Sydney’s Best Outdoor Exercise Spots

With world-class beaches, breathtaking waterways, plenty of green space and beautiful weather to boot, Sydney is a city that is best enjoyed outdoors. And while some people might not class exercise and enjoyment in the same category, there are a number of picturesque outdoor exercise spots to make keeping fit a pleasant experience. There are a number of different ways to exercise in Sydney – you can walk, run, swim and bike-ride to name a few! When the warmer weather hits, there’s no excuse for not putting on your sneakers and getting out there and enjoying the Sydney sun and scenery.
Here’s a guide on some of the best outdoor exercise spots that Sydney has to offer.
- Centennial Park. Centennial Parklands, which are located in inner Sydney, extend over 360 hectares and encompass Centennial, Moore and Queens Parks. It’s Sydney’s equivalent to New York’s Central Park, and it’s got pedestrian, bike, rollerblading and horse tracks amongst the wide green open spaces that are perfect for exercising. For those that want to get away from the crowds and hustle and bustle while they exercise, then Centennial Park is the ultimate leafy and green oasis in the urban jungle. If you want to try something a bit different while you exercise, hire some rollerblades or a tandem bike!
- Sydney Botanic Gardens. Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens is one of Sydney’s finest natural assets. The 30 hectares of garden are located on some of Sydney’s finest real estate, wrapping around Farm Cove on the edge of Sydney Harbour and offering spectacular views of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. For those living or working in the CBD, it’s the perfect outdoor venue to exercise, and is also popular with office workers on lunch breaks looking to stretch their legs. There are well maintained and wide running and walking tracks for fitness enthusiasts.
- Sydney’s beaches and beach pools. With their powdery sand and the lapping clear blue sea, Sydney’s beaches are world renowned for their beauty. But they’re also ideal exercise venues. Many Sydney beaches have running tracks that run alongside them, or offer more enthusiastic exercisers the goods for soft-sand running. When the swell’s not too big, the beaches are also popular for surf swimming. Sydney beaches are also unique, however, in offering ocean water pools that use the ocean water but are enclosed for calmer swimming conditions. Most of these pools are found along the rocky headlands at either the north or south end of the beach.
- Bondi to Bronte track – Sydney’s Bondi to Bronte track is one of Sydney’s most well-worn exercise paths. The path follows the breathtaking coastline between Bondi and Bronte Beach offering unsurpassed views of some of Sydney’s most beautiful beaches. With plenty of stairs it’s a great exercise track – and one of Sydney’s most scenic.
For those visiting Sydney and staying in Sydney accommodation getting outdoors and exercising can be a great way of experiencing the city as the locals do.