Stay active

It isn’t hard to stay active in Borås. There is a form of exercise here for every taste and any season. Many of the gyms offer drop-ins if you are here for a visit.

Borås is truly an exercise mecca with plenty of opportunities to get moving, whether you are downtown or outside of the city centre. If you’re looking for a tough workout, there are several chain gyms; if you would prefer something more soothing like yoga, then Flowfabriken and Usyoga are perfect for you. Borås has also been struck with padel fever – you can play a match at the PDL Center in Viared and Brämhult.

If golf is your game, Bredareds Golf Club and Borås Golf Club are just fifteen minutes by car from downtown Borås.

In summer, there are plenty of wonderful outdoor facilities, including the big exercise area, Ymer, where you can play Frisbee golf, beach volleyball and boule, and go hiking, running and enjoy the beautiful natural scenery. In winter, the area becomes an outstanding ski facility, with amazing cross-country skiing conditions at Borås Skidstadion. During the colder months, you can try ice skating at Borås Ishall or Boda Isbana.

If you are on holiday with children, we recommend a visit to Borås GIF Knektås. This multisport facility is primarily intended for children of all ages. Come ride bikes, mountain bikes and roller skates, play padel, and try an obstacle course and the pump track for bikes.

If you would rather watch sports than play them, head over to Borås Arena. The dress code at IF Elfsborg’s home arena is yellow, and the Guliganerna – who may be Sweden’s very best fans – keep spirits high in the stands.

More workout facilities:

Borås Simarena

One of Sweden’s best swimming facilities, with a full-scale, 50-metre competition pool with bleachers, as well as a teaching pool, showers, saunas and changing rooms. This complete arena offers all kinds of swimming and water sports, including water gymnastics and rehab. It is right next door to the Alidebergsbadet outdoor facility.

Kypegården

A quick walk from downtown will take you to the Kypegården exercise area. It has illuminated trails that are perfect for running and long walks, as well as a beach with a dock, and a wood-fired sauna and cold bath.

Kransmossen

One of Borås’ biggest outdoor leisure and exercise areas with illuminated trails, an outdoor gym and obstacle course, football pitches, a playground and a boules court. Showers and dressing rooms are available on site.

Borås Tennis Center

Knalleland is home to Borås Tennis Center – the perfect place for anyone who loves racket sports. Come play tennis, padel and badminton.

Borås is a city of athletics and has held two Swedish Championship weeks, as well as the European Athletics U20 Championships 2019, the biggest event the city has ever held.