Staying active during the winter season in Cape Town doesn’t have to be a struggle. With a diverse range of indoor fitness activities available throughout the city, you will find something that suits your interests and fitness level.
Cape Town’s indoor fitness scene has something for everyone, from belly dancing and hot yoga to rock climbing and trampoline workout sessions. Beat the winter chill with these indoor activities in Cape Town:
Indoor Rock Climbing
Try your hand at indoor rock climbing, an activity that combines strength, endurance, and problem-solving skills. Enjoy the high climbing walls, suitable for both beginners and experienced climbers. You’re bound to feel on top of the world.
Where to visit:
CityROCK Cape Town
The best way to get started at CityROCK is by taking their Introductory Belay Course. During the course, you will get a good idea of what the sport is about and familiarise yourself with the equipment and how to use it. You will also be given a tour of the gym and shown the different areas and types of climbing available to you. Then the real fun begins…
Where: 9 Milner St, Paarden Eiland
Price: R250 per person
Contact: Visit cityrock.co.za/cape-town/
be.UP Park
Fun for the young and old alike, this indoor playground boasts a Trampoline Zone, an exclusive ALTIGAME®, Climbing Walls, and a Kids’ Maze. Visitors here can enjoy hours of fun with the option to host kids’ parties, corporate events, and school groups.
Where: Gardener place, Rose Innes St, Pinelands
Prices: From R105
Contact: www.beuppark.co.za/
Hot Yoga
Get your sweat on during a mindful hot yoga session. This popular form of yoga is practiced in a heated room and combines traditional yoga poses. Perfect for the chilly season, this activity aims to deepen stretches, enhance flexibility, and promote detoxification through sweating.
Where to go:
Yo Yoga
Known as having one of South Africa’s few Infrared heated yoga studios, this studio lets you enjoy the benefits of yoga while sweating out toxins with the help of trained instructors. Classes are held daily and can be booked either through the Bookamat app or at the front desk on your next visit.
Where: 2 Fir Street Black River Park, Observatory
Price: A Drop in class costs R190. The standard unlimited monthly package is R1200.
Contact: Visit www.yoyoga.co.za/
Sporty Activities
As the chill of the season sets in, locals and visitors alike seek out a variety of indoor sporting activities to stay active and entertained. Here are some places to visit:
Where to visit:
Racket and Ball Club
Grab a mate and dabble in some padel at Racket and Ball Club, or RB Club as the cool kids like to call it, in Bree Street. Padel is a racket sport typically played in doubles on an enclosed court, slightly smaller than a doubles tennis court. To book a session, download the Playtomic app, search for Racket+Ball Club Bree Street, and let the fun begin! The app allows you to book your court, sign up for membership, join classes, and sign up for events, socials, and tournaments.
Where: 261 Bree St, Gardens, Cape Town
Price: R600 for 1 hour for the court, which accommodates 4 people, R900 for 90 minutes, and R1200 for 2 hours. Rental paddles: R50 each, balls range from R145-R160
Contact: Visit rbclub.co.za/
Total Ninja
Spend hours swinging, jumping, and climbing at Total Ninja at Black River Park. The obstacle course is designed to test your mental and physical strength, offering a range of challenges that will leave you wanting more. Best believe it helps to burn those unwanted calories.
Where: South Park Entrance, Black River Park, The Warehouse, 2 Fir St, Observatory
Price: From R80-R160
Website: www.totalninja.co.za
Rush
Experience the ultimate adrenaline Rush with the high-energy trampoline sessions at Rush Trampoline Park. The sessions, held a few times each month, feature an instructor who will guide you through the moves while the DJ spins high-energy tracks. This exhilarating and innovative workout can help you burn up to 1,000 calories in just an hour.
You can also visit the indoor park in Claremont for a day of fun and exercise. Try the air walk, wall-to-wall trampolines, dodgeball courts, basketball slam dunk lanes, and long trampoline lanes perfect for doing flips, and a battle beam.
Where: 25 Stegman Rd, Claremont
Price: The trampoline classes cost R50pp, and kids can enjoy a 1-hour session for R95. Jumping socks: R40
Website: www.rushsa.co.za
Belly dancing
Women, and men, can enjoy the thrill of belly dancing- a Middle Eastern dance that not only boosts confidence but also improves flexibility, strength, and coordination.
Where to visit:
The Feminine Divine Oriental Dance Studio
Known as one of Cape Town’s oldest belly dance studios, the classes are held twice a week, virtually on Wednesday from 6-7.30pm, and in studio on Thursday, from 7:15 to 8:15pm. The Feminine Divine is run by sisters, Tenille and Tiffany Lindeque, with the intention of “celebrating the beauty and strength of the feminine spirit”
There are beginner and intermediate classes available, which tap into various forms of belly dancing. The classes are strictly for women.
Where: 43 Mountain Road, Woodstock
Price: Online classes: R580 per month, and in person classes: R680
Contact: Visit www.femininedivinedancestudio.com/
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