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At Fred Fitness in Santa Monica, software is integrated into every piece of cardio and strength equipment to make your workout harder as you improve.

Taiwan has surpassed Singapore as the happiest place in Asia, according to the World Happiness Report. But what do residents think?

Before fire destroyed Pacific Palisades, we were a family -- my husband, my daughter and me. Would we still be one after the smoke cleared?

Owner Kelvin Anderson Sr. wants the project to tell the story of Black music -- and the role that VIP records has played in shaping it.

Cuddling with the cats, gardening, tea at the museum, browsing rare books and preparing dinner to a live piano serenade add up to the ideal Sunday for the "Shifting Gears" star.

Watch a parade, enjoy art activities and see David Arquette as Bozo the Clown at the puppetry extravaganza, which returns this April to Los Angeles State Historic Park.

New padel centers are cropping up around the county: Padel Up at Westfield Century City, Pura Padel L.A. in Sherman Oaks and at the courts at L.A. Galaxy Park in Carson.

Normally closed to the public, these inspiring gardens have a lot to gawk at. Here's how to check them out on garden tour fundraisers.

Doctors recommend keeping babies away from crowds within the first month, but every parent has their own risk tolerance level.

Tamsen Fadal's "How to Menopause" lays out a toolkit for women adjusting to a changing body in midlife.