New Wellness Clubs in Los Angeles for a Relaxed Lifestyle from Victoria Lucy's blog

The new wave of fitness social clubs prioritizes high design and indulgent experiences. From IV drips to infrared light saunas and cryotherapy, these bespoke third spaces are bringing wellness-focused socializing to the masses.

Whether you’re looking to reduce stress, improve your diet or connect with like-minded people, wellness clubs have it all. Here are the latest opulent, health-focused spaces opening in Los Angeles.

1. Remedy Place

When social wellness club Los Angeles Remedy Place opened in West Hollywood last year, it was the first of its kind. Now with a second location in NYC's Flatiron district and a third set to open in Soho next month, the company plans two new locations a year as it answers demand for holistic healing and community experiences.

Founder and CEO Dr. Jonathan Leary—who's also a concierge wellness doctor with a clientele of celebrities, executives and pro athletes—says the goal is to democratize wellness by creating a space where people can indulge in treatments like cryotherapy, infrared saunas and vitamin IV drips the way they might grab a cocktail at a bar. Members can pay as they go for the treatments or purchase an all-access membership for $500 a month that includes unlimited cryotherapy, one element per month (including hyperbaric oxygen chambers, acupuncture and lymphatic drainage massage), group classes and lounges.

The suites are designed to be communal, so you can bring friends and colleagues with you to a session like the Breathwork Ice Bath Class where you can dip your body in a trio of tubs alongside up to five others—plus one instructor who guides participants through breath work to help manage the three- to six-minute plunge. That's just a small example of how Leary says Remedy Place differs from hospitals and clinics that have a negative physiological effect on the body by tensing up muscles and elevating heart rates.

2. Heimat

The newest member of the West Hollywood club scene is Heimat, a luxury fitness complex that is nothing short of spectacular. Named after the German word describing the feeling of home, the seven-story, 55,000-square-foot facility occupies a painstakingly renovated 1933 building and aims to provide “radiant fitness experiences.” That includes invigorating workouts, spa treatments, nourishing cuisine and a cultivated private community. The club, which opened in June in a former commercial warehouse at 960 North La Brea Avenue, specializes in group classes—from Reformer Pilates to boxing, spin, barre, TRX, Kinesis and yoga—and offers state-of-the-art equipment and amenities like a rooftop pool and coworking spaces.

But the real draw is its aesthetics: Groschel describes it as a “fantastically opulent” experience, from gold automatic entrance doors to the opulent locker rooms with Dyson hair dryers and spacious saunas lined in Himalayan salt. “We wanted to show off the incredibly rich building materials,” she says. That includes a mix of high-impact hardwoods that look burned or oiled, stone, exposed concrete and woven textiles.

And that’s a good thing. Like the other new wave of upscale, post-pandemic private clubs (Zero Bond in New York and Dream Hollywood’s The Social Club), Heimat is designed to appeal to wealthy, affluent members who aren’t afraid to spend. Memberships start at $350 a month, far more than the average at Equinox and nearly tripling the cost of the club’s nightclub-themed competitor John Reed.

3. Healthspan

The recent decrease in the American lifespan is making many rethink how they want to spend their golden years. This has led to new businesses like the West Hollywood-based Remedy Place that combines high-end social wellness services with chiropractic and biometric testing; and Healthspan, an anti-aging digital medical clinic that offers sleep coaching, fitness and nutrition programs. Healthspan's focus on preventive healthcare has been embraced by a growing segment of the population.

The emphasis on 'healthspan' over 'lifespan' is a response to challenges that emerged when the increase in life expectancy was not matched by declines in chronic disease mortality. A growing consensus is that addressing the fundamentals of aging, such as exercise, a healthy diet and limiting alcohol intake, will improve healthspan while also increasing life expectancy.

In addition to providing an opportunity to learn from longevity experts, the summit provides unique activations such as ice baths, nature breaks and brain paint neurofeedback demos that help attendees decompress from a day of learning. The event is held at a beautiful locale, this year in Rancho Palos Verdes looking out over the ocean. The education and experience combine to create a healthspan conference that is not to be missed.