By Abby Tegnelia
SHAPE UP
While old-fashioned trainers are available for a personal (human) touch, the new Fred Fitness in Santa Monica provides members with tailored AI-generated workouts. That’s right—everything from weight machines to cardio equipment adjust to you (more specifically, your data), even monitoring your bio age’s drop as your fitness progresses. The latter requires taking advantage of the gym’s collab with celeb longevity expert Dr. Robert Lufkin; simply administer an at-home blood test to access biomarkers such as male hormones and thyroid function. Wearables for sleep and glucose tracking—plus recovery options such as red light therapy and stretching classes—round out an AI-powered, data-driven Fred membership. 1344 4th St., Santa Monica; 310.394.3733
Meet your fit squad somewhere else for your weekly Zumba/green juice sesh—Ultimate Performance personal training studios are for your serious, one-on-one workouts only. The new locales bring the brand’s high-performance equipment, sled track and prowler zone to Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, for targeted muscle building and fat burning with the industry’s highest-level personal trainers. Heartthrob Glen Powell (see his Top Gun: Maverick bod) is a U.P. devotee, as are loads of other busy elites who need to work out then turn and burn. 732‑734 Montana Ave., Santa Monica; 1801 Century Park East, Los Angeles; ultimateperformance.com
EAT HERE NOW
Hands down the toughest reservation in LA right now, Berenjak has quickly become the ultimate LA seen-and-be-seen hot spot since opening in September. Tucked away inside the Arts District Soho Warehouse (unlike Soho House, Berenjak is open to the public—if you can get a res), the Persian menu of kebabs and colorful mezze isn’t the draw. It’s the powerhouse crowd sipping on exotic cocktails for hours on end, relishing the dramatic candlelight and intoxicating design of high factory windows and garden seating. 1010 S. Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles
Bow down to the first LA restaurant ever to earn the coveted three Michelin stars—which Somni remarkably did within its first year of reopening. (The 20-year-old Providence was also honored.) With that impressive pedigree, the theatrical, roughly 20-course food event should get no complaints for its $745-per-person price tag (wine pairings and a wine list are available), singular seating (7:30PM) and 14-seat limited availability (plus a six-seat private room with a $5,000 minimum). Dishes are exquisite, with each bite even more decadent than the last. 9045 Nemo St., West Hollywood
SPA TIME
From the fuzzy socks guests receive upon arrival to the backyard’s idyllic garden, guests are loving Spencer’s, the intimate spa that opened this summer in a 1920s Spanish-style home. The ultimate escape from LA’s hustle and bustle, treatments take place in cozy bungalows and treatment rooms, and are bespoke, with LED light, lymphatic drainage, microcurrent, Lomi Lomi, scalp massage and hot stones on offer. Afterward, relaxing is as easy as sinking into a couch at your bestie’s house; sip on fruit-flavored spa water and take it all in. 8815 Dorrington Ave., West Hollywood; 310.861.9946
Head to Love.Life for a taste of Silicon Valley with a SoCal vibe. From a co-founder and former executives of Whole Foods Market, this state-of-the art holistic health and wellness spa rejuvenates via a wide rage of services that vary from classic oxygen glow facials and deep tissue massages to metabolic rate testing and prevention as well as reversing chronic disease progression. Also on hand: six cold plunge tubs, hyperbaric oxygen, cryotherapy, red light beds, a natural, organic-food cafe and breath work classes. Book a day at the immaculate spa, or go all in for a holistic care platinum membership, which comes with a full-body MRI, microbiome testing and spiritual health programming. 740 S. Pacific Coast Hwy., El Segundo; 310.424.7011