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Terranea's Luxury Boot Camp

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spas

The Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes, California isn't just a place to go visit for a getaway, it now also offers boot camp classes. The Terranea's Boot Camp Resort Package offers an hour-long, "military-style" workout that makes use of the resort's 102 coastal acres, followed by access to Terranea's luxurious oceanfront spa facilities for a relaxing post-workout cool down.

The workout begins at the fitness center at 6 a.m. where participants warm-up with traditional calisthenics by the pool deck. After that either a short jog to get to the next location or, on a particularly hard day, lunges up a steep coastal hill. The class eventually makes its way down to the beach cove to begin speed and agility drills in the sand. Along the way, the class stops at various points for a variety of exercises including tricep dips, push-ups and sprints. The class concludes back at the fitness center where participants are guided through mat work targeting abs and arms, followed by stretching.

After the workout, participants can grab a meal at the spa café or enjoy the steam, sauna, swimming pool, outdoor hot tub and cold plunge. For an additional fee, guests can order services including massage, body treatments and facials.

Terranea's Boot Camp is offered throughout the year in six-week intervals with the next session beginning July 26, 2010. The program is open to both resort guests and non-guests who can either drop by for a single workout or participate regularly throughout the session. Participants can purchase either the Basic Boot Camp which is workout only for $20 per session, $325- three days a week for six weeks and $395- five days a week for six weeks. The Resort Style Boot Camp with spa access cost $40 for a daily drop-in with $650 for three days a week for six weeks or $795- for five days a week for six weeks.

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Via Horcada, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

The hot weather has me sourcing houses with great pools lately. This one offers what you don't often get in Southern California, a pool with an unobstructed view. The great thing about the Palos Verdes peninsula is that it is not too far from Los Angeles and yet is worlds away. This Italian style villa is full of all sorts of ornate details from putti statues to carved marble fireplaces, elaborate murals and a wood-panelled library. This is five-bedroom villa is one of those truly grand homes and it has an equally grand location with multiple large terraces from which you can see Los Angeles twinkling in the distance at night. it is listed at $12 million. It's got a great virtual tour or, if you are time pressed check out some highlights after the jump.

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