Yokohama City has a sports center in each of its wards.
These sports centers are fascinating communal facilities open to the general public. They have a gymnastic room for use by groups and offer an extensive set of sports programs and gym activities that individuals can casually attend – all at reasonable fees.
This feature article introduces you to the sports centers in Yokohama and the swimming pools that are open only during the summer.
Enjoy sports at communal facilities in your neighborhood in ways that fit your lifestyle!

Research cooperation from: Kanagawa Sports Center, Hodogaya Sports Center, Seya Sports Center, Asahi Sports Center, Kohoku Sports Center and Okurayama Area Council of Social Welfare
Photos provided by: Tsurumi Sports Center
Researched and written and photos provided by: Hiroyuki Yoshiyama (Yokohama Sports Association)
Photo shooting cooperation from: Cendrillon

Sports Centers Have a Gym!!

Some of you might hesitate to use the equipment at the gym. But machine-aided workouts are a very effective way of exercise because they ensure that you work out the way you should for the intended purpose. In the gym of a sports center, you find a variety of exercise apparatus from aerobic training machines to muscle strengthening equipment. What’s good about these gyms is, among other things, that you can drop by casually without having to make a reservation. The gyms are staffed by dedicated instructors. So, even beginners can use them casually. Use the gym of your local sports center for daily workouts.

– Usage fee (up to 3 hours per use) 300 yen for an adult or child of senior high school age / 100 yen for a child of junior high school age or under

　

A School That Teaches How to Use Exercise Equipment Effectively

Training School (Advance Application Required)
Kanagawa Sports Center

This training school is popular for offering 10 lessons to teach how to use different kinds of exercise equipment and advise individual participants on the machine-aided workouts that suit their needs.
Effective use of exercise equipment enables you to strengthen the muscles you need to develop, which helps prevent you from falling and breaking a bone as well as keep you healthy enough not to need nursing care.
Since instructors give you detailed explanations of the latest models of exercise equipment as well, the school is recommended for both beginners and fitness buffs who have been away from the gym for a while. The school is opened four times a year. To find out when the school is opened and when applications are accepted, contact the Kanagawa Sports Center (see here for the contact information).

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