How remote workers get in shape in Las Palmas?

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the perfect place for maintaining well-being and keeping your balance between work and personal pursuits… To be productive remote workers need to get in shape while living in Las Palmas.

In this post, you´ll get websites and information about the countless possibilities of different sports and activities to do only around La Isleta area and Las Canteras Beach…

Having the opportunity to enjoy outdoor sports, and meet nice people, in the middle of our “sunny winter” is key to keeping productivity and creativity at a high level

Working long hours without time for ourselves brings bad consequences in the long run. Doing some outdoor activity, going to the gym, or practicing some yoga is a “must-do” routine for most remote workers…

Las Palmas City

With excellent weather, a few rainy days a year, not too hot, not too cold. In winter is difficult to stay at home, kind of the weather pushes you to go out…

The Beach of Las Canteras is a perfect free “gym”, for swimming, sunbathing, snorkeling, volleyball, etc…

The offer for any kind of sports or activity is overwhelming, gyms all over the city, yoga studios, trainers offering activities in parks, etc…

If you want to do sports and keep yourself fit after working remotely in Las Palmas, you won't be disappointed…

Surf and Outdoor activities

You are probably coming to the Canary Islands to be outside as much as possible, to enjoy the sun and our open culture.

Many Remote Workers and Digital Nomads want to get in shape in Las Palmas with outdoor activities…

Surf is one of the most popular activities for many Digital Nomads in Las Palmas, riding a few waves in Las Cicer spot is an unforgettable experience, there are countless surf schools and La Cicer is the perfect spot to learn, near coworking spaces and colivings…

Las Canteras Beach is full of possibilities, you can even do a few of them in the same week, like Monday volleyball and Friday surf… Here you have some websites about sports in Las Canteras.

• Volleyball in Las Canteras -  very popular lately… www.labarra.canteraslife.com 
• Beach Tennis in Las Canteras - www.approba.net
• Snorkeling-Kayak- www.salitresport.com
• Surf- www.californiasurfcenter.com

• Swimming - Excellent option, in winter we recommend you a wetsuit, the water is a bit cold if you swim long distances. Las Canteras is perfect for swimming during low tide, the beach is protected by a natural barrier…

• Hiking- Near Las Canteras beach in La Isleta volcanic area heading to El Confital the are some hiking walks in a natural protected area, Paisaje Natural de La Isleta, where hiking is surrounded by nature, without cars…

• Running- La Isleta is perfect for running, there are different running areas in El Confital… but if you are looking for a running atmosphere, a kind of competition, your place could be Parque Romano with a circuit, climbing, calisthenic, outdoor fitness area, etc… Parque Romano is 7 minutes from our coliving by bike…

Yoga

Yoga has become extremely popular in the last 15 years or so, in La Isleta there are many yoga studios, offering different levels and timetables.

It is the perfect option after work, for example, near our Coliving you have Pure Yoga with astonishing views of the bay.

Lots of our members go there after work…

• Pure Yoga - www.pureyogacanarias.com

Gyms

There are many gyms in La Isleta or very near, some of them are quite big with great services…

• Dreamfit- Located in a shopping center, inside the Port, big, countless options, from padel to sauna, like 10 minutes walk from our coliving… www.dreamfit.es/centros/las-palmas

• Personal Trainer- in La Isleta, with small groups and personal attention www.ertrainer.com

• Castillo de La Luz Park, there is a free modular outdoor gym in this nearby park, it is free and well-equipped, 2 minutes from our Coliving...

Padel

In La Isleta, there are two places to play Padel

• La Luz Centro Deportivo- inside the port in Calle El Guinchete, they also have a gym…
• Dreamfit the gym in the shopping center El Muelle, inside the port too, www.dreamfit.es/centros/las-palmas

Cross Fit

There are several CrossFit gyms around, some of them located in El Sebadal the Industrial area next to the neighborhood…

Elite Gym- www.elitefitnesslaspalmas.com

Crossfit Las Canteras - www.crossfitlascanteras.com 

SwimingPool

Piscina León y Castillo- this is the public swimming pool in our neighborhood, 3 minutes from our coliving, they offer more activities like Pilates, Aquaying, Aquatrainig… www.piscinaleonycastillo.es 

Basket

Not too far from La Isleta, there are some basketball courts, one is in La Cicer in Las Canteras Beach.

Some community members in our Coliving like to go there to play in the Guanarteme neighborhood in Calle Secretario Padilla 70.

Also in Playa de Las Alcaravaneras, 5 minutes by bike from our coliving, there are Basketball courts, next to the beach… This is another beach in the city...

Playa de Las Alcaravaneras is a busy sports place, if you are into sailing, canoeing, volleyball, etc, this could be your beach in the afternoon…

Pole dance

No Limits Pole dance - have fun… www.nolimitslp.com 

Live it Up Community

It´s a well-established managed community in Slack. Where remote workers, locals, and Digital Nomads can get lots of information and collaborations,

There are like 5 channels in this Slack about sports, yoga, volleyball, hiking, surfing, and padel.

It´s very easy and the information is very well organized to go right for your interests, etc…

Lots of people look for partners to play padel, hike, surf, etc… 

Don´t miss it if you want to get most of your travel to Las Palmas - www.liveitup-laspalmas.com 

Conclusion

As you can see there are no excuses to forget your laptop for a few hours a day… There are countless possibilities for remote workers to get in shape in Las Palmas, free-of-charge sports...