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With roots dating back to 1993, La Mambita at Kolonnenstraße 29 is Berlin's salsa dance school with the longest tradition, bringing LA-style to the city in 1999. In Schöneberg, Salsa LA, NY, and Cubana are offered as drop-in classes in a 150-square-meter hall. For salsa classes in Berlin, this means: no registration needed, just drop by for a trial lesson for 10 Euros.

Since 2018, La Candela Salsa has specialized in Salsa Cubana, teaching right next to Hamburger Bahnhof, five minutes from Hauptbahnhof. The salsa course in Berlin-Mitte progresses through five levels with over 100 hours, covering Timba, Son, and Rueda, with instruction in English. For beginners, this means: confidently on the dance floor after a six-hour Beginners Course.

Hot Yoga at around 38 degrees Celsius, plus Vinyasa, Yin, and Forrest Yoga in an unheated room: Mahalaya is located in the Schreibfeder Höfe on Boxhagener Straße in Friedrichshain and also trains Hot Yoga teachers itself.

Yoga On The Move teaches Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga, and Breathwork on the fourth floor of the back building in Akazienhof, Schöneberg. The studio started with classes in Berlin parks in 2017 and now trains yoga teachers itself.

The KRAFT Runners meet every Tuesday at 7 PM at KORNER, Linienstraße 106 in Mitte, for a joint interval training. Running along is free and possible without prior registration, regardless of whether you have a beginner's pace or competitive experience.

For beautiful legs in Kreuzberg, the Flying Steps Academy is a must-visit: Germany's largest street dance school trains legs that truly have something to say. Over 20 dance styles, world champions as founders, and more than 4,000 students per week speak for themselves.

Mindful Life Berlin, located at Gleimstraße 19 near Mauerpark, has been offering Yoga, Pilates, Functional Fitness, and Boxing in Prenzlauer Berg since 2017. A trial class costs 10 Euros, and multi-class passes are valid for both yoga and fitness classes.

Stand Up Paddling on the Havel, right in Spandau: The SUP Center Berlin on Eiswerder Island is the perfect place for anyone who wants to experience Berlin from the water in beautiful weather. Rentals, courses, yoga, and XXL boards make this spot the top choice for watersports activities in the capital.

Mindful Life Berlin in Gleimviertel offers Vinyasa, Hatha, Ashtanga, and Yin Yoga, as well as Functional Fitness, Pilates, and Boxing. The studio is located a few minutes from Mauerpark, and the 10-class pass is valid for both areas.

In the backyard of a former post office building between Savignyplatz and the University of the Arts, Spirit Yoga teaches its own Power Vinyasa-inspired style in levels. Additionally, they offer Yin Yoga, Back Yoga, and a Pre- and Postnatal program.

Around 70 kilometers west of Berlin, 2Wave uses its own surf cutter to generate the wave surfed here, almost 300 meters long in one stretch and lasting up to three hours over half a day. Additionally, there's foilsurfing and foil pumping via a self-built island with six launch ramps. For water sports around Berlin, this is the most unusual spot in the surrounding area.

The StandUpClub Berlin SUP rental is located on the grounds of Funkhaus Berlin in Oberschöneweide, where the East German Broadcasting used to have its studios. From the pier, you can paddle along the Spree past Plänterwald towards Treptower Park, Molecule Man, and Oberbaumbrücke. In addition to rentals for ages 16 and up, there are beginner courses, guided city tours, and SUP yoga on the board.

Berlin's first full-body cycling studio is located directly at Checkpoint Charlie in Mitte and combines indoor cycling with targeted strength training units into a 45-minute full-body workout. Candlelight, driving beats, and specially trained rideXperts make every session a sweat-inducing feat of strength.

Europe's largest martial arts studio resides in Wedding, spanning an impressive 3,600 square meters. Spitfire Gym brings together boxing, MMA, BJJ, Thai boxing, and wrestling under one roof, attracting Berlin's best professional fighters as well as absolute beginners looking to discover fitness and body awareness in a new way.

In the attic on Tempelhofer Berg, Yoga Sky has been teaching Vinyasa, Yin, and Hatha Yoga since 2012; yoga classes have existed at this location since 1998. The 500 square meters include two yoga rooms, four treatment rooms, and a lounge.

Located on Wilmersdorfer Straße in Charlottenburg, VIVA Studio offers yoga from Vinyasa to Kundalini, plus Pilates, Barre, and massages. The studio's café exclusively serves plant-based bowls, bagels, and smoothies.

Zapatissimo in Kolonnenstraße, Schöneberg, teaches Salsa Cubana, Salsa Caleña, and Rueda de Casino, as well as Bachata and Tango Argentino, with instructors from Cuba and South America. The 10-class pass is valid for eight months and can be shared with a second person. For a salsa course in Berlin, this means Cuban and Colombian styles under one roof.

At Schleusenufer 4 in Kreuzberg, adidas shows what fitness looks like when a sports brand gets serious: The adidas SPORTS BASE BERLIN combines a weight room, outdoor areas, community runs, and its own kitchen across 1,500 square meters. Those who sweat here do so with like-minded people and professional coaching.

The SSE in Prenzlauer Berg is Berlin's most impressive indoor swimming pool for fitness and sports: Europe's largest indoor pool with a 50-meter basin, ten lanes, and a 10-meter diving tower, attracting both recreational swimmers and competitive athletes.

In Berlin-Mitte, not far from Nordbahnhof, awaits one of the city's most beautiful indoor pools: The Stadtbad Mitte "James Simon" combines Weimar architectural history with serious competitive swimming over 50 meters. Light, air, and high ceilings included.

Where fitness, body shaping, and cosmetics come together under one roof: Figurstudio Pankow on Ossietzkystraße in Pankow combines equipment training, rehabilitation sports, HYPOXI vacuum training, and beauty treatments into a holistic health concept that goes far beyond the classic fitness studio.

Hidden behind the Titanic Hotel on Chausseestrasse is the befine Sports & Spa with 3,000 square meters of wellness space: an oriental hammam, Finnish sauna, steam bath, and a light-filled indoor pool.

Located in Berlin Mitte, directly on Gendarmenmarkt, the LivingWell Health Club at the Hilton Hotel welcomes everyone seeking five-star fitness and wellness. Across 800 square meters, the club combines state-of-the-art training equipment, an indoor pool, and an extensive sauna area.

At the Nixe Marina on Königstraße, a hydrofoil lifts the electric surfboard out of the Großer Wannsee, allowing you to fly over the water without wind or waves. Training is conducted on premium boards with jet propulsion; the beginner's course lasts 120 minutes and costs 249 Euros. For water sports in Berlin, this is the most unusual way to get on the water.

At Senefelderplatz, the Sonne & Mond Health Center has been offering Hatha Yoga in small, fixed classes for over 15 years, along with yoga therapy, Ayurveda massages, and nutritional counseling. Many prevention courses are subsidized by health insurance companies.