Exercise in Prague

angry golferSince I’m pretty active here in New York, I figure I’d like to continue working out and exercising in Prague. NYU offers YOGA twice a week, however, I can’t imagine that is going to suffice so for this assignment I consulted my Time Out Prague Guide “Sports and Fitness” Section.
Though they are clearly not the best in Europe, let alone Eastern Europe, Czech Football is celebrated throughout the country. The national “AC SPARTA PRAHA” team is quite the spectator sport in Prague and I definitely plan on going. Horse Racing is another spectator sport I have never been a witness to. The “Chuchle” track is the only track in Prague that opens in April (the rest open in May when, most likely, I will no longer be in Prague). The world’s longest horse race takes place in Prague at the Dostihovy Spolek, but this occurs only once a year, the second weekend in October.
Since NYU recommends joining a local gym since theirs is apparently inadequate or nonexistent, I researched workout facilities to find an affordable one that I also found interesting. Delroy’s Gym specializes in martial arts but offers courses ranging from aerobics to self-defense. I have never studied/taken any sort of class so I think I might pursue this in Prague, which should be rather entertaining/enlightening because my only notion of martial arts is associated with Asia and the South Pacific.
Since I hate golf with a burning passion (I have no patience for it), I have decided if I’m ever a businessman, tennis will be my old-man-sport. The Czech Republic has produced some revered Tennis champs such as Ivan Lendl and Martina Navratilova. CLTK is a famous, recently renovated structure with 16 total courts, 6 of which are inside. I would really like to get a chance to play while I am in Prague because it’s pretty inexpensive and centrally located.
I got into yoga about four months ago and have been really into it ever since (yoga to the people is free fyi, 3rd ave and st. marks). Though NYU offers yoga in Prague, I plan on both doing it on my own and exploring classes at yoga facilities in Prague. The “Aruna Singhvi” yoga studio offers the greatest range and selection of yoga classes that are taught in both Czech and English.
I’m sure I will discover more spectator events and places to exercise while I am in Prague, but these activities seem exciting enough should I not.