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Beach Fit
Step off the treadmill, walk away from the rowing machine and put the overpriced membership fee back in your pocket.... keeping fit in Barcelona just got a whole lot better.
Forget the gym, this is the city of sun, sand + sea – and it’s time to start enjoying it. Beach Fit Barcelona is a vibrant new exercise movement that gives people the chance to get out of the gym and head onto the beach - for a 60 minute fun-filled workout that’ll put your body to the test and a smile on your face.
Porktie crawled out of bed and sleepwalked down to Barceloneta beach for a 7am start with the Beach Fit team to find out more about their fresh approach to staying in shape.
• What exactly do they do?
Beach Fit Barcelona say they are all about putting the enjoyment back into keeping fit. They basically do this by using both the manmade and natural environment of the Barceloneta beach as an open air gym! Each of their fitness sessions is designed to utilise different aspects of the landscape around the Barcelona seafront.
Every session is unique, using a different combination of the sand, slopes, benches and steps in the area to help improve your fitness in an innovative and entertaining way. Make no mistake; this is no simple jog on the beach! During each 60 minute session you will be taken through a comprehensive warm up, before moving onto a mixture of cardiovascular and core strength challenges, then finishing with a thorough and much needed warm down.
There´s always great banter buzzing around each session – with masses of encouragement from the rest of the group to help you to push your body that little bit further. This camaraderie, coupled with the infectious enthusiasm of the instructors really does make achieving your personal goals much easier and (more importantly) much more enjoyable than sweating it out on a treadmill with only your IPod for company.
• Where and when are the sessions?
Beach Fit currently run 4 sessions per week, each starting from the meeting point of ´Buenas Migas´ on Barceloneta beach. Here´s the full timetable:
Mon: 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Wed: 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Thurs: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fri: 7:00 am - 8:00 am
• Can anybody attend?
Don´t worry, you don’t have to be an Olympic hopeful, or a young Arnold Schwarzenegger to get involved. Beach Fit is open to all ages and all levels of fitness. Sessions are held in English, but are attended by a huge variety of nationalities.
• How much does it cost?
The first session is free for all Porktie readers, so you´ve got no excuse not to give it a try! After that, prices are 6 Euros per class or 40 Euros for unlimited classes for one month. That’s cheaper than many personal trainers charge per hour!
Facebook giveaway
Porktie are giving you the chance to win an unlimited monthly pass to Beach Fit Barcelona. To enter – simply join Porktie on Facebook and post on our wall the reason why you deserve to win this prize. The person who posts the most interesting and imaginative reason will be the winner! (Entries must be received before June 30th) There are also a number of free session passes to give away to runners- up – so get posting now!
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