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Spacious workout space is a luxury. And to celebrate its larger location,

Body Design will hold a grand opening event at its new Fashion Island

address from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The women-only fitness center, featuring the oh-so-popular Pilates and

athletic rehabilitation, will offer tours, healthy refreshments and dance

demos, which will begin at 6:15 p.m.

The new, 4,200-square-foot facility now has enough room for a full dance

floor, where Body Design will offer classes on tap, ballet and salsa.

And, of course, what would a women’s club be without a spa? Services

include massages and facials.

But really, the best part: no men.

“We like to make it a safe haven for women,” said co-owner Darci Kinney,

who runs the business with her partner, Susan Tobiessen. “They don’t have

to wear the right outfit and they don’t have to worry about who’s looking

at them.”

Body Design is at 100 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. For more

information, call (949) 722-3555.

Four Seasons upgrades with Nintendo

How does it get any better? With Nintendo, that’s how.

Renovations to the Four Seasons Hotel -- a hefty $10-million project that

has been going on since early 1999 -- is almost complete.

The improvements, to be finished by the end of the year, have already

swept through the public areas of the hotel and its restaurant. A final

phase of the work will see a face-lift given to guest rooms and suites.

Barry Design of Los Angeles is handling the renovation and is likely the

mastermind behind what could be the hotel’s greatest improvement: When it

is complete, the rooms will feature 25-inch televisions and Nintendo

video game systems.

Oh, and don’t forget: larger-size toiletries are also scheduled to be

installed in the bathrooms.