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aving trouble tackling the treadmill? Does peddling a stationary bike make you feel like you’re getting nowhere? Maybe it’s time to take a break from the gym, get out under the sunshine and explore. Venice-based fitness trainer Ashley Patton teaches weekly yoga and spin classes inside the Sweat, Cyclepathic and Hustle and Flow Fitness studios, but she also loves outdoor exercise. “First of all, it’s free! Who doesn’t like that? Second, the weather’s beautiful year-round in Southern California,” said Patton, whose 1-year-old baby girl is often comfortably secured to mom’s chest during workouts. Outdoor workouts can benefit more than the body. “The healthy benefits to exercising outside of a gym include fresh air and vitamin D. It’s also profoundly grounding to be in Mother Nature,” Patton said. (Just don’t forget the sunblock, she cautions. And maybe a hat.) 10 • Fitness Health & Beauty Guide 2015
Here are a few ways to get started:
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Play the Playa Links Putting Course
Playa Vista’s Crescent Park is located just south of Jefferson Boulevard and west of Playa Vista Drive. There are several lovely fountains, but the best-kept secret is a golf putting course that’s perfect for beginners. Exercise isn’t just about sweat. There’s a certain Zen to practicing your short game in this quiet neighborhood park while taking in ocean breezes.
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Pick up a stick at the Mar Vista Roller Hockey Rink
With two Stanley Cup wins under their belts, the Los Angeles Kings are slowly turning L.A. into a hockey town. Sharing the puck-luck is the Mar Vista Recreation Center, which recently added an outdoor roller hockey rink. Adult hockey pickup games happen between 8 and 10 p.m. on most Tuesdays and Thursdays. The recreation center is at 11430 Woodbine St., Mar Vista. Call (310) 398-5982 or visit facebook.com/MarVistaRollerHockeyRink for more details.
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Swing on the sand at the Santa Monica Rings
Think of it as a playground with some serious fitness potential. Just south of Santa Monica Pier, the Santa Monica Rings offer an incredible upper-body workout that’s super-fun. There are also ropes, swings, balance beams and monkey bars to make for a relatively complete gymnastics circuit.
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Join the Marina Walkers Fitness Club crowd
Medical professionals are becoming more and more vocal about the dangers of sitting too much, but that’s hard to avoid if you work in front of a computer. The American Heart Association recommends walking for 30 minutes per day to help improve overall health, but that doesn’t have to be a lonely pursuit. The Marina Walkers is an informal social club who meet at 7 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to walk a 2½-mile loop starting from the Marina del Rey Public Library, 4533 Admiralty Way. If you need extra motivation, Fridays often end with cocktails. Visit meetup.com and search “Marina Walkers” to join.
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Ride the Marvin Braude and Ballona Creek bike trails
Culver City) to the mouth of Marina del Rey harbor. You’ll see plenty of seabirds along the way! For more information, check out ballonacreek.org/maps/bikepath.shtml.
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Climb the Santa Monica or Culver City stairs
An essential destination for those who prefer to sweat with a view, the Santa Monica Stairs wend their way between houses and under trees up and down the canyon side at 4th Street and Adelaide Drive. The two staircases, one stone and the other wood, are sure to make you feel the burn and draw everyone from “Montana Moms” trying to lose the baby weight to local firefighters dressed in full protective gear. Parking is tricky, so carpool if you can. The Culver City Stairs also reach great heights — 375 feet above sea level to reach the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, where a wildlife observation and interactive nature center — complete with restrooms and water fountains — is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. There are also less-strenuous dirt trails. Find the trailhead at the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and Hetzler Road.
If walking sounds like living in the slow lane, bike to your heart’s content — and far from the madding traffic — along the 22-mile paved Marvin Braude Bike Trail, which stretches along the ocean from Will Rogers State Park south to Torrance County Beach. With plenty of places to stop for a light lunch or even a cold beer, the bike trail is a fun and fit way to spend a day at the beach. Rather than struggle to find beach parking, start your journey on the Ballona Creek Bike Path, which stretches seven miles from Syd Kronenthal Park (3459 McManus Ave.,
This is no ordinary day at the beach: the Santa Monica Rings include a whole playground full of bars, ropes and swings.
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Explore the Venice Recreation Center and Muscle Beach
The 22-mile Marvin Braude Bike Trail stretches from Will Rogers State Park to Torrance, passing through Venice Beach along the way.
Outdoor basketball, handball, paddle tennis and volleyball courts await at the Venice Beach Recreation Center (1800 Ocean Front Walk). For the more dedicated athlete there’s also the world-famous muscle beach, where you’ll find men and women who consider bodybuilding to be an art form. Call (310) 399-2775 to find out more. Fitness Health & Beauty Guide 2015 • 11
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Bring your yoga mat and say Namaste to Santa Monica Bay at Palisades Park, a 1.5-mile stretch of panoramic ocean views that boasts 30 different types of plants and trees, interesting landmarks and plenty of people-watching potential.
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Paddle away the pounds
If you love the ocean but don’t want to get wet, standup paddleboarding, kayaking or hydroboarding may be the ticket for you. Kayaking and boarding provide an excellent upper-body and core workout, while the floating bikes work the legs at whatever pace you set. Phins Marina del Rey, Marina Paddle
Walking trails around Marina del Rey are a fun place to stay fit with Fido.
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Kayaking around Marina del Rey harbor offers an upperbody workout and peace of mind.
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“Backyard workouts are great if you’re a mom or if you’re just really busy,” said Patton. She recommends taking 10 to 20 minutes at home for a high-intensity interval training workout that includes as many rounds as possible of the following circuit: 25 squats, 20 pushups, 15 box jumps, 10 burpees, 5 pull-ups (if you have a bar) and 5 sit ups.
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ROY ELGHANAYAN’S KRAV MAGA
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nown as a preeminent expert in Krav Maga, Elghanayan, 30, began practicing the Israeli combat defense system at the age of 7. Roy holds a 4th Degree Black Belt in Krav Maga and was a former instruc- Roy Elgha nayan Staff Sergeant, tor for the Israeli Special 1st Class Airborne Forces. He is now an official International Ambassador of authentic Krav Maga, Israeli Ju Jitsu, and Survival Training.
In 2007, Roy opened his national training center in Los Angeles. Known as REKM® (Roy Elghanayan’s Krav Maga). His state of the art facility boasts a two-level fighting studio featuring expansive training areas and equipped with modern technology for his students to review their performances. Today, civilians have access to this lethal form of combat training with Roy directly. Located on West Washington Blvd., the REKM® facility attracts students from all over the world to train. 16 • Fitness Health & Beauty Guide 2015
Roy Elghanayan sat down with Featured Columnist, Gisselle Acuña to learn more about Krav Maga and the perks that come with a membership at REKM® National Training Center. Q: What is Krav Maga? A: The literal meaning broken down is combat (Krav) contact
(Maga). The entire defense system uses close range fighting. Originally designed for the Israeli Army’s Elite Special Forces units, it became a mandatory skill set for the entire Israeli military. Today Krav Maga is used in all branches of law enforcement and military divisions throughout the world.
Q: What makes Krav Maga different from other martial arts styles, such as Karate, Judo, or Jujitsu? A: Krav Maga is a defense system designed for the ultimate
survival against great odds in any given scenario and environment. Krav Maga focuses on exploiting the opponent’s weak spots in response to an impending attack. We expose our students to a variety of skills that include taking ordinary objects and using them as a self-defense weapon that can protect them in the event of an attack. Our students learn defense moves for the real world. Other forms of martial arts are designed and taught in controlled environments. There are a lot of rules and limitations
as well. Krav Maga has no rules, making it more simple and versatile.
Q: What’s the difference between the Full Experience and the 50/50 program at your studio? Q: How is REKM® different from other Krav Maga studios? A: The 50/50 Mix offers more of a fitness component while infusing some basic self-defense tactics. The Full Experience, A: Like any great physical reformation program, we begin with people can anticipate more hands on training. If you watch our
basic steps. Once our students reach peak performance, we introduce hybrid-training methods that up-level them to increase their chances of survival. We’re a far cry from the commercial gym that is all about profit over performance. The students at REKM® are treated like a top VIP member and eventually they’re part of a close-knit family. We are the official ambassadors for the Israeli Special Forces in the United States. Not only do we work with them in tangent, our instructors are former high-ranking officers. Today we are the flagship of authentic Israeli Krav Maga in the United States.
YouTube videos or go on to our website, you can get a better idea of what it’s like.
Q: Do you have to be super fit to start training? A: Not at all. If someone has the desire to learn Krav Maga, and
their physical baseline is zero, improvements can be seen in just a short time.
Q: REKM® has done some stuff for Hollywood, can you share some of the projects you guys worked on? A: We’re being tapped by Hollywood to choreograph fight
Q: How does the self-defense component translate scenes. In just 4 months, we trained Jessica Chastain for her role into staying fit? as an undercover Mossad agent in The Debt. She’s among a A: Krav Maga will give you an amazing workout. Both cardio and growing list of celebrity clientele that we’ve worked with.
sculpting benefits are seen in a very short time. Our students can burn upwards of 1,000 calories per hour. Helping people become more focused, confident, and heighten their awareness to surroundings, it’s a great workout for the brain too. REKM® can help transform anyone with a desire to go from couch potato to fighter.
Q: Why do you think women are so interested in Krav Maga? A: First let me just say that 60% of the people training at REKM® are women. Secondly, I can’t stress the importance enough that women should feel absolutely safe where ever they go and whatever situation they are in. Krav Maga is a PERFECT system for a woman to defend herself against any perpetrators.
Q: And they’re also seeing health benefits, right? A: ABSOLUTELY! Our members are seeing an increase
in strength and toning their figures. Weight loss is a given because of the cardio component to the training. Overall, everyone experiences an increase in their balance, coordination, and flexibility. They feel 10 years younger in less than a few months worth of training.
Q: That must be a big confidence boost! A: The increase in their confidence level is life transforming.
What folks don’t realize is that often time predators can sense the lack of confidence in their targets and use that against them. REKM® incorporates psychological tactics that train you to read body language. We’re teaching kids ages 3 and up the same thing. All of our students are mastering quality leadership skills.
Q: What else do you offer at REKM®? A: We offer beginners, intermediate and advanced
Krav Maga classes; as well as boxing classes. We also have a customized program called The 50/50 Mix.
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Winning the
Diet Wars By Shanee Edwards
Eat like a caveman? Drink butter-infused coffee? With so many competing nutrition plans, it’s hard to know where to start. But there are answers …
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hoosing a diet is like enlisting for battle, only the enemy is constantly changing. First we heard sugar was the adversary. A few years later, fats became the fearsome foe. More recently, combatting the urge to consume carbohydrates became the primary mission. With these and so many other diet plans competing for attention, it’s hard to know what to do. Call it the fog of diet war. “I’ve been a dietician for 36 years. I’ve seen diets come and I’ve seen diets go. Mostly they go and then get recycled,” said Julie L. Oldenburg, the dietician for Marina Del Rey Hospital’s Marina Weight Loss Center. So what should people look for in a diet? That depends on you. “If you believe fatty foods have gotten you into trouble as far as gaining weight, then work on reducing fats in
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your diet. Or if you feel it’s the carbs — that you eat a lot of starch — then the goal is to work on reducing those,” Oldenburg said. Overall, Oldenburg prefers diet plans “that aren’t terribly faddish” and that include all the nutrients people need to be healthy. These include Weight Watchers and TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly), she said. “I like Weight Watchers because most people need support, and they are able to provide it in a variety of ways. I like TOPS because they talk a lot about healthy eating and exercise,” Oldenburg said. But she also added that losing weight is less about which diet you choose and more about examining your own personal issues with food. Santa Monica resident Jennie Evenson, author of “Shakespeare for Screenwriters,” said Weight Watchers worked for her.
“The weight came off slowly, which was good. The best thing about the diet for me was the food journaling. It helped me to be mindful about eating better types of food,” Evenson said. Other popular diets whispered about in Westside yoga studios include the paleo diet, which focuses on foods that our hunter-gatherer ancestors would recognize — low carb, no refined sugar, lots of meat and fruit and vegetables, no processed foods. There’s also the blood-type diet, which suggests eating certain foods said to function best with specific blood types. Oldenburg is doubtful of both. “They take you in a very restrictive direction, and that’s not the real world,” she said. “I always tell people you have
“I’ve seen diets come and I’ve seen diets go. … I always tell people you have to be able to live with what you’re doing.” — Marina Del Rey Hospital Dietician Julie L. Oldenburg
Diets that feel too restrictive are also likely to fail. Instead of obsessing over inches, first find healthy foods you like to eat.
to be able to live with what you’re doing. And I don’t know anything [regarding dieting] that would have to do with a blood type.” Scott Guthrie, a personal trainer at Gold’s Gym in Venice, doesn’t really recommend diets to his clients. Instead, he focuses on calories. “The best thing you can do is cut down on your total caloric intake. If you do go on a crash diet, you’ll lose weight, but the minute you stop you’ll just gain it back again,” he said. Guthrie also suggests that his clients “eat more often, in smaller meals — that will increase your resting metabolic rate.” For those who want a specific plan, there’s a new high-profile battle plan in the weight loss arsenal called the Bulletproof Diet. The diet cuts out “toxic” foods such as carbs, soy and wheat in favor of more unprocessed food. The magic ingredient: coffee, specifically creator Dave Dieting isn’t all kale and Asprey’s Bulletproof Coffee. misery. Eating well begins with changing your state of mind. So what’s in a $4 cup of Bulletproof Coffee? Coffee brewed from low-toxin beans, blended with medium-chain triglyceride oil and grass-fed cow butter. Yes, you read that correctly: Butter! Asprey said that having butter in your coffee is better than milk for a very specific reason: “It’s the same fat you put in your coffee anyway — cow fat. It’s just that milk protein, when mixed with coffee, takes away the antioxidants from the coffee. It actually sticks to the antioxidants so they can’t be absorbed into your body. So you can get about 340% more antioxidants, according to most studies, by not putting milk in your coffee.” The coffee is only part of Asprey’s Bulletproof Diet Roadmap. He emphasizes eating plenty of healthy fats in order to feel satisfied and energetic throughout the day. “The thing about most currently popular diets is they miss out on the fact that food is energy. They tell you not to eat enough food to have all the energy you’re capable of having,” he said. “The idea is that you eat so you never have a food craving. You want to maximize the amount of good stuff you get into your body while minimizing the amount of harmful things you put in your body.” Westsiders will have a chance to try Asprey’s diet and decide for themselves when the brand new Bulletproof Café opens in March on Main Street in Santa Monica. The bottom line, it seems, is that people fighting the battle of the bulge need to make peace with their bodies by finding a food plan that’s right for them. Fitness Health & Beauty Guide 2015 • 19
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Women — and men — are skipping the scalpel to explore increasingly effective injectable cosmetic treatments Youth culture reigns supreme on L.A.’s Westside, where the sun and surf keep people active and feeling young. But what happens when the face you see in the mirror no longer reflects your sprightly point of view? The liquid facelift — also called the lunchtime facelift because it can be done in well under two hours — has become a popular alternative to traditional cosmetic surgery. Procedures rely on various injectables that can relax facial muscles or restore volume and fullness with natural collagen enzymes. “It’s not that people want to look like a different person. It’s about the maintenance of a youthful appearance that restores confidence. People wear their résumés on their faces, and this is about making them look as good as they feel,” said Dr. Grant Stevens, founder of Marina Plastic Surgery and The Institute medispa in Marina del Rey. 22 • Fitness Health & Beauty Guide 2015
Stevens, chief of aesthetic medicine and surgery at USC, was a pioneer of injectable treatments 30 years ago. Since that time he’s expanded his toolbox a hundredfold with not only injectables but also non-surgical skin tightening techniques, body contouring and laser hair and spot removal. Kelley Teegardin, co-owner and lead esthetician of Skin Remedies Medical in Santa Monica, said most of her clients
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are either trying to get rid of wrinkles or restore volume to hollowing or sagging parts of their face. In terms of managing wrinkles and minimizing crow’s feet around the eyes, products like Botox and Dysport are a go-to solution. But if you want to return that youthful plumpness to your skin, you’ll need a cosmetic filler to do the job. “The most desired place to add volume to the face is in the cheekbone area,” Teegardin said. “If you weren’t born with really high cheekbones, what happens as we age is the masseter muscle starts to slide off the bone, and that’s when you start to get jowls. When injected into the cheekbone, a filler like Juvaderm Voluma returns that apple-like look to your cheeks. From the profile, it makes your face look a bit more angular and it lifts that skin back up again.” Coleen Janeway, clinic director for Epithereal Skincare in Marina del Rey, said one of her hottest treatment options is Sculptra, a poly-L-lactic acid that stimulates collagen for a natural look. “In their 30s women and men start to think about the small facial lines that develop, but as we get into our late 30s through 50s our patients begin to focus on the inevitable gravity drop. If asked, most people can live with one or two character wrinkles but don’t want the sag,” Janeway said. “We look at the patient but also listen: When you look in the mirror, what bothers you?” Not every aesthetic goal can be accomplished without surgery. Injectable treatments tend to be effective for six months to about two years. In some cases it’s a way of doing maintenance or buying time before resorting to more pricey and permanent surgery, Teegardin said. Stevens said he often directs patients seeking surgery consultations to the nonsurgical portion of his practice, which also offers liquid rhinoplasty. “There’s no one-size-fits-all approach. Many people do a combination of both. We’re finding that even the surgery we’re doing is less invasive because we’re coupling up treatments,” Stevens said. It isn’t just women getting nonsurgical treatments. Janeway said she’s treated husbands who came in after seeing their wives’ positive results.
“Men are all about the Botox,” Teegardin said. “They make up a smaller percentage than women and they’re more on the down low with it, but laser hair removal is now very popular with men as well.” So many men have become interested in cosmetic procedures that Stevens has started a third practice entirely devoted to guys: Marina ManLand. “We have our own facial for men. Our skin is thicker and we have beards, so the typical facial is sort of an under-treatment. Men can tolerate and, frankly, need much more to remove the barnacles. Repairing sun damage and age spots in men has exploded at our practice,” Stevens said. Stevens also specializes in coolsculpting, a body contouring process that “freezes” fat cells so that the body will dispose of them naturally. “Forty-two percent of our non-surgical body contouring is for men, which is almost unheard of because the baseline [for men] in aesthetic surgery is about 10%,” he said. The bottom line: “When you are satisfied with the way your skin looks and feels, you feel better about yourself. It’s a boost in self-esteem,” Janeway said. “There are some pretty amazing technologies on today’s market and many qualified injectors in the Westside area who can really give a natural look.”
“We look at the patient but also listen: When you look in the mirror, what bothers you?” — Coleen Janeway, Epithereal Skincare
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Edward Cannan, founder of Botan health drink, on the power of plant-based protein Edward Cannan, 32, began his personal health journey as a winemaker in Paris. After developing and marketing luxury wines for Moet Hennessy, he embarked on a journey to surf, sail and discover the world. Then he got hurt. During 10 months of recovery, Cannan developed acute uric acid inflammation from a diet rich in red meat and knew he had to make a change. To recover his health, Cannan shifted to a diet that was largely plant-based but also high in protein. Cannan moved to Santa Monica in 2012 and developed Botan, a vegan and non-GMO protein beverage that’s now sold at Whole Foods, Rainbow Acres, Bristol Farms, Locali Venice and other health-conscious restaurants and retailers. — Michael Aushenker 28 • Fitness Health & Beauty Guide 2015
Plants aren’t usually associated with protein. How did you make that discovery?
I was forced to look into an alternative because of a poor diet, heavy in rich foods like meat and whey, that resulted in me having extremely high uric acid — almost to the point of having full-blown gout. I started to realize that protein is found in plants such as peas, beans, chia seeds, quinoa and even soy. The quality of that protein will differ depending on the plant, but plant-based nutrition has been used in various countries where billions of people are healthy — India, most notably — and chronic diseases are much less prevalent.
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I moved to Santa Monica because I knew Botan would benefit from being surrounded by innovative and curious healthconscious people. Santa Monica definitely lives up to its reputation. I feel like being healthy is just part of the Southern California way of life. It’s not an obsession; just the way it is. How can you swim if you eat heavy food? How can you impress your friends at beach volleyball if you feel tired because of the meal you just had? There is a common will to perform and have fun here, and people realize that they can achieve more through a healthy diet.
What kinds of exercise do you do to stay healthy? And what do you recommend for people?
I am very active and have always gravitated towards outdoor sports, whether it’s surfing, hiking or beach volleyball — thank you, California! I don’t think it’s necessary to do sports six times a week in Edward Cannan says healthy protein, order to be healthy. Focus on not spend- moderate exercise and adequate rest ing too much time sitting. Sitting might are the keys to wellness. be one of the worst things for our bodies, especially if you stay still for 8 hours in front of a comWhat’s your No. 1 health and fitness mantra? puter. Seize opportunities to walk a little more throughout Eat healthy. Stay active. Get good sleep. It’s a 360-degree way of the day or take the stairs whenever possible. Sometimes we thinking. If you eat healthy, you’ll have the energy to be active; need to evacuate stress, so either take a yoga class or go if you are active, you’ll be energized and then you’ll need to rest. for a run. I think too many people focus on intense workThe better you rest, the better you feel. Being healthy is a simple outs, but you can find a balance. Start easy and listen to lifestyle choice, and it’s fun because you can feel the effect on your your body. body very quickly.
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