Shanghai Sports Activities A - Z :
Expat guide on sport courses and classes
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Maybe because the temptation to go out to eat and drink every night is so great that westerners rely so heavily on sport as a way to create a healthy balance in their lives. And, in general, it's fair to say that Shanghai expats are a pretty active bunch.
You will be spoilt for choice of high quality sports facilities in Shanghai, both private and public, and you will never be short of people with whom to share your passion.
Make sure you try some new activities too - here is your long-awaited chance to learn martial arts from genuine Chinese masters or try your hand in a team of Dragon Boat racers.
Sports offers the greatest opportunity to enjoy yourself, make new friends from all over the world and stay fit and healthy. As you will see from the listings below, anything can be done here. And - parents who have let them selves go a bit, take note - with affordable childcare there is no excuse for not getting out there and getting involved!
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| Badminton | |
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| Shanghai Badminton
Club Huashida’s Badminton Facility| 3663 Zhongsham Road (W) Tel: 13916104066 Email: |
LL Badminton Club Tel: 13681743724 |
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| Active Kidz Shanghai 3333 Hongmei Road Tel: 6404-6757 (Children and teenagers only) Website |
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| Dragon Boat Racing |
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| ShangLong Dragonboat
Team Practices on Sunday mornings in Qingpu County, Dian Shan Lake; beginners are welcome. Tel: 13621666248 (Cathy) Email: |
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| BodyTech 387 Panyu Road Tel: 6281-5639 |
Clark Hatch Fitness
Centre 3F Radisson Plaza Xing Guo Hotel 78 Xing Guo Road Tel: 6212-9998 ext. 3300, 3303 |
Dynamic Recreation
Club 1011 Zhongshan Road (W) Tel: 6219-9199 |
| Everbright Sports Block A, Shanghai Everbright Exhibition Centre International Hotel 88 Cao Bao Road Tel: 6432-5283/6475-3288 ext 70192 |
Fitness First
at Plaza 66 B/1, Plaza 66 1266 Nanjing Road (W) Tel: 6288-0152 |
Gold’s Gym 2F Jiu An Plaza 258 Tongren Road Tel: 6279-2000 |
| Lan Sheng Gym 5F Central Huaihai Road Tel: 6386-2262 |
Megafit 1F Zheng Hai Building 398 Central Huaihai Road Tel: 5383-6633 |
Mina International
Health Centre 4F Tai Hao Building 3211 Hongmei Road Tel: 6401-5155 |
| Shanghai Gubei
Gym Club 59 Ronghua Xi Dao Gubei Tel: 6219-5818 ext. 152/168/318 |
Spa at Club Oasis
of Grand Hyatt Shanghai 57/F Jin Mao Tower 88 Shi Ji Da Dao Grand Hyatt Shanghai Tel: 5047-1234 ext.8948 |
The Spa at The
Hilton 4F Jing’an Hilton 250 Huashan Road Tel: 6248-0000 ext. 2600 |
| Total Fitness
Club 6F Zhong Chuang Building 819 Nanjign Road (W) Tel: 6255-3535 4F Heng Da Plaza 285 Chang Shu Road Tel: 6276-2922 |
Weider-Terra
Gym International 4F, 231 Wuning Road Tel: 6243-6069, 6254-9870 Yangpu Branch: 1-2F, 500 Pingliang Road Tel: 6520-9876 |
Portman Ritz-Carlton
Fitness Centre 1376 Nanjing Road (W) Tel: 6279-8888 |
| Shanghai International
Club 4F Equatorial Hotel 65 Yanan Road (W) Tel: 6248-1688 ext. 292 |
Star Gym 428 Jiangning Road Tel: 6267-4524, 6271-7944 |
top Form Health
Club 1F Regal Shanghai East AsiaHotel 800 Lingling Road Tel: 6426-6888 ext. 8366 |
| Changning Gymnastics
Center 777 Wuyi Lu Tel: 6228 9488 |
Jazz du Func Aerobics, Pilates UDC Innovative Plaza, Buildg C, No. 125 Jiangsubei Lu Tel: 52 39 99 22 Website |
Kerry Centre
Gym 2F 1515 Nanjing Road (W) Shanghai Kerry Centre Tel: 6279-4625 |
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Shanghai may be regaining her capitalist veneer, but the lifestyle clubs that were anathema to the hard-core Communist regime are slow to make a comeback. Although there are persistent rumors about clubs making a comeback on various locations on the Bund, the American Club remains the only real lifestyle club in Shanghai, and it is really a town club, with no swimming pool or facilities for children. Golf clubs, however, have caught on, in part spearheaded by expatriate Western and Japanese population, but now a firm favorite among yuppie Chinese as well. Shanghai Links, Tomson Villas and Rodin Garden Villas, expatriate housing communities, are located around golf courses. There are about a dozen golf clubs in Shanghai, many of which permit non-members to play for a fee. Even the membership golf clubs often have arrangements with hotels and apartment complexes, so check to see if yours has one. Golf clubs are located between 20 minutes’ and 1 hour’s drive from downtown Shanghai, and memberships cost from between US$2,000 to US$20,000.Shanghai’s nicest golf club is probably the Fuchun Resort, located outside of Hangzhou (about a 2- 21/2 hour drive from Shanghai). See also the Expatriate Web Sites for possible transfer of memberships.
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| Shanghai Binhai
Golf Binhai, Nanhui, Pudong Shanghai Tel: 5805-8888 |
Shanghai Golf
Club 3765 Jiahang Gong Road Jiading District Tel: 5995-0111 |
Shanghai Links
Golf and Country Club 1600 Lingbai Road, Pudogn Tel: 5897-5899 |
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| Shanghai International Golf and Country Club Xinyang Cun, Zhujiajiao Zhen Qingpu District Tel: 5972-8111 |
Sun Island Golf & Hot
Springs Resort 2588 Shentai Road Zhujiajiao Town, Qingpao District Tel: 5983-0888 |
Shanghai Riviera
Golf Resort 277 Yongzi Road, Nanxiang, Jiading Town Tel: 5912-6888 |
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| Tomson Golf
Club 1 Longdong Road, Pudong Tel: 5855-5858 |
Shanghai Tianma
Golf & Country Club 3958 Songjiang Road Zhaokun Road Tel: 5766-1666 |
Fuchun Resort Hangfu, Yanjiang Road Tel: 571-6346-1111 Website |
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Grand City Club 9 holes 9988 Zhongchun Road Qi Bao Town Tel: 6419-3676 |
Hongqiao
Golf and Rodin Garden Villa 9 holes 567 Hongxu Road Tel: 6401-666 |
Shanghai Grasslands
Golf Club 1386 Huqingping Highway Tel: 6219-6054 |
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| Driving Range: Dong Zhen Golf and Country Club 1008 Huqigping Highway Tel: 6420-6666 |
Shanghai East
Asia Golf Club 135 Jianguo Road (W) Tel: 6435-1198 |
Rise Golf Club 755 Huaihai Zhong lu 21 D East Tower Tel: 6431 8135 Website |
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| Shanghai Lujiazui
Golf Club 501 Yincheng Zhong Lu Tel 6887 1200 Website |
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| Direct Contact: 15821865931 (Pauline) Blog Registration |
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| SM2 Group (for races) | http://www.sm2group.com.cn |
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| Orienteering | |
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| Dragon Sports Orienteering every week Tel: 6438-5848, 6468-0310 |
Orienteering Tel: 6507-9571, 6521-6383 Website |
See also Kids' and Teenagers'Camps
| Paintball | |
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| Weicheng Paintball
Shooting Centre 780 Changning Road, in Zhongshan Park Tel: 6210-5805 |
Planet
Laser Tag 4/F 4th stand Hongkou Football Stadium 444 Dongjiangwan Lu Tel: 5560 0658 Website |
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| O’Malley’s 42 Taojiang Road Tel: 6474-4533 |
Face Bar Building 4, Ruijin Guest House 118 Ruijin No. 2 Road Tel: 6466-4328 |
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| Masterhand Climbing
Club No. 21 Stand Hongkou Football Stadium 444 Dongjiangwan Lu Tel: 5696 6657 |
Rock Climbing
Classes Tel: 13601647050 (Edvard Olsson) E-mail: |
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| SFC
Pudong opposite Kinqiao Carrefour Sat afternoon Website |
Shanghai Touch Rugby Association Tel: 1390 182617 Website |
| Shanghai Sharks Women's Rugby Claire Wilkins [email protected] |
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| Parafly China Contact: Tel: 13301813737 (Mr. Qin) Email: Email (German/English) |
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| Shanghai Softball
League Spring season begins in March Contact China Jim Email: Website |
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| Shanghai Squash
League Competition, tournaments, training Tel: 13701849343 (Esdon Lee) Email: Website |
See also Tennis
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Most hotels have (mostly indoor) swimming pools, and many in-town expatriates join one of these health clubs, such as the Ambassy Club on Huaihai Lu which also has an outdoor pool in the summer, for use of the pool. Costs begin at US$ 700 per year and go up to US$2,000. Expatriates who live in the Western suburbs, however, may choose to belong to the Shanghai Racquet Club, which has both an indoor and outdoor pool as well as tennis facilities.
Listed below are also the local pools, which charge per-entry (RMB1-2).
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| Watersports - Canoeing / Kayaking / Sailing / Water Skiing |
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and Yacht Club Dianshan Lake near Shanghai Website |
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| Dynamic Recreation
Club 1011 Zhongshan Road (W) Tel: 6219-9199 |
Hatha Yoga 6F Hong Kong Plaza 282 Central Huaihai Road Tel: 13801977749 E-mail: |
Kerry Centre Gym 1515 Nanjing Road (W) Tel: 6279-4625 |
| Malik’s
Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga 2F Jiu An Plaza 258 Tongren Road Tel: 6279-2000 Email: |
Shanghai Gubei
Gym Club 59 Rong Hua Xi Dao Tel: 6219-5818 ext. 157/159/213 |
Shanghai International
Tennis Centre 516 Hengshan Road Tel: 6415-5588 |
| Y+ Yoga Centre 299 Fuxing Road Tel: 6433-4330 Email: Website |
Om Room Clark Hatch Fitness Center The Courtyards Apts. 55 Zhennning Lu Tel: 139 1824 8235 |
Kundalini
Yoga Asia Rm 15A08 495 Jiangning Lu Tel: 5267 6842 Website |
| Breeze
Yoga Centre 1949 Hongqiao Lu Tel 6295 9068 Website |
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