A two-room studio and a stubborn idea
Larkfield Health Studio has operated on Hoffman Avenue since 2016. We are small on purpose: fewer clients, longer sessions, plans that get rewritten as often as your calendar does.
Founded in 2016 by Raul Murray
Raul spent a decade on the floor of large Manhattan gyms. The pattern never changed: a new member signed up in January, received the same laminated plan as everyone else, and disappeared by March. The plans were not wrong — they were simply written for a person who did not exist.
Larkfield opened with three rules that still hold. Every client gets a plan written for their actual week. Every session ends with a written summary. And nobody is sold anything they did not come in for.
Ten years later the studio still runs with a coaching team of four, a fixed schedule and a waiting list we would rather keep than grow out of.
Five principles we do not bend
Scope honesty
We are coaches, not clinicians. When a question belongs to a physician, dietitian or therapist, we say so the same day and help you find one.
Written, not remembered
Everything we agree on is put in writing. You should never have to reconstruct advice from memory a week later.
Small before big
One change at a time, held for two weeks, then the next. Overhauls feel productive and rarely last past a busy month.
No product sales
We sell time and expertise. No supplements, no powders, no affiliate links, no referral commissions of any kind.
Measured, not guessed
Energy, sleep hours, steps, strength and waist are tracked monthly so we can tell progress from a good week.
Your data stays yours
Records are kept in a locked system, never sold, and deleted on request. See our Privacy Policy.
Four people, no revolving door
Raul Murray
Owner & head coach
NASM-certified personal trainer and Precision Nutrition Level 2 coach. Fifteen years in New York fitness; leads all assessments.
Elena Vargas
Movement coach
Strength and mobility specialist for desk-based clients, former collegiate rowing assistant.
Daniel Okonkwo
Nutrition educator
Focuses on shift workers and clients cooking for families. Runs the Saturday kitchen sessions.
Marta Reyes
Client care
Scheduling, billing and the person who actually answers 917-925-8263 before 7 p.m.
Ten years on Hoffman Avenue
| 2016 | Studio opens with one coach and eleven founding clients. |
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| 2018 | Nutrition education added after repeated client requests; Saturday kitchen sessions begin. |
| 2020 | Secure video coaching launched during the citywide shutdown; kept permanently. |
| 2022 | Second consultation room built; workplace workshop program starts with three Midtown employers. |
| 2024 | Progress-tracking system rebuilt around monthly trend reviews. |
| 2026 | 1,400 one-to-one sessions delivered; team of four; ninety-day retention at 92 percent. |
Come see the space before you commit.
Studio tours are free and take fifteen minutes. Ask for Marta at the front desk.
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