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🇺🇸 Happy (almost) Fourth of July Angelinos!
Whether you're a health and wellness die-hard who follows every Huberman protocol out there or a complete newbie, Los Angeles offers a workout class tailored just for you. From high-intensity interval training (HIIT) to hip-hop dance classes, each studio provides a unique space to prepare for or sweat away the tensions of the workday and find renewed energy amidst the urban hustle.BÜNDA
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Neighborhood: West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Manhattan Beach, Mid-City, Encino, Woodland Hills & Studio City
Class Details: The Bünda workout class is designed by two trainers. It focuses on lower body strength, particularly targeting the glutes and legs. It combines high-intensity interval training with resistance exercises to tone and sculpt the lower body. Half of the class is on the stairclimber and the other half is strength training on the floor. This kick as* (pun fully intended) workout is best to avoid if you have any knee issues.
LEKfit
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Neighborhood: Mid-City
Class Details: LEKfit is a high-energy fitness studio founded by celebrity trainer Lauren Kleban. The workouts blend cardio, strength, and flexibility training, often using trampolines and resistance bands. Not sure if you caught that, but this class features trampolines! It hardly feels like a workout except for the fact that your legs genuinely feel like they are on fire (in a good way).BoxUnion
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Neighborhood: Santa Monica, West Hollywood & Sherman Oaks
Class Details: BoxUnion offers dynamic boxing-inspired workouts that combine shadowboxing, heavy bag work, and high-intensity interval training. The classes focus on building strength, endurance, and mental clarity, all set to upbeat music. Known for its inclusive community and supportive atmosphere, BoxUnion provides a full-body workout that's both challenging and empowering. Punch your stress in the face (I really feel like there's an opportunity for a Liquid Death collab).
AIR Aerial Fitness
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Neighborhood: Santa Monica
Class Details: AIR Aerial Fitness offers unique aerial fitness classes that use silk hammocks to provide a full-body workout. The classes combine elements of strength training, flexibility, and aerial acrobatics to build core strength and improve overall fitness. Known for its innovative approach and supportive instructors, AIR Aerial Fitness provides a fun and challenging workout experience suitable for all fitness levels.
Playground LA
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Neighborhood: Melrose
Class Details: Playground LA is a renowned dance studio offering a variety of high-energy dance classes led by top industry choreographers. The classes cater to all skill levels, providing a fun and supportive environment for learning all types of dance styles. Playground LA teaches hip-hop choreography, heels classes, and even ballroom. This is the go-to spot if you want to have some fun and are looking for something outside the normal fitness classes!
Barry’s Bootcamp
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Neighborhood: Hollywood, West Hollywood, Pasadena, Studio City, Brentwood, Venice, El Segundo, Santa Monica & Long Beach
Class Details: Barry’s Bootcamp, a global fitness phenomenon, is especially beloved in LA where it began with its first location in West Hollywood. As the original HIIT workout, it pushes you to your limits with high-intensity cardio and weight sessions, targeting specific muscle groups in each class. First-timers can expect a mix of running, lifting, and recovery circuits, with instructors who motivate you to perform your best. After class, head to Barry’s Fuel Bar for custom protein shakes tailored to your post-workout needs.Training Mate
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Neighborhood: Glendale, Studio City, West Hollywood, Culver City, Santa Monica & Redondo Beach
Class Details: Training Mate offers HIIT classes infused with a lively, Australian-inspired atmosphere. Founded by former rugby player Luke Milton, the studio combines functional fitness with a sense of community and humor, making workouts both challenging and enjoyable. Known for its supportive and friendly vibe, Training Mate uniquely emphasizes camaraderie and fun, ensuring every session is a positive experience.
Mighty Pilates
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Neighborhood: Santa Monica & Westwood
Class Details: Mighty Pilates incorporates the foundations of Classical Pilates, while upping the intensity factor for an invigorating workout. The studio focuses on building core strength, flexibility, and overall body tone through personalized instruction and small group sessions. They offer a huge schedule of classes – from Foundations classes for beginners to Power classes for the more advanced pilates enthusiasts.
The Studio (MDR)
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Neighborhood: Marina del Rey, Manhattan Beach, Culver City & Playa Vista
Class Details: The Studio (MDR) offers a full-body workout, blending Pilates with the Lagree Method developed by fitness expert Sebastien Lagree that will have you shaking from head to toe. Suitable for all fitness levels, their classes focus on strengthening, tightening, and toning the entire body through innovative, safe training techniques. The program integrates traditional lengthening and stretching methods to enhance flexibility and achieve comprehensive fitness goals.
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💻 Meanwhile, in the tech, OpenAI just rolled out a game-changing update for ChatGPT. Plus and Enterprise users can now access real-time internet search, powered by Microsoft Bing, bringing ChatGPT's responses fully up-to-date. This means users can now ask about the latest news, hotspots, or recent LA startup announcements, and ChatGPT will pull in fresh, relevant answers directly from the web. Previously limited to information up to 2021, ChatGPT’s new browsing capabilities make it a valuable digital assistant for anyone needing real-time insights in fast-paced industries like tech and entertainment.
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🔍 The real-time search feature also includes “Browse with Bing,” allowing ChatGPT to source information from multiple sites for detailed answers to complex questions. Whether you’re exploring the latest venture capital trends in LA or curious about the best local spots, ChatGPT’s new browsing power helps you stay ahead with the latest info. This leap forward in AI functionality makes ChatGPT even more versatile and powerful for everyone, from business owners to everyday users.
From the Dodgers’ World Series win to OpenAI’s latest ChatGPT update, there’s a lot to celebrate in LA this week. Here’s to champions, innovation, and a city that’s always pushing boundaries. 🌆✨
🤝 Venture Deals
LA Companies
- Final Boss Sour, a Los Angeles-based gaming-themed snack company specializing in healthier sour snacks, has raised a $3M Seed funding round led by Science Inc. to expand its product offerings and operational capabilities. - learn more
LA Venture Funds
- Smash Capital led a $50M Series B round for Read AI, a productivity-focused AI company, bringing its total funding to $81M. The company offers a platform that enhances meeting efficiency through features like note-taking, summarization, and transcription. Additionally, Read AI introduced "Read AI for Gmail," a free Chrome extension that integrates information from various applications, reducing the need to switch between apps. The funds will be used to increase the company's headcount in engineering, data science, and business teams. - learn more
- Distributed Global participated in a $25M funding round for Nillion, a company that provides decentralized privacy solutions designed to secure sensitive data using advanced technologies like secure multi-party computation. - learn more
- Alexandria Venture Investments and Tachyon Ventures participated in a $115M Series A funding round for Axonis Therapeutics, a Boston-based biotechnology company developing innovative medicines targeting KCC2, a key mediator of brain inhibition, to treat neurological disorders. - learn more
- Act One Ventures participated in a $5M Seed funding round for Latii, a construction materials supply chain startup, to enhance its platform that connects contractors with suppliers, aiming to streamline procurement processes and reduce costs in the construction industry. - learn more
- F4 Fund participated in a $3M Seed funding round for Final Boss Sour, a Los Angeles-based gaming-themed snack company specializing in healthier sour snacks. - learn more
- SmartGateVC participated in a pre-seed funding round for Ritual Dental, a company revolutionizing dental care by integrating advanced technology and microbiome science to provide personalized, preventive treatments. - learn more
