Meet Paul Mockridge of 6 Degree Fitness in Long Beach

Today we’d like to introduce you to Paul Mockridge.

6 Degree Fitness is a unique gym in that it was created 11 years ago by gym customers. The concept for a personal training specific gym that is designed for customer’s private use was put into effect by customers who wanted the personal attention of a private personal trainer but also the amenities of a big box gym.

6 Degree Fitness is still owned by the original customers who have now partnered with nationally certified personal trainers to form what customers and clients feel is the best of both worlds. Only 6 Degree Fitness can offer the prices and personalized training that an owner operator personal trainer can give along with all of the equipment and amenities of a big pricey gym.

Our 4050 Hardwick Street location is located in the heart of Lakewood and has easy access from the 605 91 and 405 freeways. We are directly across Lakewood Blvd from the Lakewood mall. The facility was designed as a personal training gym complete with a cardio section, free weight section, machine weight section and open floor area for stretching and interval training.

6 Degree Fitness is also open to non-personal training clients as well. All members are given key code access to the gym and are free use the space to personalize their own work out during normal operating hours.

Has it been a smooth road?
As in any business venture there are always challenges and victories. We feel our business plan is what makes us different and has given us so many victories. By partnering with our clients and trainers we have been able to design and operate a facility that is customer friendly because it is customer designed. For example, our trainers and customers know that we upgrade our equipment regularly and as members there input helps us make the decisions that allow us to maintain a modern and functional gym.

We’d love to hear more about your business.
For me, personally, I have been involved in health and fitness my whole life. Growing up was always very involved here locally in school and youth sports. After graduating, I had the opportunity to race bicycles in Europe, when that venture was done I returned to the area and began coaching. I spend 20 years coaching and training athletes here in the Lakewood, Beach and Cerritos area. I have had the pleasure of working with 3 major league baseball players one NBA player and countless division one scholarship athletes, some who still train with us at 6 Degree Fitness.

I think I get the most reward from seeing clients meet their health and fitness goals. With a background in sports medicine and specialties in advanced weigh loss that can be anything from reaching that weight loss goal to improving your athletic ability and strength level.

6 Degree Fitness has trainers that specialize in weight-loss, toning, muscle building or hypertrophy and of course general health and fitness, what really makes us special is that our trainers got into training because this is what they love. Our trainers are not training on the side and working at Starbucks during the day, no they are personal trainers, that is there career.

Is our city a good place to do what you do?
When we set out to build our new facility we could have gone anywhere in the area. Lakewood is a special community; the city of Lakewood believes in business and supports our business plan. We chose to be in Lakewood because we feel like we can partner with the city. We have had city council members at our gym and city employees at our gym, it’s a real sense of community and that is what 6 Degree Fitness is all about.

Contact Info:

• Address: 4050 Hardwick Stree
  Lakewood, CA 90712
• Website: 6degreefitness.com
• Phone: 310-403-1270
• Email: pmock5@aol.com