Santa Monica Stairs

I work in Santa Monica and as a therapist, my schedule can get a bit funky. Sometimes I find myself with a long break and nothing to do. I had heard about the Santa Monica stairs as a very hard workout and wanted to give it a try. The stairs are two sets of 200 stairs. One is wooden (I prefer this one) and the other is concrete. This is an amazing workout, but half the fun of it is the people watching. The stairs are full or Angelenos who are very into fitness. Occasionally there will be an old man clad in plaid PJs and leather work shoes, or a woman wearing healed flip flops--but I guess it's LA so anything goes!