Class: BootcampFIT Location: Platefit Studio City Work-out: Powerplate bootcamp Difficulty: 3.5 Next day soreness: 3.5 Duration: 30 min Sweat Level: Sweaty Parking: Lot at back of studio or street metered parking Amenities: water, swag for purchase Requirements for class: socks or barefoot I attended the grand opening event at Platefit’s newest location – Studio City, and it was BEAUTIFUL….
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Sunday Feels Signature @ BoxUnion
Class: Sunday Feels Signature Location: Santa Monica Work-out: Boxing Difficulty: 2.5 Next day soreness: 2.5 Duration: 45 Sweat Level: Sweaty Parking: Lot off Ocean Ave, $1.50 for first 90 minutes Amenities: filtered water fountain, glove rentals ($3), easy wraps for purchase ($5), towels Requirements for class: sneakers This is class was exactly what I needed after doing the Reebok LA…
Kickboxing @ Keith Cooke Studio
Class: Kickboxing Location: Brentwood Work-out: Kickboxing Difficulty: 4 Next day soreness: 4 Duration: 60 Sweat Level: Sweaty Parking: Street parking, free validated lot until 5pm on weekdays, $4 on weekends and nights Amenities: filtered water fountain, free glove and wrap rental Requirements for class: sneakers, towel This is one of the more under-rated boxing classes around LA. Keith Cooke himself taught the…
Dance Cardio @ ModelFIT LA
Class: Dance Cardio Location: Weho Work-out: Dance cardio Difficulty: 3.5 Next day soreness: 2 Duration: 60 Sweat Level: Sweaty Parking: Metered street parking, valet or paid lot Amenities: Towels, showers, filtered water fountain, lockers, swag for purchase Requirements for class: sneakers I’ve been reading about ModelFIT for years and I was BEYOND excited when they finally opened up an LA location…
FUBAR @ Sirens and Titans
Class: FUBAR (stands for “F-ed up beyond all recognition”) Location: Westwood Work-out: Versa climber Difficulty: 4.5 Next day soreness: 4 Duration: 30 min Sweat Level: Sweaty Parking: Street parking Amenities: Lockers, towels, filtered water Requirements for class: sneakers With a class titled FUBAR, you pretty much know you’re signing yourself up for a tough workout. But luckily, it’s only 30 minutes of pain and then…
Dancefit @ Platefit
Class: Dancefit Location: Weho Work-out: Dance cardio/toning on a powerplate Difficulty: 2.5 Next day soreness: 2 Duration: 30 min Sweat Level:A little dewy Parking: Street parking Amenities: Filtered water, towels Requirements for class: grippy socks or barefoot This was my first power plate class ever and I wasn’t sure what to expect, but this was a quick and easy class…
Iron Signature Boxing @ Iron Boxing Brentwood
Class: Iron Signature Boxing Bw Location: Brentwood Work-out: Circuit Training Boxing Difficulty: 4 Next day soreness: 4 Duration: 60 min Sweat Level: Sweaty Parking: Street parking (they will have validation in the building lot for a few dollars, but that hasn’t happened yet as of 3/18/16) Amenities: Lockers, showers, filtered water, towels, gloves and wraps Requirements for class: sneakers This is…
Reformer/Barre Burn @ Speir Pilates
Class: Reformer/Barre Burn Location: Santa Monica Work-out: Reformer pilates and barre combo Difficulty: 3.5 Next day soreness: 2.5 Duration: 60 min Sweat Level: Moderately Sweaty Parking: Free street parking on side of studio, metered parking on opposite side Amenities: Lockers, showers, swag for purchase, filtered water, free coffee and tea bar Requirements for class: grippy socks It’s tough competition for pilates studios in LA because…
Full Body @ Barry’s Bootcamp Hollywood
Class: Full Body w/ Astrid Swan Location: Hollywood Work-out: Bootcamp/circuit training Difficulty: 5 Next day soreness: 4 Duration: 60 min Sweat Level: Sweaty Parking: 90 minutes validated lot Amenities: Lockers, showers, swag for purchase, Fuel Bar (smoothie bar) Requirements for class: sneakers I finally dragged myself over to the new Barry’s in Hollywood this morning and it did not disappoint. The new space is…
Personal Training Session @ Crunch Gym
I have to admit, every time I’ve joined a gym and been offered a private training session, I’ve made every excuse to back out of it. But when Tashe (pronounced Tash-E) reached out to me on Instagram after reading about my first experience at Crunch gym (where I wasn’t too sure of what I was doing…