SportCity - Fitness scheduling & tracking

The SportCity app brings your healthy lifestyle closer than ever! As a member of the club, you can easily view the club timetable to reserve complimentary fitness slots, participate in group lessons, engage in squash, and more. Managing your reservations is simple with your booking overview. Additionally, the app offers a range of workouts and video tutorials that you can follow at the club or in the comfort of your home. This ensures you can begin immediately! Your personal performance page allows you to monitor your training progress.

With the SportCity app:

- You can access the club schedule to plan your visits.

- You have the ability to manage your reservations.

- You can check in and out when you’re at the club.

- You will find workouts designed for both club and home settings.

- You can keep tabs on your training progress.

Get the app and we look forward to welcoming you at the club soon!

What does yoga do for your body?

Around half a million people in the Netherlands regularly practice yoga. Yoga has become increasingly popular recently because it makes you more flexible and stronger, but also because of the soothing, calming feeling afterward. Science is also showing increasing interest. It's common knowledge that yoga is good for your body and mind. But what exactly does it do for your body? In this blog post, we'll explain.

Types of Yoga

There are different types of yoga you can practice. Below is an overview of the different types of yoga we offer at SportCity and their benefits:

Hatha Yoga

This is a classical form of yoga. During this class, dynamic and still poses alternate. Hatha Yoga brings inner peace, relaxation, reduces stress, and naturally increases energy.

Flow Yoga

A gentle and dynamic yoga class, where various poses are alternated with flowing movements. Strenuous and relaxing poses are combined at a slightly faster pace than a regular Hatha yoga class. Vinyasa Yoga

A flowing form of yoga where various poses alternate with the rhythm of the breath. Vinyasa Yoga promotes calm and has a positive effect on self-confidence.

Power Yoga

A physically powerful and challenging form of yoga. Various poses alternate, engaging the entire body. This form of yoga focuses more on muscle development.

Yin Yoga

In this form of yoga, you practice a series of seated or lying poses that keep the muscles relaxed and apply gentle pressure to the joints and connective tissue. Yin Yoga promotes muscle mobility and calms the mind.

Mindful Yoga

Mindful yoga emphasizes the technique of meditation. This is achieved through active postures, the practice of refined movement exercises, and mindfulness.

Kundalini Yoga

Achieving a higher state of consciousness, practical exercises, breathing exercises, and feeling years younger are all part of this form of yoga.

What yoga does for your body

There are many different types of yoga, each with different goals. Below, we'll give you 10 general reasons why yoga is good for your body.

1. Increases your flexibility

Regular stretching makes your muscles more flexible. This makes your body more mobile and vital. It also reduces the risk of injury.

2. Strengthens your muscles

Depending on the type of yoga you do, it helps strengthen your muscles. You hold some poses for several minutes, and this strengthens your muscles. A strong and flexible body is important for reaching your full potential.

3. Improves your posture

Sitting for long periods of time is not good for your posture. Yoga helps you become more aware of your body and improve your posture because you're performing movements that are very beneficial for your body.

4. Strengthens your bones

Holding poses for longer periods strengthens your bones and reduces your risk of conditions like osteoporosis (bone loss).

5. Lowers your blood pressure

Yoga can help lower blood pressure because it's very relaxing. Exercises like savasana and meditation can help with this.

6. Helps you relax

Yoga includes many relaxation exercises. These help you experience less stress. You essentially teach your body to switch between exertion and relaxation.

7. Improves your blood circulation

The wide variety of yoga poses helps improve blood circulation. Not only because of the effort, but also because of the nature of the poses. For example, poses with your legs in the air help improve blood flow in the legs.

8. Improves your oxygen intake

One of the most important elements of yoga is breathing. By breathing differently and using the full capacity of your lungs, you absorb more oxygen into your body. This ensures better and more efficient oxygen absorption.

9. Strengthens your back

There are six different types of yoga poses. Forward bends, backbends, extensions, twists, inversions, and lateral poses. All of these poses help, in some way or another, to make your back stronger, more flexible, and more vital.

10. You'll have more energy

Through yoga, meditation, and mindfulness, you can reduce stress. By practicing these exercises, you'll notice you'll become more energetic. This will also leave you with more energy for important things.

As you can see, there are different types of yoga and numerous reasons why it's good for your body. SportCity has the largest yoga selection in the Netherlands, so there's always a class that suits you. Or would you like to discover what other group classes we offer? Then check out our extensive group class offerings for body & mind!