SoulCycle

The spinning classes at SoulCycle in West Hollywood incorporate a soothing mental component by keeping the lights low and riding by candlelight.
The spinning classes at SoulCycle in West Hollywood incorporate a soothing mental component by keeping the lights low and riding by candlelight.
The lounge at Cycle House in WeHo.
Physique 57 Katie Johnson’s barre-based classes in Beverly Hills comprise a close-knit group of women she calls her little clan, even while drawing big names like Reese Witherspoon and Emmy Rossum. “We’re not a flashy studio, and there’s a sense of privacy here,” she says.
The 136-foot-diameter Coliseum pool at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast, Calif., is set with 1 million glass mosaic tiles.
A king room at Auberge du Soleil in Rutherford, Calif., offers views of the Napa Valley hillsides.
A treatment room at the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas’ two-floor spa.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Kobe Bryant swear by Whole Body Cryotherapy ($65) at L.A.’s Cryohealthcare (532 N. La Cienega Blvd., cryohealthcare.com).
You step into a nitrogen-powered Cryosauna (at left) set at negative 250 degrees Fahrenheit for an excruciating two minutes to lower body temperatures to 30 to 50 degrees. Fans say all that cold boosts collagen, reduces inflammation and might even promote weight loss.
A floating daybed at We Care in Desert Hot Springs.
The spa relaxation deck at Miraval in Tucson.
This 650-square-foot Asian-style day room includes a fireplace, elevated bath, dual massage beds and king bed. Packages (starting at $1,250 for a three-hour booking) can include a four-handed massage, a soaking bath with customized oil blends and in-room bento breakfast or lunch.
Mayan for “House of Heaven,” the Sian Nah oceanfront one-bedroom suite (from $1,945 a night) at Mexico’s Maroma Resort and Spa offers its own separate spa area for treatments, fitness equipment, indoor and outdoor showers and a terrace with dining palapa and plunge pool.
These private sanctuaries at Half Moon Resort in Rose Hall, Jamaica (rooms from $1,599 a night) allow guests to have private spa services in suites ranging from 700 to 1,000 square feet. Each suite has a separate treatment area and fitness studio (personal trainers can be reserved) with full views of the Caribbean Sea.
Raw food is known for being hippie, not haute. Enter classically trained chef Matthew Kenney, whose plant-based cuisine gets a high-tech makeover at M.A.K.E., his three-month-old cafe dedicated to the uncooked and the unprocessed at Santa Monica Place mall.
The Artist's' James Cromwell says “At Cafe Gratitude (639N. Larchmont Blvd.,cafegratitudela.com), I like the I Am Dazzling caesar salad and I Am Grace coconut milk and vanilla smoothie (both $8.50).”