Find your rhythm: five Sofia places to get moving

The weather can’t quite decide between spring and late autumn,

and a new exercise routine may not be the first thing on your mind. We’re thinking about smaller steps: a little movement, a clearer head and something that feels good to return to. A long walk in the park is always welcome, but this time we’ve picked out Sofia gyms and yoga spaces where you might find a rhythm that suits you. Places to explore movement on your own terms, with the warmer days as an extra incentive. Shall we?

Calma Yoga Studio

Imagine opening your eyes after savasana and finding yourself in a spacious studio, with soft sunlight across the room. That’s the picture at Calma Yoga Studio,

a space for yoga and wellness events with a contemporary interior and a calm atmosphere.

Practical details include underfloor heating, a 360-degree audio system and professional mats. The programme covers ashtanga and hatha yoga, tai chi, Pilates, mobility and sound sessions with a range of teachers. Weekends also bring workshops, meditation and personal-development courses; check the current timetable for what’s on.

84 Tintyava Street
+359 88 894 8743
www.calmayogastudio.net

FLAIS Fitness

Spring has a way of getting you out of the house before you’ve quite decided you’re ready. FLAIS gives that renewed urge to move somewhere to go.

The idea is to make training a habit you want to keep.

The gym brings together different paces, from people finding their way back to exercise to those who never stopped. Functional training, group classes and room to try things give you the chance to work at your own level, get a sweat on and come back for more.

13 Henrik Ibsen Street
www.flaisfitness.bg

Next Level Fitness Club

Next Level offers a place to step away from the city’s noise and focus on movement. The setting brings energy (in Bulgarian) and balance together:

modern equipment and different training zones

give people at different stages somewhere to start. Group classes bring a shared rhythm, individual sessions allow more focus, and Reformer Pilates adds another approach to controlled movement. Check the facilities and timetable at your chosen location.

www.nextlevel.bg

ONE SPACE

ONE SPACE brings 400 square metres of movement to Iztok. Three professionally equipped studios offer different routes into the same idea: getting to know what your body can do. Dance, functional training and martial arts share the space.

Hip-hop, K-pop or Bulgarian folk dance. Yoga or Pilates.

Tai chi, kung fu or something entirely new to you. The right choice is the one you enjoy enough to return to. ONE SPACE gives new habits somewhere to begin, with room to explore strength, freedom and a wider range of movement.

20 Tsarigradsko Shose Boulevard
www.one-space.eu

Vibes Medical

Vibes (in Bulgarian) Medical describes a multidisciplinary centre combining neurosurgery, psychiatry and physical medicine with physiotherapy, fitness and a wellness setting. Its stated approach brings clinical assessment and attention to detail together,

with services covering discomfort, rehabilitation after injuries and support around sporting activity,

as well as advice on training routines. The centre works with both active athletes and people in desk-based jobs who want to move more. Individual assessment and specialist consultation determine the approach; the appropriate service depends on the person and their needs.

Megapark, 115G Tsarigradsko Shose Boulevard
+359 87 660 0399
www.vibesfit.com

Four fitness and yoga places to wake up body and mind (in Bulgarian)

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