Tips for improving your fitness

This section provides instructions and tips for maintaining and improving your fitness and health and for mental recreation.

Recommendation for health-enhancing exercise

For healthy exercise recommendations and other useful information on health and exercise, visit The UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research.

UKK Institute

Outdoor activities

Tampere has a wide variety of outdoor recreation areas. Take a trip to Pyynikki Esker, Kauppi, Niihama and Hervanta forests or the Kintulammi outdoor recreation area. A variety of terrains for fitness and recreation! For tips on hiking and fitness in the lap of nature, click here:

Outdoor activities

Gym training

Outdoor gym equipment is a nice addition to a walk, for example. In Tampere, there are several fitness stations with versatile outdoor gym equipment in the sports areas, which are available for free use by fitness enthusiasts all year round. Click here to find the city's gyms and outdoor gyms:

Gyms and outdoor fitness equipment