Long Beach Health and Fitness

Helmed by Sarge, a certified trainer and U.S. Army veteran, Naples Fitness Boot Camp’s motivating all-levels workouts propel clients toward fitness goals. Like a snowman’s fingerprints, no two sessions are identical, but all include one hour of physical challenges such as obstacle courses, short-distance runs, yoga poses, and jump-rope drills. Strength training with kettlebells and sandbags tones the entire body and builds muscle mass to burn calories efficiently. The schedule varies by season and typically includes men’s, women’s, and coed workouts. Classes take place outside, rain or shine, except during hurricanes, floods, and falling-piano storms.

The sprightly clicking of tap shoes fills the aural real estate at Kick It Up's wood-floored studio, entrancing listeners with the Morse code of unrestrained footloosing. At other times, feet communicate with movement, including the graceful pliés of classical ballet, the sharp footwork of salsa, or the Latin-inspired shimmies of Zumba workouts. Tots take their places on the dance floor for camps, birthday parties, and drill-team meets, during which instructors (including owner, former professional dancer, and Southern California Dance Theatre alumna Susan Janson) help them to unleash their creativity and build a lifelong love of exercise. Adults can also chase their fitness goals during more structured activities including classes in spinning, cardio dance, and power yoga, which tone muscles as they melt calories, stress, and unfinished games of freeze tag.

After years spent volunteering for nonprofit fundraisers, Fit On founders Franca Stadvec and Angela Bennett understood the power of people coming together for a shared purpose. When that purpose became supporting each other in their journey toward better fitness, Fit On Studios came into being. The studio hosts intimate group classes to maintain a supportive atmosphere in a space illuminated by picture windows and vibrant earth tones.

During cycling sessions, guests climb onto adjustable Schwinn bikes to burn fat and clear their minds by focusing solely on their workout and the inspirational bumper stickers on the bike in front of them. The center also focuses on joint-friendly exercise, such as barre classes that use low-impact, focused movements to tone lean muscles and improve balance, and TRX suspension training that builds strength by leveraging the body’s own weight.

Los Cerritos Optometry's Dr. Chenh Vong and his staffers—who speak English, Armenian, Spanish, and Vietnamese—keep eyes healthy with services such as routine eye exams and myopia control, giving patients a wide range of options for addressing prescription changes. After the doctor checks them for eye problems such as glaucoma or 1-D vision, patients can pop in a pair of contact lenses or slip on a pair of stylish frames from Gucci, Coach, or Prada to pull back the veil of encroaching blurriness.

Dr. Faranak and Dr. Foruzan share many things. They’ve both been in practice for over 15 years, and they both graduated from the same dental school. They also share something bigger: a set of parents. This sisterly dental duo is the heart of Big Dental Group, a modern practice that offers everything from basic examinations to most types of cosmetic treatments. The practice’s expansive selection of procedures helps each doctor collaborate with patients to craft customized treatment plans based on dental needs and wants.