The city guide · LA
Los Angeles
Sun, sweat and a juice after.
Los Angeles invented the wellness lifestyle and then sold it back to everyone else. Under the matcha, it still has the best outdoor training in the country. Here's what's worth the drive.
Half of LA's training happens outside: hiking the canyons before the heat, running the Strand from Santa Monica to Venice, the stairs everyone pretends not to be filming. The other half happens in rooms with very good lighting.
The reformer is practically a civic institution here, and the city's recovery scene, from infrared to cold plunge to the full sound-bath treatment, is the most developed anywhere. Not all of it is evidence-based. We'll tell you which parts are.
Plan around traffic, not distance. The best studio is the one you'll actually reach before class starts.
Neighborhoods
Where to sweat, and how.
The Red Hour
The WeHo classic: treadmill, floor, red light and a front row that came to be seen.
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Coast Reformer
Sun-filled reformer classes three blocks from the beach. The brunch afterward is non-negotiable.
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Reservoir Yoga
Unpretentious, beautifully taught yoga with a view of the hills. Silver Lake at its best.
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Eat like you mean it.
Rest is a discipline.
Vanity, handled responsibly.
Golden Hour Studio
A fitness photographer who lights bodies like sculpture, not like a supplement ad.
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Golden
A spray tan that reads as a week in Mexico, not a week in a booth.
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Hillside Barber
Sharp fades, a hot towel and the best neighborhood gossip in Silver Lake.
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The first class is the hardest to book. These help.
- The Red Hour · West HollywoodFirst class $15 · usually $36Placeholder
- Contrast House · West HollywoodFirst visit $30 · usually $55Placeholder
- Coast Reformer · Santa MonicaThree classes $75 · usually $126Placeholder
- Venice Boxing Club · VeniceFirst class free · usually $30Placeholder
- Reservoir Yoga · Silver LakeIntro week $40 · usually $75Placeholder
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