We Can Work It Out
Don’t let the Bay Area’s chilly, rainy weather slow down your physical activity this winter. Just do it — indoors.
Here are a few ideas to get you started — gleaned from enthusiasts’ recommendations plus Yelp and San Francisco Chronicle Best of the Bay ratings.
City of San Francisco Recreation Centers
Some offer free open-gym sports and a number of free classes, from yoga and tai chi to ballroom dancing. To register for a class (required), call 415.831.6800.
Marin YMCA
Racquetball, handball, Zumba, tai chi and more.
$15 day-use pass. 1500 Los Gamos Drive, San Rafael, 415.492.9622.
Oakland Ice Center
Public skating ($8 plus $3 skate rental), figure skating, speedskating sessions ($18 plus $3 rental), drop-in adult hockey ($12) and occasional curling clinics. 519 18th St., Oakland, 510.268.9000.
Yerba Buena Ice Skating & Bowling Center
Public skating ($8 plus $3 skate rental), figure skating and hockey; 415.820.3521.
Bowling (12 lanes), $25–$40 per lane per hour, plus $4 shoe rental. 750 Folsom St., San Francisco, 415.820.3541.
East Bay Badminton Association
Eight courts, high-quality flooring and lighting, locker rooms and a pro shop.
$6–8 drop-in. 4230 Hubbard St., Emeryville, 510.655.8989.
Planet Granite (rock climbing)
$10–18 day pass, plus equipment rental. San Francisco, 924 Mason St., 415.692.3434; Belmont, 100 El Camino Real, 650.591.3030; Sunnyvale, 815 Stewart Drive, 408.991.9090
Laughing Lotus Yoga Center
$11–15 drop-in class; or try donation-based Community Classes, taught by the center's new teachers.
3271 16th St., San Francisco,
415.355.1600.
Dharmaspace Pilates Center
$18 single mat class.
28 2nd St., San Francisco.
415.495.4564.
ODC
Offers 200 dance classes each week, ranging from hip-hop to ballet to rhythm and motion dance workouts. $12 per drop-in class, first class free. Ask about work-exchange—for each hour you work, earn one free class.
351 Shotwell St., San Francisco, 415.863.6606.
ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian form of martial arts that incorporates music, dance and acrobatics. $15 drop-in class. First-time special: four classes for $32. Teens, check out Free Teen Capoeira class.
3221 22nd St. at Mission Street, San Francisco, 415.206.0650.
