Have you heard of the scalp treatments that are offered at head spas? I’ve seen viral videos on social media and have been wanting to try it for some time now. However, since I live in the San Fernando Valley, I wanted to find a local head spa that I could try out and perhaps visit on a regular basis. Royal Head Spa in Woodland Hills is close to where I live, and it checks all of the boxes in what I wanted in a scalp treatment. When I … [Read more...]
Exploring SpringTopia 2023 – A Family Fun Fest
SpringTopia is a family-friendly festival located in Woodland Hills. This outdoor experience spans 200,000 square feet and contains seven different “lands” – Circus Land, Fun Land, Puppy Land, Pirate Land, Lightshow Land, Spooky Land and Holiday Land. This past Saturday, my family and I visited SpringTopia. It was a perfect spring day - sunny weather that was perfect for exploring all that this festival had to offer. First, we went into … [Read more...]
Meet Marni Rosenthal Chaikin of Pure Barre Woodland Hills
I tried out Pure Barre in Woodland Hills a couple of times earlier this month. I needed to try something that was out of my comfort zone, especially since I had been away for 2 weeks on a summer vacation. When I found out that one of the co-owner’s lives in the San Fernando Valley AND is a mom to a young daughter, I just knew that I had to interview Marni for my new series on the blog. So SFV followers, please meet Marni Rosenthal Chaikin, the … [Read more...]
Pure Barre – Fitness Studio Review
As you can probably tell, I am addicted to group fitness classes. While I enjoy doing my usual cycle class or TRX class at my local YMCA, sometimes you just have to change up your routine. So a few weeks ago, I decided to try out Pure Barre in Woodland Hills. Mind you, this was the first class that I took after being back from a 2 week vacation to Utah & Arizona. So I was a little apprehensive about taking it. The class was taught by … [Read more...]
Cardio Barre Woodland Hills
Earlier this month I tried out Cardio Barre in Woodland Hills. This particular Cardio Barre is located in a mini mall on Erwin Street, next to a Cost Plus World Market retail store. If you haven't heard about Cardio Barre, it is a unique, high energy exercise class that combines ballet barre work & light weights. I especially like this type of no impact fitness class because the focus is on toning & elongating the muscles. No bulky look … [Read more...]