Exploring Health and Fitness in LA – Part 2

Today marks the end of my second week as a LA resident and I am in full swing of getting my network established in Los Angeles.

Tuesday I really started exploring Studio City and the gyms along Ventura Blvd.  As I enjoyed a healthy breakfast at Good Earth Restaurant on Ventura and Laurel Grove Ave, I spotted a fitness facility right across the street.  I peered through the window to discover a quaint, clean, modern training facility called Hotte Bodies.  I grabbed a brochure off the door and immediately dialed the owner, Javier Jacobo in hopes I might have found a place to start training my clients.  Jacobo offers Pilates training in addition to his overall wellness approach to fitness.  I’m currently working on figuring out an arrangement and hope to be training there soon.

While at Starbucks a little further down on Ventura I caught word that Barry’s Bootcamp is hiring fitness trainers.  I had thought Sherman Oaks was a little too far for me but I made the shorter than expected drive down to check it out.  I had already heard of the popular bootcamp gym which has two locations in the LA area and one in San Diego.  Barry’s plays up the bootcamp theme with dog tags and cammo in the logo and a latrine sign on the restroom door.   The clean facility features 16 treadmills and a variety of floor equipment to be used for their program of 30 minutes cardio and 30 minutes resistance training.  Within 2 hours I had an interview scheduled and am awaiting the next step in the process.

I am feeling great about my progress so far and have experienced instant feedback on my time spent pounding the pavement.

Two unique things have caught my attention in LA so far: the amount of medical marijuana facilities and vegetarian/vegan restaurants.   It seems a large part of the population are subscribing to the various benefits of Mother Earth’s bounty.  More on these as I explore the LA even further.