I want to quickly tell you all about a health club called Health LA on Wilshire (near Fairfax). As the new year approaches most people have a new year’s resolution to get fit but many don’t know where to start. Health LA is the perfect place to start. Health LA offers personal training, (I had Alejandro who was fantastic) massages, facials with organic products, yoga, kickboxing, an infrared sauna, lipomassage which is supposed to remove cellulite… “where do I sign up” you’re thinking…Duh, Health LA. They also have such nice showers, towel service, and everything is spotless.
As I mentioned, I had Alejandro for a private personal training session and he was so great! I loved his playlist which is always an issue for me, I need the right music to help motivate me, as i’m sure most people do. We started the session with some cardio and while I ran we discussed my injuries (sciatica) and what moves are difficult for me as well as my goals. After that we jumped right into weight training. Alejandro made adjustments on my form and explained when I stood one way how it worked more of my glutes than if I stood a different way it was working more of my legs which gave me the option to target the muscles that were more important to me to tone. (glutes obvi)
After working up a sweat we stretched. Alejandro showed me some stretches I should be doing at home and said for me, it’s more important to be stretching than working out as I am very tight in the hips and it’s probably adding to my sciatica pain, which I didn’t know. I loved that the whole process didn’t feel like Alejandro was “killing me” I felt like he was empowering me, he was gentle and supportive and made encouraging comments like “you’re doing great” and “excellent” which helps a lot actually. You really do get the sense that the whole place is dedicated to your health and wellbeing.
After working out and stretching I took a turn in the infrared sauna which gets up to 140 degrees fahrenheit but feels like 80. It’s totally private and there is a sink and towels/washcloths in the room so you can wash your face or put a cool cloth around your neck. There are a ton of benefits of infrared saunas which include: relaxation, detoxification, weight loss (burn up to 600 kcal in 30 min), improved circulation, and more..
I think a membership to Health LA would be an amazing gift to receive or the perfect way to jumpstart your own 2016 goals. If you’re shopping for me, you know what I want for Christmas!!
Thank you for reading!
With love from Beverly Hills,
Kier
Wearing a C9 by Champion sports bra.
