Berlin - Post Report Question and Answers
What kinds of gyms or other sports/workout facilities are available? Are they expensive?
There are small but well-stocked gyms at both the Chancery and the annex, and they're free to use. There are other commercial options in the suburbs, as well as a few major chains catering to different categories of customer - Fitness First is like a Gold's, whereas Holmes Place and Aspria are like an Equinox. They're all fine, but - and I don't mean this unkindly, just descriptively - customer service is not a priority in Germany, and that extends to gyms. - Aug 2023
There are small embassy gyms in the Clay annex and the embassy. Both are free, clean, and generally empty. Otherwise you can find what you want if you look. There is a high end gym across from the Clay annex (84 euros per month and going up). There are other discount gym chains around town. - May 2018
(Very) simple gyms at both embassy and consulate. Gyms available around the city at a variety of prices, from cheap to very expensive. Yoga, Pilates, sport clubs, etc. are also readily available. - Feb 2018
Like any large cosmopolitan city, Berlin offers everything and Berliners LOVE their sports. There are running clubs, swim clubs, volleyball, skiing within a short train ride or flight. etc. all with a host of price ranges that you'll find comfortable with from reasonable to outrageous.
Berlin is also known as a spa town with a huge array of treatments and options. - Jan 2018
Yes. There are a number of gyms in the city, in addition to the gym at the Embassy. - Jul 2015
Yes. No personal experience though. - Aug 2013
Yes, at both the embassy and consulate as well as throughout the city. - Dec 2011
