Cannes - Outdoor Sports Capital
Get Fit - Stay Fit
Rather like a ski resort, Cannes has a number of walking, jogging and running "pistes" of various lengths and difficulties. There are 14 routes and they cover 60 km throughout the town. You can obtain a leaflet from the tourist office or go on to www.cannes.com (click sport and then plein air) where you can download the plan or watch videos of the pistes. There is now a phone app as well
Not your bag, so hit the beach. Try exercising on Mace Beach free of charge every Saturday morning 10-11am and also on the beach at Kiosk 16 Plage du Midi. You will need a mat or towel, tennis shoes and a bottle of water. All ages welcome. The fitness master is provided by the town.
Rather like a ski resort, Cannes has a number of walking, jogging and running "pistes" of various lengths and difficulties. There are 14 routes and they cover 60 km throughout the town. You can obtain a leaflet from the tourist office or go on to www.cannes.com (click sport and then plein air) where you can download the plan or watch videos of the pistes. There is now a phone app as well
Not your bag, so hit the beach. Try exercising on Mace Beach free of charge every Saturday morning 10-11am and also on the beach at Kiosk 16 Plage du Midi. You will need a mat or towel, tennis shoes and a bottle of water. All ages welcome. The fitness master is provided by the town.
BoccaCabana has seen several stages completed along the prom at La Bocca. The first was an outdoor sports area. From the Morana roundabout to the Darse bridge you will find 700m of coastline dedicated to cycling, walking and street workouts - plus a hop, skip and jump to the sea for a swim. There is a fitness area as well as picnic spots and kiosks for snacks. The area is served by a free bus service in summer.
Circuit Training - Croix des Gardes
The route is 3.1km and is a mix of cross country, circuit training modules and open air gym equipment as you go round. There are three water fountains available to quench your thirst.
Gently does it...
Tai Chi in the grounds of the Noailles Library, Ave Picaud and in summer on the beach.
Keep fit centres in Cannes
Regular gym users are well catered for here. Fitlane can be found in the centre of Cannes - face the railway station and it is on the left. There is another further on: follow the Boulevard Carnot until you reach rue Pierre Puget on the left. There are daily rates and monthly subscriptions available Fitlane Cannes, 21 Avenue de Petit Juas, tel: 0825 620 720 Thanks to Roger Huby for alerting us to this facility.
Note: sometimes a weekly or monthly pass is cheaper than the daily rate even if you do not use it all.
Note: sometimes a weekly or monthly pass is cheaper than the daily rate even if you do not use it all.
Soft Fitness in Cannes
For the serious body builder terrifying torture equipment is to be found in the Republique area of Cannes at the inaptly named Soft Fitness, 18 rue du Docteur Calmette, next door to the Cannes Archives. It's good value with daily and weekly session rates on offer.
Classes available include Jazz dance-fitness, Body Sculpture, Pilates, and Body Street (street dancing)
Tel: 04 93 38 00 03
Classes available include Jazz dance-fitness, Body Sculpture, Pilates, and Body Street (street dancing)
Tel: 04 93 38 00 03
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Silver Fitness
Rosella Hightower dance school offers execises for the aged every Tuesday 5.30pm-6.30pm at 560, chemin du Château at Mougins and every Thursday 5pm-6pm at 5, rue de Colmar at Cannes. Details: email chargedemission@cannesdance.com phone 04 93 75 85 67 |