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Sport & Activities in Amsterdam:

Amsterdam is a city with sport enthusiasts and has nearly 800 sports clubs. The most popular sports are football, tennis, athletics, hockey and ice-skating. Cycling is probably considered a part of their lifestyle as every Dutch owns his own bicycle!

Athletics

Amsterdam hosts at least four major running events throughout the year:

Dam Tot Damloop: One of the largest and most popular running events with over 20,000 participants every year. The runners have to run from Amsterdam to the centre of Zaandam.

Amsterdam Marathon: The race starts and ends at the renovated Olympic Stadium. Course passes through the Old city and Vondelpark and is held in October.

Vondelparkloop: Held in January around the park.

Grachtenloop: conducted in June... a run around the canals.

Football

Football, the national sport of the Netherlands is a very popular in Amsterdam. One of the renowned football club is Ajax Amsterdam a team in the Dutch Football League. The "Admirals", an American football team are a very popular too.

Basket

A sport that is increasing in popularity now. Amsterdam Astronauts team play in the Dutch premier division. Games are normally played at Sporthallen Zuid near the Olympic Stadium.

Baseball

The Amsterdam Pirates are a popular local team that play in the Dutch Major League.

Bowling

Apart from private bowling alleys, several clubs offer bowling lanes. For more information on events and competitions related to bowling you can contact the Netherlands Bowling Federation at 010 473 5581. Here are some bowling alleys in Amsterdam:

Amstelborgh/Borchland
Borchlandweg 6 12, 1099CT Amsterdam
Phone: +31 (0) 205633333

Pim's Bowling
Buikslotermeerplein 4, 1025EV Amsterdam
Phone: +31 (0) 206340030

Knijn Bowling
Scheldeplein 3
1078 GR Amsterdam
Phone: +31 (0) 206642211
Access: Tram 4.

Bowlingvereniging Amsterdam
Scheldeplein 3
1078 GR Amsterdam
Phone: +31 (0)206342750

Sportcentrum De Kegel
Bovenkerkerweg 81
1187 XC Amstelveen
Phone: +21(0)206455557

Bowlingclub Noordam
Buikslotermeerplein 300
1025 GB Amsterdam

Health & Fitness

Splash HealthClub
One of the finest heath clubs in Amsterdam with two branches at Looiersgracht and Leidseplein. Open from 7 in the morning till midnight all days of the week, this club offers latest fitness equipments and personal trainers. Facilities also include sauna, steam, massages.

Splash HealthClub Looiersgracht
Looiersgracht 26-30
1016 PH Amsterdam
Phone: +31 (0)206248404

Splash HealthClub Leidseplein
Lijnbaansgracht 241
1017 PH Amsterdam
Phone: +31 (0)204220280

Sporting Club Leidseplein
Located centrally in Leidesplein, this sporting club is popular amongst students. You can buy a day card. Facilities include gym, sauna and aerobic classes.
Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 18
Amsterdam, NH
1017 RC
Phone: +31 (0)20 620 6631
Open Mondays to Fridays from 9am till midnight; 10am-6pm over weekends.

Fitness & Health Garden
Located near Waterlooplein, the health club offer gym facilities, along with classes for yoga and aerobics. Premises also include a massage sauna rooms and a solarium .
Jodenbreestraat 158
Phone: +31 (0) 0203200233

Saunas

In the Netherlands, saunas are open to both males and females, although some saunas have some time slots reserved for women only. Some Saunas are:

De Keizer
De Keizer is a pleasant sauna housed in an 18th century canal side home in Keizersgracht: It offers a steam room, massage room, and a bar and coffee facilities.
Keizersgracht 124.

Art Deco Sauna
As the name indicates this sauna located Herengracht in has deco glass panels and very stylish interiors. It offers a steam room, Finnish sauna, solarium, massage, Shiatsu and beauty treatments.
Herengracht 115,
Phone: +31 (0)206238215
Access: Tram 1, 2, 5, 13, 17, 20.
Open 11am-11pm Mon-Sat; 1-6pm Sun.

Skateboarding, Inlining & Rollerskatingd

Skating was very popular hobby years ago when the Dutch ice skated for long distances and on frozen canals. However, of late the conditions have not been very favourable to continue this. If you are visiting Amsterdam over winters, you can try skating on a frozen canal. However, you need to be careful as the ice tends to be very thin esp. under bridges. You can try ice skating on some lakes or ponds in the outskirts of Amsterdam. A safer idea would be to go to the one of the indoor skating rinks. Several skaters use the bike paths in the city and the Vondelpark esp. during summers. Sometimes in summers, a huge crowd joins the "Friday Night Skate" which start from the Vondelpark and goes for nearly 15 kms.

Here are some rollers skates and skateboard rental locations:

Rent A Skate
There are two outlets in Vondelpark, one at the cafè near Amstelveenseweg and the other at Melkgroothuis.
Vondelpark 7
Access: Tram 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 12, 20.

Balance
Skate rental includes guards for knees and elbows. Helmets cost extra.
Overtoom 464-6

Skiing

Although Amsterdam does not offer hills and slopes for skiers and snowboarders, the sport is still practices indoor halls specially maintained for these sports. In fact, the largest indoor skiing and snowboarding facility is located near Amsterdam. Here are some indoor ski spots in Amsterdam:

Ski-Inn Indoorskibaan
Wg-plein 281
1054 SE Amsterdam, Oud-West

Indoorski & Sun Amsterdam Noord
J. van Hasseltweg 114-118
1022 WZ Amsterdam, Noord

Jaap Eden Kunstijsbaan
Radioweg 64
1098 NJ Amsterdam, Watergraafsmeer

You can rent ski equipment at:

Ski-point
Treubweg 15
1112 BA Diemen
Phone: +31(0) 20 6901044

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