Sports & Recreation
Fun & Fit
1919 W. Burbank Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91506
818-845-0700
At Broadway Gymnastics, a two-year-old can have a blast working through the obstacle courses and cooling down on the trampoline…
Website: http://funandfit.com
Neighborhood: Burbank, Los Angeles
Category: Gyms, Recreation Facilities, Sports & Recreation
George Haas
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA, 90013
213-820-7800
The local meditation center has a great vibe, but those dreaded obstacles to enlightenment—anger, fear, desire—are messing with your mind now. Those in the know power up the laptop, click on Skype, and make a call to George Haas, a vipassana instructor who’s brought the ancient practice online.
Website: http://mettagroup.org/index.html
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Fitness & Instruction, Sports & Recreation
Glendale Narrows
street, Los Angeles, CA, 91210
The L.A. River is at its renegade best where Los Feliz Boulevard crosses the 5 in Atwater Village
Website: http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=XWP018-029
Category: Family Fun, Sports & Recreation
Go Kart World
21830 Recreation Rd., Los Angeles, CA, 90745
310-834-3700
At Carson’s Go Kart World, driving for fun is not an L.A. oxymoron. Built in the shadow of the 405 freeway, the mini speed zone boasts six tracks of varying shape…
Website: http://gokartworld.com
Neighborhood: Carson, Los Angeles
Category: Family Fun, Sports & Recreation
Go Kart World
21830 Recreation Road, Los Angeles, CA, 90745
310-834-3800
At Carson’s Go Kart World, driving for fun is not an L.A. oxymoron…
Website: http://www.gokartworld.com
Neighborhood: Carson, Los Angeles
Category: Recreation Facilities, Sports & Recreation
Hahamonga Watershed
550 N. Oak Grove Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90041
At this summer’s Japan Open, disc golfers from across the globe played for a $26,000 purse. Closer to home, the sport holds a cultlike sway, and for good reason…
Website: http://www.lamountains.com/parks.asp?parkid=643
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Pasadena
Category: Family Fun, Golf, Sports & Recreation
Harbor Breeze Cruises
100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA, 90802
562-432-4900
Giant sea mammals don’t announce their presence by spouting off on cue, but the captains on the three-hour Harbor Breeze Cruises have a knack for knowing where to find them
Website: http://www.2seewhales.com/
Neighborhood: Long Beach
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Do, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Do, Family Fun, Local Attractions
Hatha Lessons
1860 North Fuller Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90046
There are certainly more rigorous yoga classes in Los Angeles, some taught by instructors who can trace their pedigree to time spent with gurus like Pattabhi Jois…
Website: http://www.myspace.com/runyoncanyonyoga
Neighborhood: Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles
Category: Fitness & Instruction, Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation Instruction
Heartbeat House
3141 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90039
Many instructors around town focus on the sensuous choreography of Bollywood dance, but you’re interested in getting in shape, not appearing in a musical (or are you?).
Website: http://www.heartbeathouse.com
Neighborhood: Atwater Village
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Do, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Do, Dance Studio, Sports & Recreation
Hermosa Beach
1315 Valley Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90254
In early June the AVP volleyball tournament in Hermosa Beach announces summer like the crack of a starter’s pistol, a sea of professional beach boys—the mythic eight-pack is commonplace—sweating and grunting their way closer to the Olympics
Website: http://www.hermosabch.org/
Category: Family Fun, Sports & Recreation
Hollywood Aerial Arts
3838 W. 102nd St, Inglewood, CA, 90303
310-412-7171
Anyone who has dreamed of running away with the circus will fall—sometimes literally—for this high-flying discipline performed on fabric suspended from the ceiling
Website: http://www.hollywoodaerialarts.com/
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Do, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Do, Fitness & Instruction
Huntington Dog Beach
100 Goldenwest Street, Huntington Beach, CA, 92648
714-841-8644
One of the few public places to get your dog paddling is Huntington Dog Beach, a mile-long stretch where Spot has the freedom to frolic and swim off-leash…
Website: http://dogbeach.org/
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Family Fun, Parks & Beaches, Sports & Recreation
John Edmond Jr.
10460 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90064
310-839-9812
How good is John Edmond Jr.? A number of his students are members of elite clubs like Hillcrest, El Caballero, and the L.A. Country Club and have the time and money to go to anyone…
Neighborhood: Beverlywood, Los Angeles
Category: Golf, Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation Instruction
Kids in Sports
The Kids in Sports program is fixated on a single goal—to bring athletic opportunities to those who go without.
Website: http://www.kidsinsportsla.com
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Child Care, Community, Community Organizations, Sports & Recreation, Sports & Recreation Instruction
La Cienega Tennis Center
325 S. La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA, 90211
310-285-6820
Best Public Tennis Courts, August 2014 As with many things in Beverly Hills, the courts at the city-run La Cienega Tennis Center are a step up from those in neighboring L.A. Residents of the gilded burg pay a mere $10 for an annual reservation card; for everyone else the card costs $20, plus $3 per […]
Website: http://www.beverlyhills.org/exploring/cityparks/lacienegatenniscenter/
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Do, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Do, Fitness & Instruction, Recreation Facilities, Sports & Recreation
LA Horseback Riding
2623 Old Topanga Canyon Rd., Los Angeles, CA, 90290
818-591-2032
Set at the top of Old Topanga Canyon Road, LA Horseback Riding is home to a couple dozen well-groomed horses…
Website: http://lahorsebackriding.com/
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Topanga
Category: Family Fun, Sports & Recreation
Lesley Logan Pilates
2076 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90064
Classes are popular with rush hour-averse commuters who’d rather
strengthen their bodies than risk road rage.
Website: http://www.lesleyloganpilates.com
Neighborhood: Westwood
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Do, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Do, Pilates, Sports & Recreation
Manhattan Beach
1400 Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90266
For those whose childhoods were landlocked, there’s a set of indelible images associated with Southern California: longboards, bikinis, and saltwater-bleached hair, all viewed through a sun-flared lens
Website: http://www.ci.manhattan-beach.ca.us/
Category: Family Fun, Sports & Recreation