Photos:: Los Angeles residential developments are pumping up gym amenities

The Seychelle in Santa Monica is equipped with a rooftop pool, as well as a fitness center/gym and yoga studio.

The Seychelle in Santa Monica is equipped with a rooftop pool, as well as a fitness center/gym and yoga studio.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Apartment dwellers are no longer content with a StairMaster and some hand weights in a basement room. A new and upcoming crop of condos offers enticements such as Spin classes, Pilates, juice bars and concierges ready to arrange personal training sessions.

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The Seychelle’s fitness center.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Apartment fitness

Decks and gardens surround the third-floor fitness center/gym and yoga studio at the Seychelle in Santa Monica.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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The pool area at 8th+Hope in downtown Los Angeles.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Apartment fitness

8th+Hope in downtown Los Angeles features a cardio room with Technogym equipment.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Apartment fitness

The gym at the Vermont, west of downtown Los Angeles, contains cardio and strength-training equipment, a separate Spin room, right, and a yoga/meditation room.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Apartment fitness

Patrick Nguyen runs on the treadmill inside the gym at the Vermont, which opened in May.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Apartment fitness

The Vermont also offers an infinity pool and outdoor spa set on a rise in the gardens.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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