Santa Monica Bike Center is a facility dedicated to bike commuters. It offers showers, lockers and secure bike parking, and also provides services such as bicycle repair, bike and segway rental, bike and segway sharing programs, guided tours, and other services to support and encouraging cycling in the community.
Santa Monica Yoga is a yoga studio located in the community of Ocean Park. Santa Monica Yoga offers a full schedule of classes and yoga instruction throughout the week, including chanting, introductory classes, pre-natal and post-natal yoga, Kundalini yoga, Pilates, Qi Gong and meditation. Specials for new students, class packages and community classes are offered. Santa Monica Yoga also has teacher training for those interested in becoming yoga instructors.
Shokotan Karate follows the traditional Shotokan style. Shotokan karate is one of the most widely practiced forms in the world and one of the most traditional. Shokotan Karate belongs to the International Shotokan Karate Federation, which is one of the largest and most prestigious karate organizations and is found in more than 40 countries. James Field is an eighth-degree black belt and chief instructor. He has been teaching karate since 1968.
Sarah Minwalla-Baez offers a range of fitness and health classes. Her classes and schedule regularly change. Please call to learn more, or to sign up for a class.
At Santa Monica's Rewire Project, outdoor adventure trainers flip the switch on intrinsic self-doubt, redefining what participants believe their bodies and minds are capable of. Tony, a former Marine, and Valerie, a 20-year fitness industry veteran, started the adventure fitness training program in 1995 and recoined it as the Rewire Project in 2007. Over the years, the focus of the program has evolved to become increasingly experience-based. The facilities are minimalist, as most of the work is done in the best training arena around: the great outdoors. Activities include canyoneering, sand snowshoeing and deep-water running.
Trapeze School New York At Santa Monica Pier has classes for everyone. Looking for a fun, dynamic workout that's far from your typical fitness class? Are you an aspiring performer and need the skills and motivation to excel on stage and in life? Searching for a creative outlet for your energetic and adventurous child? Year round outdoor flying trapeze, silks, static trapeze, trampoline, corporate events, birthday parties, bachelorette parties, bar and bat mitzvah parties are offered.
Life Long Pilates, owned and operated by Deborah Watkins, is a pilates studio providing individualized health and wellness services. Ms. Watkins, who is an experienced instructor, helps clients improve their lifestyle by correcting their movement patterns and offering nutrition tips.
Victor King owns and operates this location of the American Taekwondo Association, offering martial arts classes for adults and children. The Karate for Kids program teaches children ages 7 and up, with a focus on building confidence, self-respect and self-esteem. For younger children, Tiny Tigers classes are open to kids aged 2 to 6 to improve their concentration, courtesy and physical and emotional well-being. Fitness kickboxing classes are also offered here.
Yogahop is a small studio hidden in the back of a building on the south side of Montana Avenue. Yogahop is hard to find--the entrance looks like it leads to a back apartment building--but it does have a sign in the alley that is visible to the street. Yogahop is up the stairs on the second floor.
The studio has two small rooms, with the main one usually used for group classes. Yogahop offers yoga for all levels and is quite popular in the neighborhood. Get there early because only a comfortable number of people for the class will be allowed in. Yoga clothes and mats are for sale and changing rooms are available.
This self-defense studio offers an unconventional style of martial arts. It's called Shaolin kempo and incorporates elements of many different martial arts including kung fu and weapons training. The Broadway studio is very large and includes a video screen for parents to watch the lessons. You can learn Shaolin kempo during private lessons or group classes.
For those who want to live every part of their lives organically, Petite Spa offers organic skin care. As the name implies, it's a small, cozy location. The spa offers options like facials, eyelash services, waxing and body treatment.
The Iron Gym is a brand new boutique gym facility in Santa Monica. The club often caps membership to keep the gym from becoming overcrowded. Members can take advantage of the gym's massage room, individual showers and towel service. There is a large weight area that includes punching bags and other training equipment with padded floors. There's also a smaller room for cardio equipment.
Revolution Fitness is a unique studio and gym located in the heart of Montana Avenue since 1996. It prides itself on its excellent instructors, great music and large selection of classes and equipment. The studio is deceivingly large, with more than 200 members. Despite its large numbers, the staff at Revolution Fitness tries hard to personalize your workout experience. They know everyone by name and build strong relationships with their members. The studio offers almost 100 classes throughout the week. Here you can try out a spin class, pilates, TRX Plus, indo- row, strength training or a group fitness class. Most of the training is available in group or individual sessions. So, if you're looking for a new gym, come and check out Revolution Fitness and see if it's for you.