber Tippett, one of our hard core 5am-ers is about to participate in a 24-hour bike-a-thon! Please read about this great cause, and let’s support her ride!

Agony Ride - Amber Tippett In less than one week, a hundred plus bike riders will be in Northern CA to ride as many miles as they can in 24 hours, to raise money for a small but mighty organization that transforms the lives of the teenagers who live there. Christian Encounter Ranch is a crossroads kind of place, where one roa...

New schedule already effective! 😃
The latest changes are:
1) An added in person resistance training class on the Bluff Monday evenings
2) The Sunday Mobility class is on temporary pause but may pop up some time(s)! This will allow us to start Sunday Funday early in the day to beat the summer heat 🔥

All workouts are open to all, first timers and beginners are welcome. All times are in Pacific Time Zone. Classes consist of resistance training (using mostly dumbbells) with some cardio training. Please message me for a link to the online Zoom classes.


Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 5am Park Workouts are in Signal Hill. Bring a mat and a set of dumbbells if you have them. These classes are streamed online.

Tuesday’s running class meets at Hill St & Temple Ave in Signal Hill. You can start any time from 4:30pm and on, with a hard stop at 6pm.

Wednesdays 4:45-5:20pm will alternate between Hill sprints and Sand sprints. Hill sprints meet at Discovery Well Park, and Sand Sprints meet at Coronado Ave & Ocean Blvd.

Thursday 5pm meets at Coronado Ave & Ocean Blvd on the Bluff. This will be a bodyweight workout with cardio mixed in.

Fridays on the Fly are intended to be used for workouts or hanging out. Lately they’ve been functional training at the track, but these evenings can be bike rides, breathing workshops, mobility sessions, or other community building activities.

Saturday 8am meets at Coronado Ave & Ocean Blvd on the Bluff. Bring a mat and a set of dumbbells if you have them. This workout will be streamed online.

Sunday workouts vary each week. Look for weekly updates for location details and time.

Beach run tomorrow! Do you need a recovery walk or nah? You’ve got options- walk/jog/run the path, or I highly recommend getting that work done in the sand! Also, add some stairs in if you’re not sick of them by now!

Meet us at 7:00am on the corner of the 54th Pl (& Ocean) in the parking lot by the end of the bike path. Park on the street for free parking!

More FUNctional fitness training at the track tomorrow! We’ll have a variety of stations set up, and we’ll hit the track and stairs too. Meet us at 5pm at 1900 Walnut Ave in Long Beach!

Time to hit the stairs one last time before the Anaheim Stadium Spartan Race! Even if you’re not racing, come work on your endurance, legs, and core!

Meet us at 1155 N Lemon St Fullerton, CA 92832 at 7:30am!

Mobility class on this day is canceled so that we can beat the heat and get to the stairs early! Thanks for your understanding!

Back at the track, friends, for another fun conditioning workout! All levels welcome. Meet us at today at 5pm at 1900 Walnut Ave in Long Beach!

Tonight! Posted • .project Monday! Join us tonight for some all Trans (merperson) group fitness with ! 8pm at , multilevel welcome, with plenty of movement variations.



Stay tuned for some big and exciting announcements from us!