Spring Spring is almost here! As every year, you can discover the most popular trend sports on a trip to the park this year too. Some of them have been popular for many years and hardly change. However, new ones are added from year to year. Here we show you the most exciting trend sports that you should definitely try out this spring.
Tip 1: Discover the fun of padel tennis
Do you like squash and tennis, but can't play both at the same time? Yes, you can - with padel tennis. The hybrid sport is inspiring enthusiasm all over the world and maybe soon yours too! Similar to tennis, you play in pairs or foursomes and hit the ball into the opponent's court. However, as with Squash, the game takes place in a closed room whose walls are part of the game. Scoring is the same as in tennis. So grab your friends and try it out for yourself!
There are plenty of courts in Berlin where you can play together with your friends. We've picked out three possible courts for you:
- Padel Berlin in Berlin Lichtenberg
- Padel Lankwitz in Berlin Lankwitz
- We are Padel in Berlin Reinickendorf
Tip 2: Combine sport and environmental protection with plogging
Don't you sometimes get annoyed when you almost trip over rubbish lying around while jogging? Then jump on board the sustainable running trend from Sweden, plogging, and pick up the rubbish lying around during your run. By constantly stopping, bending down and standing up again while running, you train not only your endurance but also various core muscles and do something good for the environment.
There are now various plogging groups in Berlin, such as Moving Forward, which regularly pick up litter in various parks. You can usually find out where and when the running groups meet via Facebook.
More information about plogging
Tip 3: Find inner peace and strength with yoga meets high intensity interval training
This sport is something for you if you somehow miss the action when doing yoga. Athletic Flow combines classic yoga movements with challenging HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) sessions that are guaranteed to make you sweat. The best of both worlds combined in one crisp workout. The best thing about it: you need nothing but a mat and the necessary motivation. Videos on the internet then explain the basics of the sport to you. Whether outside in the park or at home, it's worth trying out.
11 tips for extraordinary yoga experiences in Berlin
Tip 4: Enjoy team spirit and action at Roundnet
Experience the thrilling mix of volleyball and 4square, which challenges you with fast rallies and 360-degree game action. Roundnet combines movement, adrenaline and team spirit. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, this trend sport appeals to all age groups. Grab the ball and become part of the growing Roundnet community in Berlin!
Tip 5: Conquer Tempelhofer Feld with kiteboarding
There's almost nothing in Berlin that doesn't exist and that's why you can learn to kitesurf here. Wondering how that works when the Baltic Sea is just over three hours away? Kitelandboarding is the dry version of surfing and that's exactly what you can learn in the capital. Providers such as Berliner Kiteschule or Kiteflow offer daily courses with different levels of suitability at Tempelhofer Feld. Anyone who is in good health, at least eight years old and weighs more than 35 kilograms can try kiteboarding. Otherwise, just grab your boards and skates and try out one of our Top routes for inline skaters.
More information about Tempelhofer Feld
Tip 6: Overcome the wall while bouldering
Bouldering, climbing without a rope up to a height from which you can still jump off comfortably, is now well established in the capital's sports scene. You can now find bouldering areas in almost all districts of Berlin, both outdoors and indoors.
11 places to go bouldering and climbing in Berlin
Tip 7: Perfect your throw in disc golf
In disc golf, the round doesn't have to go into the square, but into the round. You try to throw a Frisbee disc into a basket from a fixed starting point. In Berlin, you can find a fixed disc golf course in Volkspark Rehberge in Wedding and there is also a disc golf course in Potsdam's Volkspark. However, you can also play the Frisbee sport game in all parks, all you need is a Frisbee disc and a bucket or basket as a target.
Tip 8: Experience limitless fun with Crossboccia®
Want to spice up your tour through Berlin's urban jungle with some fun? Then buy some Crossboccia® balls in advance and play rounds at various locations. Crossboccia® revolutionises the traditional sport of boccia and takes it to the urban terrain. Whether with children or adults, you can make your walk through Berlin even more exciting with the small balls filled with granules!
Tip 9: Strengthen your whole body with calisthenics & HIT
You may have already seen them, the "climbing frames" for adults in the various Berlin parks. Calisthenics, the outdoor fitness trend from the USA, has long since made it to the capital. With this street workout trend, which was born in Santa Monica, California in 1934, you only train with your own weight. So all you need is comfortable clothes, something to drink and off you go to a calisthenics ground in the Berlin parks! Some facilities even offer HIT courses as high intensity training.
Tip 10: Test your speed and precision in crossminton
Where better to play crossminton than in Berlin? The game, which is a mixture of tennis, squash and badminton, was invented there. The best place to play crossminton, for which you need rackets, special balls and possibly a court boundary, is in Berlin's parks.
More info on parks and gardens in Berlin
Tip 11: Conquer the waves while surfing, wakeboarding or waterskiing
Want a little adrenaline kick? If you love sports on the water and don't shy away from higher speeds, we recommend wakeboarding or water skiing. Strap one or two boards under your feet at one of the facilities in or around Berlin and off you go. You can expect a few crash landings at the beginning, but you'll soon see your first successes. Many water sports parks also offer courses that give you practical tips for getting started. And if the sun isn't shining, you can train on an artificial wave at Wellenwerk .
