No more excuses this time, here are the best workout spaces in LA that won’t hurt your pocket!
North Hollywood Recreation Center
North Hollywood
This spot in NoHo Arts District offers a near-one-mile track and area with machines for sit-ups, dips, chin-ups, pull-ups, and more. You can even bring your mat for some stretching on the mat! Feeling a little more sporty? The park also has a tennis and basketball courts and a skate park as well.
Griffith Park
Los Feliz
From hiking on one of the many trails to biking around the 9-mile bike loop, Griffith Park is a perfect spot for all things cardio. You can even sprint on the hills meters from the baseball field.
Silver Lake Reservoir
Silver Lake
This reservoir is one of the most beautiful running tracks in the city. You can also brisk walk here around the 2.2-mile path. You can even bring along a resistance bands for some strength training like shoulder presses, squats, tricep extensions, and bicep curls.
Grand Hope Park
Downtown
Want a full-body workout? You can do it in the middle of Downtown at Grand Hope Park like sprinting in the grass, jogging on the sidewalk trail, doing step-ups on the park benche, and use the gym equipment such as chest press dip bars, ab benches, and more.
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook
Baldwin Hills
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overload has 282 stairs perfect for running and of course, stairs running. Reward yourselves with the beautiful panoramic views of the city.
Santa Monica Stairs
Santa Monica
Work on your legs and glutes while getting your cardio at the popular Santa Monica Stairs. There two sets, the wide wooden stairs for beginners and the narrow concrete stairs, which is perfect for woring on your balance and agility.
Pan Pacific Park
Mid-Wilshire
Take advantage of the inclines and declines of the running trails at Pan Pacific Park and get your cardio in at the Fitness Zone, the outdoor gym areas’ official name that the city placed in a number of parks in LA.
The Strand
All along the beach
Run, walk, bike, rollerblade, and more in the 22-mile stretch place from Pacific Palisades to the Redondo Pier. You can also try pull-ups, rope climb and more.
