This beloved open-air swimming centre has two Olympic-sized pools for serious swimmers, but also provides plenty of access for families and swimming lessons for beginners.

Santa Monica's main bowling alley can get pretty busy on weekends.

The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim changed their name to the more restrained Anaheim Ducks before the 2006-07 season, but their might remained intact: the team won the Stanley Cup for...

LA cyclists will tell you that despite aggressive drivers, wormhole storm-drains and a lack of proper bike lanes, traversing the city can be quite simple and fairly enjoyable....

It's hard to know which is more breathtaking: the views of the Hollywood Hills, or the Adonises who choose the hills as the backdrop for their exercise. Crunch classes...

Gold's bills itself as 'the mecca of bodybuilding', and perhaps with some justification: this is where the Governor of California honed and toned his body.

There are roughly as many draft beers as pool tables in this smart Hollywood fixture: 30 of the former, 28 of the latter. You can even hire a private room.

The best-known bathhouse in the city has a good gym, but that's not the main reason why people come here. At weekends, a live DJ provides a soundtrack to the shenanigans until 6am.

This half-mile paved oval in the San Gabriel Valley, which opened in 1999, is California's first new short track for 20 years. The 6,500-seat venue features a variety of racing...

Without wishing to insult the other members of the LA Galaxy squad, not to mention the team's esteemed Dutch coach Ruud Gullit, the recent spike in the Galaxy's popularity is...

Having muddled through the '90s, the Angels have spent the early 21st century as the team to beat in the American League West division. The turnaround began in 2002, when...

When the Los Angeles Clippers made it into the NBA play-offs in 2005-06, just the third time in 30 years that the team ended the regular season with a winning record, many...